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Fyre

He promised supermodels and yachts, but delivered tents and cheese sandwiches. How one man engineered a music festival disaster.

Director

Chris Smith

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Genre

Documentary, Crime, Music

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Awards

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. 6 nominations total

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Himself - Event Producer Himself - Event Producer Himself - Event Producer

All right, Jason's here on Fyre Cay, - Fyre

All right, Jason's here on Fyre Cay,

-Biggest event in a decade, I promise you.
-I'll be there. - Fyre

-Biggest event in a decade, I promise you. -I'll be the...

When did you first become
aware of Fyre? - Fyre

When did you first become aware of Fyre?

It was this very slick production
that promised - Fyre

It was this very slick production that promised

It was just the coolest party
that you'd ever seen advertised. - Fyre

It was just the coolest party that you'd ever seen adve...

My agency contacted me - Fyre

My agency contacted me

It's really exclusive." - Fyre

It's really exclusive."

All these models, like, - Fyre

All these models, like,

This is the first weekend
this has ever happened, - Fyre

This is the first weekend this has ever happened,

It's become one of the most
talked-about dramas on social media. - Fyre

It's become one of the most talked-about dramas on soc...

Hey, Billy? - Fyre

I remember that
it was a big deal that Ja and Billy - Fyre

I remember that it was a big deal that Ja and Billy

Well, I'm gonna let
my partner in crime here, Billy McFarland, - Fyre

Well, I'm gonna let my partner in crime here, Billy McF...

Billy and Ja met because
Billy's previous company, Magnises, - Fyre

Billy and Ja met because Billy's previous company, Magn...

I went to Instagram
and found this guy named Reggie Muscles - Fyre

I went to Instagram and found this guy named Reggie Muscles

Gunner's a little smarter now,
so Gunner asked for $1,000 and he said, - Fyre

Gunner's a little smarter now, so Gunner asked for $1,0...

And Gunner called me a week later saying, - Fyre

And Gunner called me a week later saying,

So, Billy actually pitched me
the idea,let me know he was - Fyre

So, Billy actually pitched me the idea,let me know he was

You go to the website, you can
scroll through various types of talent. - Fyre

You go to the website, you can scroll through various types ...

Somebody who wants to have Ja Rule
at a birthday party - Fyre

Somebody who wants to have Ja Rule at a birthday party

The way the trifecta
between the three of us worked - Fyre

The way the trifecta between the three of us worked

Every single thing
that goes into the booking process - Fyre

Every single thing that goes into the booking process

I thought that this was
a functioning platform, - Fyre

I thought that this was a functioning platform,

The Fyre app had the potential
to be a billion-dollar platform. - Fyre

The Fyre app had the potential to be a billion-dollar platfo...

After working on the app
for three to five months, - Fyre

After working on the app for three to five months,

Let me fix you up, man. - Fyre

Let me fix you up, man.

Originally, when Billy called me,
he said, - Fyre

Originally, when Billy called me, he said,

...Ja and I were flying over the Exumas
and we saw this unmanned runway. - Fyre

...Ja and I were flying over the Exumas and we saw this unma...

When I met Billy, it was like, - Fyre

When I met Billy, it was like,

Win a piece of land on the island,
your own private island, - Fyre

Win a piece of land on the island, your own private island,

An amazing experience
in a beautiful location - Fyre

An amazing experience in a beautiful location

"The Magic Bird" is a phrase
that me and Billy coined. - Fyre

"The Magic Bird" is a phrase that me and Billy coi...

The impact that Magic Johnson
and Larry Bird had on the NBA. - Fyre

The impact that Magic Johnson and Larry Bird had on the NBA.

It changed the way people saw
and thought about basketball. - Fyre

It changed the way people saw and thought about basketball.

And me and Billy are going to change
the way people look at - Fyre

And me and Billy are going to change the way people look at

Billy was kind of nerdy,
but clearly smart, - Fyre

Billy was kind of nerdy, but clearly smart,

He seemed very charismatic,
very trustworthy. - Fyre

He seemed very charismatic, very trustworthy.

He was able to maneuver
and conduct himself around investors - Fyre

He was able to maneuver and conduct himself around investors

Best talent, best distribution, - Fyre

Best talent, best distribution,

Ja Rule just called us,
basically said he wants us to pitch him - Fyre

Ja Rule just called us, basically said he wants us to pitch ...

They just bought an island
and they're going to have a party in April - Fyre

They just bought an island and they're going to have a ...

It felt like they were basically doing
a music festival to draw attention to - Fyre

It felt like they were basically doing a music festival to d...

Who was playing,
what the food was gonna be, - Fyre

Who was playing, what the food was gonna be,

This was like selling a dream,
selling a vacation, selling a concept. - Fyre

This was like selling a dream, selling a vacation, selling a...

We knew that there was a place - Fyre

We knew that there was a place

When I saw the call sheet,
I was like, "That's crazy!" - Fyre

When I saw the call sheet, I was like, "That's cra...

