Alan Sacks: From Kotter to LA Punk




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Summary: Alan Sacks co-created “Welcome Back, Kotter.” Alan Sacks gave John Travolta his big break. He produced films for the Disney Channel and the Jonas Brother. Most Recently, Alan Sacks managed the kid rock phenom ” .” But for me, he’s best known for the Ray Sharkey LA Punk Rock art house flick, duBeat-e-o.<br> On the podcast, Alan Sacks goes into great detail about his experience in the punk scene and what brought him there.<br> I talked to Alan Sacks and I brought up that I thought he was the manager of the kid heavy metal band, “Unlocking the Truth.” Alan immediately set me straight and let me know that he was let go. Alan’s options are his own. I know nothing of this situation. I invite the parents of the kids or the management to rebut what Alan said. But again, it’s his opinion. Not mine or the show’s.<br> <br> Anyhoo – We started talking about other careers that Alan Sacks launched, like John Travolta. It’s nice to hear that he was superstar from day one. Then I mined him for whatever “Welcome Back, Kotter” stories I could get from him.<br> My big question was – How does a guy go from running the biggest show on TV to hanging out in punk clubs? Alan Sacks had an interesting journey. He’s still on it. Alan Sacks just finished writing his memoirs, which includes things that were so awful he wouldn’t repeat it.<br> duBeat-e-o sounds like a great moment in your life when you get to make what you want and how you want it. I work as a TV talk show producer so I have to follow rules of professionalism and standards and format and all that. It’s hard to break out of that for the podcast. But would this podcast even be listenable if I was all over the place? Or even more than I am now… It’s an interesting situation. How self-indulgent can you be? Very, I guess. But duBeat-e-o would not be worth talking about if Alan Sacks had a full budget and a straight narrative. We would not be searching for copies of it at Vidiots in Santa Monica.<br> What is something that you’ve done that’s just for you? How did it turn out? Share on our FB page or Twitter using #myduBeateo. I’ll share it on an upcoming show.<br> What is it about the film that is so appealing?<br> A programming note – We had to use the phone after Skype decided not to work. So the sound quality is not best on either end. A great interview though. I’m working on it. It’s only be 4 years, I’ll get it.<br> Plus -I removed the clip of the movie.<br> Again, all of Alan Sack’s opinions are Alan Sack’s.<br> Rough transcript of the interview:<br> Welcome to proudly presents I’m obsessed with cold found good bad movies obscure films.<br> It’s just that I just love it.<br> So the movie this week we’re talking about is due Dubeat-e-o.<br> So this movie the Dubeat-e-o would speak to the director of the movie does a great interview with them. You’d be surprised who made it and his journey and who he is and this is a fascinating story. I need you is the first three minutes and I think it gives you an idea of what the film is like at Prather’s and Stockholm’s slash Allen Sachs is my interview with Alan Sachs’s director BDubeat-e-o. How are you. OK how are you doing that. Are you still working on you’re on tour with unlocking truth. No I’m not. Actually there’s a movie that’s playing right now that actually happens to life first at the Lemley in Santa Monica. It’s a movie about the band.And me I’m some featured in the movie. You’re also producing the movie.<br> But as it turned out the band’s parents didn’t think I was doing enough for them.I made them probably a million dollars in the first year.<br> I know the Sony deal is huge right. And so the bands parents thought they could do better without me. So they graciously released me from my contract with nobody even called me. It was really very sad.