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Hello! My Name is Blotto: The Movie

"They were fun, but they weren't a joke." - Martha Quinn

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1h 45m

2025

“"They were fun, but they weren't a joke." - Martha Quinn”

Synopsis

Scrappy documentary about a band that flew too close to the sun to make it really big. Albany, NY's Blotto rose from the ashes of the Star-Spangled Washboard Band and scored an unlikely hit with I Wanna Be A Lifeguard in the early 80's thanks in part to getting airplay on MTV when the network launched August 1, 1981. The film follows their struggles to land a major label deal despite huge success with touring and releasing their own EPs and Albums. First-time director Rob Lichter (aka Bert Blotto) puts together a funny, heart-felt portrait of the musical pranksters that is sometimes heartbreaking despite all the laughs.

Director

Rob Lichter

DocumentaryMusic

1980smusichumoralbany, new yorkmtvblotto

Cast & Crew

Paul Jossman

as Bowtie Blotto

Bill Polchinski

as Broadway Blotto

Keith Stephenson

as Cheese Blotto

Greg Haymes

as Sergeant Blotto (aka Sarge)

Paul Rapp

as Lee Harvey Blotto

Helena Binder

as Blanche Blotto

David Maswick

as Chevrolet Blotto

Mike Kelley

as Himself

Steve Davies

as Himself

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