Maybe the least remarkable aspect of Peter Asher’s life story is that he inspired Austin Power’s groovy fashion sense. A child actor who would be eclipsed by his sister, Jane, Peter became a close friend of Jane’s boyfriend, Paul McCartney, and wound up running Apple for a spell, but not before he’d become a chart topping pop star in his own right, as one half of Peter and Gordon, and opened a book store and an art gallery (Indica) at the heart of Swinging London. Moving to California, he signed on as manager and producer to James Taylor, then Linda Rondstadt, and wound up on the cover of Rolling Stone with both of them — clutching his Grammy for Producer of the Year. (He’d win another with Robin Williams, of all people.)
This affectionate tribute will serve as a relaxing stroll down memory lane for Boomers, but you may still glean fresh insights into Beatles’ lore, the Troubadour scene in the 1970s, etc etc. He was, if not everywhere, then always in the right places at the right time.
A delightful and thoroughly unlikely progression through one of the most colourful artistic moments in recent history.
Daniel Feinberg, Hollywood Reporter
Dan Geller & Dayna Goldfine
Peter Asher, Paul McCartney, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Carol King, Twiggy, Steve Martin, Eric Idle, Jane Asher, Natalie Merchant
USA
2025
English
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Credits
Executive Producer
Morgan Neville, Caitlin Rogers, Keith Putney
Producer
Dan Geller, Dayna Goldfine
Cinematography
Dan Geller
Editor
Darren Lund, Dayna Goldfine, Dan Geller, Jason Reid
Original Music
Peter Asher, Laurence Juber, Jeff Alan Ross
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