X-Ray Visions: A Look Inside Portland's Legendary X-Ray Cafe (2000)

Plot Summary

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.

Full Cast & Characters

Benjamin Arthur Ellis

self

Tres Shannon

self

Roger Nusic

self

Scott Campbell

self

Jim Redden

self

Tony Demicoli

self

Pierre Ouellette

self

Fred Cole

self

Mark Sten

self

Tom Robinson

self

Jermaine Poppymoonbeam

self

Travis Kurtz

self

Director & Crew

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