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* BadBoss: Clarence Avant, the president of Sussex Records (the label that originally released the two albums). He engaged in legal shenanigans with publishing rights when he first signed Rodriguez, unceremoniously dumped him from the label shortly after ''Coming from Reality'' was released, then in one of the film's most memorable scenes, angrily denied knowledge of Rodriguez's South African success and any royalty money resulting from it.
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** Anyone who would try to pitch the Rodriguez saga as a fictional story would get laughed out of the room.
** Some of the criticism of the South Africans for not being aware of Rodriguez's success in Australia ignores how isolated South Africa was from the rest of the world during apartheid. The film touches on it a bit, but the country's international pariah status coupled with the authoritarian leadership really did make the average South African quite unaware of what was going on elsewhere.
** Anyone who would try to pitch the Rodriguez saga as a fictional story would get laughed out of the room.
** Some of the criticism of the South Africans for not being aware of Rodriguez's success in Australia ignores how isolated South Africa was from the rest of the world during apartheid. The film touches on it a bit, but the country's international pariah status coupled with the authoritarian leadership really did make the average South African quite unaware of what was going on elsewhere.
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* ShroudedInMyth: Rodriguez' alleged suicide on stage.
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* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The epilogue explains what happened to Rodriguez after the concert in Cape Town, that he came back four more times to South Africa and still lives in Detroit in the same house he lived in for 40 years.
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The epilogue explains what happened to Rodriguez after the concert in Cape Town, that he came back four more times to South Africa and still lives in Detroit in the same house he lived in for 40 years.
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* BigBad: Clarence Avant, the head of Rodriguez's label, is the closest thing the movie has to one. Beyond underdistributing his albums, he also withheld royalty checks from him.
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* EasyComeEasyGo: While Rodriguez was naturally disappointed about his albums bombing in the U.S. (and, unmentioned in the film, his later success in Australia and New Zealand was really short lived), he was able to shake it off and move with this in mind. This of course makes the news of his superstardom in South Africa an even more pleasant surprise.
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* EasyComeEasyGo: While Rodriguez was naturally disappointed about his albums bombing in the U.S. (and, unmentioned in the film, his later success in Australia and New Zealand was really short lived), he was able to shake it off and move on with this in mind. This of course makes the news of his superstardom in South Africa an even more pleasant surprise.surprise.
* ElvisLives: While no one was looking for Rodriguez in the first place, if those Elvis rumors had been true, the effect would likely have been like this.
* ElvisLives: While no one was looking for Rodriguez in the first place, if those Elvis rumors had been true, the effect would likely have been like this.
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''Searching for Sugar Man'' is a {{documentary}} about Sixto Rodriguez, Rodriguez (more commonly known as simply Music/{{Rodriguez}}), a UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}} FolkRock SingerSongwriter who was so good that he got a record contract while he was only a small time pub singer. It is the winner for the 2012 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
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** As the movie neglects to mention, and [[http://www.cracked.com/article_20585_6-famous-documentaries-that-were-shockingly-full-crap_p2.html this]] {{Website/Cracked}} article points out, Rodriguez was also big in [[LandDownunder Australia]] and toured there multiple times.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: Despite his disappointment with his music, Rodriguez never lost his spirits and went on with his life with some peace, only to learn decades later that he was a star after all and the whole world will appreciate him.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: Despite his disappointment with his music, Rodriguez never lost his spirits and went on with his life with some peace, only to learn decades later that he was a star after all and the whole world will appreciate him. him.
* EasyComeEasyGo: While Rodriguez was naturally disappointed about his albums bombing in the US (and, unmentioned in the film, his later success in Australia and New Zealand was really short lived), he was able to shake it off and move with this trope in mind. This of course makes the news of his superstardom in South Africa an even more pleasant surprise.
* EasyComeEasyGo: While Rodriguez was naturally disappointed about his albums bombing in the US (and, unmentioned in the film, his later success in Australia and New Zealand was really short lived), he was able to shake it off and move with this trope in mind. This of course makes the news of his superstardom in South Africa an even more pleasant surprise.
