1966 World Tour [The Home Movies]

Mickey Jones, who worked for years with Trini Lopez and Johnny Rivers, joined Bob Dylan as a drummer for one tour over 40 years ago, after which he put in time with Kenny Rogers and the First Edition, before embarking on an acting career (he appeared in Sling Blade and Tin Cup, among other films, and had a regular spot on TV's Home Improvement). Still, the fact that Jones has had a legit career in the entertainment business doesn't make this attempt to capitalize on his brief association with Dylan a particularly compelling program. For one thing, the 8mm home movies, none of which have sound, are amateurish at best. Despite some cool moments (like concert footage of the Beatles, with whom Lopez toured in the early '60s), this is mostly standard tourist stuff, with the footage from the Dylan tour—including the infamous Manchester, England show and its "Judas!" catcall—consisting largely of Dylan and his entourage seeing the sights as they traveled the world from Denmark to Australia. Jones himself provides the narration, and he proves to be a well-spoken but too voluble and not entirely credible host (Dylan's electric set was "not well-received" anywhere on the tour, yet it "brought down the house" at London's Royal Albert Hall?). In the end, 1966 World Tour [The Home Movies], which contains lame background music by a Dylan tribute band, feels more like your motor-mouthed neighbor forcing you to watch a slideshow in his den than a film of any genuine historical significance. DVD extras include new interviews with Lopez, Rivers, and others. A better choice here all around would be Martin Scorsese's excellent Dylan documentary No Direction Home (VL Online-11/05). An optional purchase. Aud: P. (S. Graham)