Outside Out is the first full-length feature film from Phish bassist Mike Gordon.[4] It premiered at South by Southwest in 2000 and starred Jimi Stout, Col. Bruce Hampton, Ashley Scott Shamp, Gordon, and others.[5][6]

Outside Out
Directed byMike Gordon[1]
Produced byJeff Lawson[2]
StarringMike Gordon
Bruce Hampton
Ashley Scott Shamp
Jimi Stout
CinematographyMike Gordon[1]
Edited byMike Gordon[3]
Release date
  • 2000 (2000)
LanguageEnglish

The film revolves around the life of confused teenager Rick, who begins taking guitar lessons from Hampton.[7] Hampton's unorthodox style of teaching infuriates Rick's parents, who insists he attend military school.[8] Rick later meets the guitarist of country music group "Ramble Dove" (Gordon), and the true bizarreness of the film begins to take shape.[6]

The movie features a mixture of abstract editing, psychedelic symbolic images, and music later featured on Gordon's companion album, Inside In.[9][6]

References

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  1. 1 2 Jarnow, Jesse (February 1, 2001). "From The Archives: Mike Gordon on Col. Bruce Hampton and Outside Out". Jambands. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  2. Gordon, Mike (November 9, 2000). "Outside Out (2000)". Mike Gordon. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  3. Budnick, Dean (July 21, 2023). "Track By Track: Mike Gordon Finds New Flow with 'Flying Games'". Relix Media. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  4. Dansby, Andrew (November 14, 2000). "Phish Members Release Outside Projects". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  5. Strong, Martin Charles; Griffin, Brendon (2008). Lights, Camera, Sound Tracks. Canongate. p. 441. ISBN 978-1-84767-003-8.
  6. 1 2 3 Todd, Nate (March 12, 2014). "Overstepping Out: Mike Gordon and the Philosophy of Out". Listen Here Denver!. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  7. CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. March 20, 2000. p. 29.
  8. Jarnow, Jesse (March 9, 2011). "The Threat of Vomit: A Review of Mike Gordon's Outside Out". Jambands. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  9. Oksenhorn, Stewart (March 11, 2011). "Phish bassist Mike Gordon in Aspen". www.aspentimes.com. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
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