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Perhaps the most extreme musical version in history.
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* DeadArtistsAreBetter: His star grew all the more in SouthAfrica with the rumors he was dead, but when discovered alive and ready to perform again, he became the answer to what would have happened if Music/ElvisPresley was found alive.
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''Searching For Sugar Man'' is a {{documentary}} about Sixto Rodriguez, a {{Detroit}} FolkRock SingerSongwriter who was so good that he got a record contract while he was only a small time pub singer.
However, the two albums he produced went nowhere and Rodriguez's contract was dropped and it seemed his career was over. However, that singer's albums became underground mega-hits in SouthAfrica where his soulful songs struck a powerful chord there.
Long rumored to be dead by suicide, some South African fans decided to search out the facts about Rodriguez's fate and finally tracked down his producers. Upon learning to their astonishment that their idol is alive and well in Detroit, they finally got Rodriguez to contact them and a concert was arranged in South Africa. What happens is a come back that was more awesome than anyone anticipated.
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* DeadArtistsAreBetter: His star grew all the more in SouthAfrica with the rumors he was dead, but when discovered alive and ready to perform again, he became the answer to what would have happened if ElvisPresley was found alive.
However, the two albums he produced went nowhere and Rodriguez's contract was dropped and it seemed his career was over. However, that singer's albums became underground mega-hits in SouthAfrica where his soulful songs struck a powerful chord there.
Long rumored to be dead by suicide, some South African fans decided to search out the facts about Rodriguez's fate and finally tracked down his producers. Upon learning to their astonishment that their idol is alive and well in Detroit, they finally got Rodriguez to contact them and a concert was arranged in South Africa. What happens is a come back that was more awesome than anyone anticipated.
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Long rumored to be dead by suicide, some South African fans decided to search out the facts about Rodriguez's fate and finally tracked down his producers. Upon learning to their astonishment that their idol is alive and well in Detroit, they finally got Rodriguez to contact them and a concert was arranged in South Africa. What happens is acome back comeback that was more awesome than anyone anticipated.
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However, the two albums he produced went nowhere and Rodriguez's contract was dropped and it seemed his career was over. However, that singer's albums became underground mega-hits in SouthAfrica where his soulful songs struck a powerful chord there.
Long rumored to be dead by suicide, some South African fans decided to search out the facts about Rodriguez's fate and finally tracked down his producers. Upon learning to their astonishment that their idol is alive and well in Detroit, they finally got Rodriguez to contact them and a concert was arranged in South Africa. What happens is a come back that was more awesome than anyone anticipated.
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* DeadArtistsAreBetter: His star grew all the more in SouthAfrica with the rumors he was dead, but when discovered alive and ready to perform again, he became the answer to what would have happened if ElvisPresley was found alive.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Despite his disappointment with his music, Rodriguez never lost his spirits and went on with his life with some peace, only to learn decades later that he was a star after all and the whole world will appreciate him.
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Perhaps the most extreme musical version in history.
However, the two albums he produced went nowhere and Rodriguez's contract was dropped and it seemed his career was over. However, that singer's albums became underground mega-hits in SouthAfrica where his soulful songs struck a powerful chord there.
Long rumored to be dead by suicide, some South African fans decided to search out the facts about Rodriguez's fate and finally tracked down his producers. Upon learning to their astonishment that their idol is alive and well in Detroit, they finally got Rodriguez to contact them and a concert was arranged in South Africa. What happens is a come back that was more awesome than anyone anticipated.
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* DeadArtistsAreBetter: His star grew all the more in SouthAfrica with the rumors he was dead, but when discovered alive and ready to perform again, he became the answer to what would have happened if ElvisPresley was found alive.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Despite his disappointment with his music, Rodriguez never lost his spirits and went on with his life with some peace, only to learn decades later that he was a star after all and the whole world will appreciate him.
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Perhaps the most extreme musical version in history.