I thought it was the best thing ever.
"It can't get no bigger than this." - Fyre

I thought it was the best thing ever. "It can't ge...

One camera crew is shooting
with the models, - Fyre

One camera crew is shooting with the models,

[Brett There was no,
"This is the story we want to tell." - Fyre

[Brett There was no, "This is the story we want to tell...

We have to do the cave underwater,
we need the boats in a flying-V formation. - Fyre

We have to do the cave underwater, we need the boats in a fl...

Could we tell Herbie to have
a big, big, big bonfire tomorrow night? - Fyre

Could we tell Herbie to have a big, big, big bonfire tomorro...

I'm our chief marketing officer. - Fyre

I'm our chief marketing officer.

I wouldn't call myself a perfectionist,
but everything must be perfect, you know? - Fyre

I wouldn't call myself a perfectionist, but everything ...

I mean,
it was like a job of five people. - Fyre

I mean, it was like a job of five people.

But we can't shoot it, dude. - Fyre

But we can't shoot it, dude.

If we wanna fucking see the pigs.
the girls wanna go see the pigs, - Fyre

If we wanna fucking see the pigs. the girls wanna go see the...

It was like,
"We're gonna scratch the pigs now - Fyre

It was like, "We're gonna scratch the pigs now

He had everyone drinking, open bar - Fyre

He had everyone drinking, open bar

Our guys were partying non-stop.
Sunup to sundown, gettin' loose. - Fyre

Our guys were partying non-stop. Sunup to sundown, gettin�...

I flew here with Billy,
just for a holiday - Fyre

I flew here with Billy, just for a holiday

There was this crazy pilot, Keith.
He made the plane go zero gravity. - Fyre

There was this crazy pilot, Keith. He made the plane go zero...

Near take-off, he's like,
"I bought this plane six months ago, - Fyre

Near take-off, he's like, "I bought this plane six...

Microsoft Flight Simulator
has lessons and it's excellent. - Fyre

Microsoft Flight Simulator has lessons and it's excelle...

Once in the air, I was like,
"What are we gonna do?" - Fyre

Once in the air, I was like, "What are we gonna do?&quo...

Here's to living like movie stars, - Fyre

Here's to living like movie stars,

It was definitely, like,
a trying work environment. - Fyre

It was definitely, like, a trying work environment.

If y'all don't want to put on a bikini,
it don't matter. Let's get in the water. - Fyre

If y'all don't want to put on a bikini, it don...

They wanted to get everyone in the water, - Fyre

They wanted to get everyone in the water,

It was them partying with talent - Fyre

It was them partying with talent

-Selling a pipe dream to fucking buyers.
-Your average guy in middle America. - Fyre

-Selling a pipe dream to fucking buyers. -Your average guy i...

They were selling a vision
of what people want. - Fyre

They were selling a vision of what people want.

The models posted a lot
of their own pictures from the weekend - Fyre

The models posted a lot of their own pictures from the weeke...

And so Ja Rule is there
and Billy was there - Fyre

And so Ja Rule is there and Billy was there

So, The Daily Mail talks about
how they're hashtagging "Fyre Festival" - Fyre

So, The Daily Mail talks about how they're hashtagging ...

If you're constantly going to be
taking pictures here, - Fyre

If you're constantly going to be taking pictures here,

They captured a ton of footage
that was just, - Fyre

They captured a ton of footage that was just,

And it was the thing that gave
all of the New York agencies - Fyre

And it was the thing that gave all of the New York agencies

We have what will be known - Fyre

We have what will be known

We have 400 of the biggest people
around the world, - Fyre

We have 400 of the biggest people around the world,

Fyre handled
all of the major models - Fyre

Fyre handled all of the major models

And there's the caption saying,
"Join me @fyrefestival.com," - Fyre

And there's the caption saying, "Join me @fyrefest...

We were editing the commercial
and had a launch strategy in the Bahamas, - Fyre

We were editing the commercial and had a launch strategy in ...

Billy was like, "Man,
let's catch a plane to Nassau - Fyre

Billy was like, "Man, let's catch a plane to Nassa...

Kendall Jenner was paid,
I think, $250,000 - Fyre

Kendall Jenner was paid, I think, $250,000

If you go, will there be Instagram models
lounging around - Fyre

If you go, will there be Instagram models lounging around

So, it was a combination of confusion
and excitement. - Fyre

So, it was a combination of confusion and excitement.

As soon as the models
started posting, - Fyre

As soon as the models started posting,

Overnight, basically, - Fyre

Overnight, basically,

I had brand sponsors who had invested millions of dollars in...

They advertised these incredible
ticket packages. - Fyre

They advertised these incredible ticket packages.

Fyre poster

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He promised supermodels and yachts, but delivered tents and cheese sandwiches. How one man engineered a music festival disaster.

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Director: Chris Smith

Writer: Chris Smith

Production: N/A

Genre: Documentary, Crime, Music

Year: 2019

MetaScore: 75/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 18 Jan 2019

Awards: Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. 6 nominations total

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