''Strong Enough to Break'' is a

documentary film A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

directed and written by

Ashley Greyson Ashley Greyson (sometimes credited as Ash Greyson) is a film and music video director, cinematographer, editor, and producer, who usually works with the band Hanson. He attended the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Greyson worked with Hanson Hanso ...

. It follows

Hanson Hanson or Hansson may refer to: People * Hanson (surname) * Hansson (surname) * Hanson (wrestler) or Ivar (born 1984), American professional wrestler Musical groups * Hanson (band), an American pop rock band * Hanson (UK band), an English ...

, an American pop band from

Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa ( ) is the List of municipalities in Oklahoma, second-most-populous city in the U.S. state, state of Oklahoma, after Oklahoma City, and the List of United States cities by population, 48th-most-populous city in the United States. The po ...

, formed in 1992 by three brothers:

Taylor Hanson Jordan Taylor Hanson (born March 14, 1983) is an American musician best known as a member of the eponymous pop rock band Hanson. He was born in Jenks, Oklahoma, a suburb of Tulsa. He sings both lead and back-up vocals, and plays keyboard, perc ...

, Zac Hanson, and Isaac Hanson. The documentary covers the band's 40-month struggle to record and release their third studio album ''Underneath'', and the creation of their independent record label,

3CG Records Hanson is an American pop rock band from Tulsa, Oklahoma, formed by brothers Isaac Hanson (guitar, vocals, bass, piano), Taylor Hanson (keyboards, vocals, percussion), and Zac Hanson (drums, vocals, piano). Supporting members include Dimitrius ...

. The group formed 3CG, an acronym for "3 Car Garage", in October 2003 and released their album ''Underneath'' in 2004 through the 3CG Records label. The documentary of this effort was shown at college campuses around the United States during the band's 2005 tour and the 10th Annual

Hollywood Film Festival The Hollywood Film Festival is an annual film festival that takes place in Los Angeles, California, USA. History The Hollywood Film Festival was established in 1997 by author and producer Carlos de Abreu and his wife, model Janice Pennington.P ...

in 2006. The documentary was nominated for Best Documentary. The ''Strong Enough to Break'' DVD/CD was later issued via their official store.

Plot

''Strong Enough to Break'' follows Grammy-nominated music group Hanson and their three-year struggle with their record label, Island/Def Jam. In the aftermath of corporate mergers, deregulated radio, and an uncertain future, the band is faced with the challenge of making a new album while dealing with an endless array of obstacles in the music industry.

Cast

Isaac Hanson Hanson is an American pop rock band from Tulsa, Oklahoma, formed by brothers Isaac Hanson (guitar, vocals, bass, piano), Taylor Hanson (keyboards, vocals, percussion), and Zac Hanson (drums, vocals, piano). Supporting members include Dimitrius ...

as himself. *

Zac Hanson Hanson is an American pop rock band from Tulsa, Oklahoma, formed by brothers Isaac Hanson (guitar, vocals, bass, piano), Taylor Hanson (keyboards, vocals, percussion), and Zac Hanson (drums, vocals, piano). Supporting members include Dimitrius ...

as himself, the narrator. * Stephan Jenkins as himself. *

Carole King Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter and musician renowned for her extensive contributions to popular music. She wrote or co-wrote 118 songs that charted on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billbo ...

as herself. *

Danny Kortchmar Daniel Kortchmar (born April 6, 1946), also known as Danny Kootch, is an American guitarist, session musician, producer and songwriter. His work with singer-songwriters such as Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, David Crosby, Carole King, David Cassi ...

as himself. * Allen Kovac as himself. *

Matthew Sweet Sidney Matthew Sweet (born October 6, 1964) is an American alternative rock/power pop singer-songwriter and musician who was part of the burgeoning music scene in Athens, Georgia, during the 1980s before gaining commercial success in the 1990 ...

as himself. *

Greg Wells William Gregory Wells (born 1968) is a Canadian record producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and mix engineer. He has worked with Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Quincy Jones, J*Davey, Burt Bacharach, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Missy Elliott, ...

as himself. * Jeff Fenster as himself. *

Christopher Sabec Christopher Sabec is an entertainment attorney, manager, and entrepreneur who has worked with Dave Matthews Band, Hanson, the Jerry Garcia EstateThe New York Times, August 9, 2005, Jerry Garcia: The Man, the Myth, the Area Rug and Tea Leaf Gr ...

as himself. *

Glen Ballard Basil Glen Ballard Jr. (born May 1, 1953) is an American songwriter, lyricist, and record producer. He is best known for co-writing and producing on Wilson Phillips' debut and sophomore albums, '' Wilson Phillips'' and '' Shadows and Light'', ...

as himself. *

Lyor Cohen Lyor Cohen (born October 3, 1959) is an American music industry executive. He is YouTube's global head of music. He began his career in the 1980s at Rush Management and Def Jam, and later held senior positions at Island Def Jam and Warner M ...

as himself.

Home media release

* Over 60 minutes of deleted scenes and interviews. * 5 unreleased songs. * Demos from the recording of ''" Underneath."'' * Never before seen interviews.

Track listing

All lyrics and music are written by

, and

except where noted.

References

''Strong Enough To Break'' on official Hanson website

''Strong Enough to Break'' Official Website
URL accessed on October 28, 2005.
The First 8 minutes of the documentary on iFilm
URL accessed on October 28, 2005. * * *

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Strong Enough To Break 2006 films Hanson (band) video albums Documentary films about the music industry 2000s English-language films English-language documentary films