Based on the acclaimed memoir by renowned guitarist Andy Summers, Can’t Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police follows Summers’ journey from his early days in the psychedelic ‘60s music scene, when he played with The Animals, to chance encounters with drummer Stewart Copeland and bassist Sting, which led to the formation of a new wave trio, The Police. The band’s phenomenal rise and its highly publicized dissolution at the height of their fame in the early ’80s captured by Summers’ camera. Utilizing rare archival footage, Summers’ photos, and insights from the guitarist’s side of the stage, Can’t Stand Losing You brings together past and present as the band members prepare to reunite for the first time in two decades later for a global reunion tour in 2007.
Cinematography
Summers' photos: rock history through a guitarist's lonely lens.
Editing
Cuts between '80s glory and 2007 awkwardness hit different.
Director
Lauren Lazin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Summers shot over 25,000 photos of The Police during their original run, most unseen until this film.
The 2007-2008 reunion grossed $362 million despite the trio barely speaking offstage—Summers' book and this doc essentially funded his therapy bills.
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There was a time when bands were good...I miss those days.
@Pulse2AM 41
One of the most iconic bands and I am so pleased to have seen them live after first hearing them in the mid 1970's. The combination of those three musicians with their different backgrounds and influences made this three piece band into one of the most famous and distinctive bands in the World.
@jimlassen9422 19
One of the best music documentaries I’ve seen
@TheArtistJackie 10
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