THE RESIDENTS
Constantly defying classification, THE RESIDENTS have been regarded as icons in the world of experimental music for almost fifty years. In addition to their groundbreaking work in the areas of trance, world fusion, electronica, punk, industrial and lounge music, the group has also been credited with being among the originators of performance art and music video, with their videos included in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art. Their lengthy career has also taken them into the world of film and television music, having scored numerous films and TV series as well as several projects for MTV. In addition, the group is also thriving in the world of digital media having released ten DVDs, and two internet series.
In January, 2020, resurrecting their widely acclaimed 1988 album, God in 3 Persons, The Residents, in collaboration with noted video artist John Sanborn, created a major multimedia performance at the Museum of Modern Art. In addition, based on the newly discovered recordings of Alvin Snow, aka Dyin' Dog, the group recently released their 49th studio album, METAL, MEAT & BONE. In September, 2021, after cancelling four tours due to the COVID pandemic, The Residents performed several shows in California and plan to embark on a 50th ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR in January, 2022. The tour will feature the music of Snow while also revisiting Duck Stab, one of the band's most enduring albums.
WHO ARE THE RESIDENTS?
PROJECT HISTORY
In 2018, the group rewrote the original Vileness Fats screenplay as Double Trouble, recontextualizing the 1970’s video and plot line into a new story. The Cryptic Corp, the group’s management, was in the process of raising money for that film when the COVID lockdown struck in early 2020, resulting not only in the interruption of work on the film, but also in the cancellation of a Residents’ tour. Determined to complete the almost five decade long project, The Residents rewrote the screenplay again, moving the protagonist five years into a more confined future, and becoming Triple Trouble in the process.
DOUBLE TROUBLE
Triple Trouble began its existence almost fifty years ago as Vileness Fats, an underground film from The Residents, a music and performance group from San Francisco. Naively unaware of the limitations of the half inch “industrial” video the group used to shoot the film, they eventually abandoned the project but its charm and creativity continued to resonate through the ensuing decades.
VILENESS FATS
CHARACTERS
A former priest who lost faith in The Church, Randall “Junior” Rose is a plumber. Distraught over the recent passing of his mother, his primary relationship, Junior becomes obsessed with a white fungus plugging and stopping up drains all over the city.
JUNIOR
Emotionally isolated, Junior’s only companion is Cherry, an AI enhanced drone attempting to be the voice of reason for an increasingly estranged ex-priest. Detached from meaningful contact with other people, the well meaning plumber seemingly fills his void with fungus fueled paranoia… or does he?
CHERRY
His mother's recent death is a major contributor to Junior's break from reality. While the plumber's mom was obsessed with guns and the Chicago Bears, she was also a devoted parent who often worried about her moody and emotionally unstable son. She and Randy, Sr, the former priest's father, broke up when Junior was quite young.
JUNIOR’S MOM
The only person with a meaningful connection to Junior is Suzi, his ex-wife. Formerly bonded over a strong desire to help the homeless, Suzi, a wealthy heiress, continues their mission, which was abandoned by the plumber when their marriage broke up. Aware of his isolation, Junior attempts to re-connect with Suzi by phone.
SUZI
