X-Ray Visions: A Look Inside Portland's Legendary X-Ray Cafe
Benjamin Arthur Ellis2000-11-15
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68 min
From 1990 to 1994, ground zero for the all-ages, alt-rock scene in Portland was the X-Ray Cafe. Brought to life and operated as a flight of fancy by Benjamin Arthur Ellis and Tres Shannon, the X-Ray was both a critical venue for emerging local and touring bands and hang-out for an amazing array of outcasts, street kids and creative eccentrics of all stripes. When band such as Crackerbash, Sprinkler, Poison Idea, Hell Cows, Smegma, Dead Moon, Hitting Birth, Beat Happenings, Cake, Hole, Green Day or the Spinanes were not on stage, anything from poetry to Spanish lessons to a sewing circle might have connected and entertained the customers. Whether shelter, social or information hub, or music mecca, the X-Ray represented and remains, in age-old fashion, a key chapter in many Portlander's coming of age. Ellis's film, loaded with interviews and performance clips, is a spirited valentine to the craziness and glory of days gone by and to the many who called the X-Ray home.
Cast
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Benjamin Arthur Ellis | self | Unowned |
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Tres Shannon | self | Unowned |
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Roger Nusic | self | Unowned |
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Scott Campbell | self | Unowned |
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Jim Redden | self | Unowned |
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Tony Demicoli | self | Unowned |
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Pierre Ouellette | self | Unowned |
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Fred Cole | self | Unowned |
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Mark Sten | self | Unowned |
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Tom Robinson | self | Unowned |
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Jermaine Poppymoonbeam | self | Unowned |
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Travis Kurtz | self | Unowned |
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Toody Cole | self | Unowned |
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Jeremy Wilson | self | Unowned |
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The Obituaries | self | Unowned |
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Sean Croghan | self | Unowned |
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Jeff Johnson | self | Unowned |
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Marcia Ellis | self | Unowned |
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Arthur Ellis | self | Unowned |
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Jayne Shannon | self | Unowned |
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Marnie Thompson | self | Unowned |
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Alkis Sakoulas | self | Unowned |
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Crystal Bullitt | self | Unowned |
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Luke Hollywood | self | Unowned |
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Matthew Hein | self | Unowned |
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Billy Kennedy | self | Unowned |
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Bryan White | self | Unowned |
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Bazza | self | Unowned |
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Dave Queen | self | Unowned |
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John Beardsley | self | Unowned |
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Aaron Knowles | self | Unowned |
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Carl Hanni | self | Unowned |
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Jessica Richman | self | Unowned |
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Steve the Kid | self | Unowned |
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Victor Santiago | self | Unowned |
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Nan Curtis | self | Unowned |
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Eona Skelton | self | Unowned |
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David Parks | self | Unowned |
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Stephen Spyrit | self | Unowned |
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Larry Yes | self | Unowned |
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Dean Fletcher | self | Unowned |
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Scott Kelly | Self | Unowned |
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Calvin Johnson | self | Unowned |
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Slim Moon | self | Unowned |
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Tae Won Yu | self | Unowned |
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Laurie Hall | self | Unowned |
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Roger Manning | self | Unowned |
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Ana Helena DeCastro | self | Unowned |
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Adam Dowis | self | Unowned |
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Saeela Abrams | self | Unowned |
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Sean Rose | self | Unowned |
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Kathy Molloy | self | Unowned |
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Ernest Truely | self | Unowned |
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Jeffery Wonderful | self | Unowned |
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Stephanie "Stevie" G. Pierce | self | Unowned |
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John "Elvis" Schroder | self | Unowned |
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James Harrison | self | Unowned |
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Jody Bleyle | self | Unowned |
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Matt Baird | self | Unowned |
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Montaigne Benoit | self | Unowned |
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Kathy Oliver | self | Unowned |
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Dawn Panttaja | self | Unowned |
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Ian Svenonius | self | Unowned |
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Sean Tejaratchi | self | Unowned |
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D.K. Holm | self | Unowned |
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Reuben Nisenfeld | self | Unowned |
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Glen Stohr | self | Unowned |
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John Papaiouannou | self | Unowned |
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Ted Papaiouannou | self | Unowned |
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Rick Byers | self | Unowned |
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Peter Krebs | self | Unowned |
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Chris Brady | self | Unowned |
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Richard Martin | self | Unowned |
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George Touhouliotis | self | Unowned |
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Charles Moore | self | Unowned |