The story of the real-life family pop group consisting of six kids and their mother that inspired TV's "Partridge Family".The story of the real-life family pop group consisting of six kids and their mother that inspired TV's "Partridge Family".The story of the real-life family pop group consisting of six kids and their mother that inspired TV's "Partridge Family".
Bill Cowsill
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- (as Billy Cowsill)
'Cousin Brucie' Morrow
- Self
- (as Cousin Brucie)
Jean Russell
- Self
- (as Auntie Jean Russell)
Flo Presley
- Self
- (as Auntie Flo Presley)
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- TriviaThe Partridge Family was loosely based on the true life story of the Cowsills, who were a family rock group in the late 1960s. The father and manager of the group, Bob Cowsill, forced the young brothers and sisters to let the mother, Barbara, into the group, much to the kids' consternation. It worked as a publicity gimmick but the kids in the group reportedly hated singing hard rock songs like "Hair" with their mom; and hated the goody-two-shoes image the group got as a result of that; since they were trying to earn their cred as a legit acid/ alternative type band along the lines of Rolling Stones, Crosby Stills Nash or The Byrds. This is a far cry from the TV show scenario where the kids drag the mom into the group and she reluctantly agrees. Also; originally in the Partridge Family pilot script the mother's first name was Barbara; like Barbara Cowsill; but Shirley Jones' people demanded that it be changed to Shirley. And ABC's insistence to the Cowsills that Shirley Jones star as their mother is part of why they refused to participate in the TV show; and why the title was changed from "The Cowsills" to "The Partridge Family".
- GoofsNear the end of the music credits at the end of the film, in the credits for the songs "Wawona Evening" and "Wawona Night", the word "written" is misspelled as "wrtitten".
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The Real Partridge Family
We Rhode Islanders love to claim The Cowsills as our own, and I was as big a fan as any other 10-year-old in RI in 1968. This documentary reveals the truth behind the all- American, happy family image put forth in such hits as "Indian Lake" and "The Rain, The Park."
At times heartbreaking to watch, The Cowsills still gave me goosebumps when they sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" a cappella at Fenway in 2004. Those harmonies!
A must-watch for anyone who remembers this very talented group.
At times heartbreaking to watch, The Cowsills still gave me goosebumps when they sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" a cappella at Fenway in 2004. Those harmonies!
A must-watch for anyone who remembers this very talented group.
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- marthacfe
- Sep 1, 2017
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