ComingSoon is debuting an exclusive Don’t Turn Your Back On Friday Night trailer, previewing the upcoming documentary exploring the life of singer-songwriter and musician Ike Reilly.
Don’t Turn Your Back On Friday Night is co-written and co-directed by Michael O’Brien (American Greed) and Mike Schmiedeler (Parole Diaries), and goes through over 40 years of footage that tells the life of Reilly. Legendary guitarist and songwriter Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine serves as an executive producer on the project.
Don’t Turn Your Back On Friday Night will be released on all TVOD platforms, including iTunes, Amazon, YouTube, and others on August 27, 2024. It will also have theatrical premieres with musical performances by Ike Reilly and company in Chicago, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Denver, Fort Wayne, and more to come.
Check out the exclusive Don’t Turn Your Back On Friday Night below (watch other clips and trailers):
What is Don’t Turn Your Back On Friday Night about?
“Don’t Turn Your Back On Friday Night ingeniously explores the life and career of Ike Reilly by culling over 40 years of footage and masterfully weaving in Reilly’s songs and stories to reveal a complicated and formidable artist,” reads the film’s official synopsis. “From his critically acclaimed major label debut album “Salesmen And Racists” to the celebrated “Born On Fire” album whose title track was featured in Ike’s friend Chris Farley’s biopic along with interviews from Ike himself, the film includes electrifying live performances, intimate personal moments and interviews with critics, fans, family, and legendary artists including David Lowery and Johnny Hickman of the band Cracker and Rock & Roll Hall Fame inductee Tom Morello.”
