D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary

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D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary
Directed byJeremy Konner
Starring Jack Black, Kyle Gass
Edited by James Atkinson, Eric Binns, Jeremy Konner, Kevin Mayfield
Release date
  • January 31, 2008 (2008-01-31)(Santa Barbara Film Festival)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary is a 2008 documentary film directed by Jeremy Konner. [1] It was premiered at the 2008 Santa Barbara film festival on January 31, 2008. [1] The film focuses on the tour Tenacious D made in support of the film and soundtrack of Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny and the consequences of their film's poor showing at the box office. [2] The film has been released on DVD and Blu-ray in The Complete Masterworks Part 2 , which also contains a full live show.

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References

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  2. Koehler, Robert (2008-02-12). "D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary Review". Variety. Retrieved 2008-02-13.