Tale of the Fox (2000) Online

This is a thorough, up-close look at KISS drummer Eric Carr and the person he was until his death of cancer at age 41. It begins with his childhood and how he got into drumming, the bands he played for until he got with KISS, his KISS audition, and his time with the band. It includes numerous interviews with his parents, friends, and musicians Carr played with. Conspicuous by their absence are the other members of KISS (Ace, Gene, and Paul) who, had they participated, would have given this documentary the extra amount of credibility to really put it over the top. Its also clear the filmmakers could not get the rights to the KISS music library as there is not a KISS song is heard throughout the entire program, concert footage is shown without the music. But this is not a documentary about KISS, its about Eric, and there are tons of family pictures and home videos that haven't been shown elsewhere. By the end, you get an excellent feel about what kind of person Eric was and how everyone who came in contact with him have nothing but praise for the person he was. You almost feel like you knew him yourself by the end.

A good effort, even if its pretty clear the filmmakers had limited resources at their disposal. If your an Eric Carr fan or even a KISS fan, this really is a must see.

As a life long Kiss fan I never gave much thought to Eric Carr and this documentary didn't make me care any more. His story isn't very interesting and his home and backstage videos are quite boring. The only interesting thing about him is that he played in r&b and disco bands before Kiss. I also thought it was cool that he was the second Paul in the band who couldn't use his real name because Stanley Eisen was ashamed of his real name. It was very interesting to hear Mark Slaughter, Fred Coury and Bruce Kulick make almost no sense. Kulick even mentions the Everready bunny, whatever that may be. I was shocked that there was not a note of Kiss music and Kulick was the only Kiss member to appear. This is only for hardcore Carr fans.