Candy Mountain, Robert Frank's collaboration with novelist Rudy Wurlitzer, follows a struggling musician (Kevin J. O'Connor) who sets out to find legendary guitar maker Elmore Silk (Harris Yulin) in hopes of striking a deal to make himself rich and famous. The film also stars Bulle Ogier (Celine & Julie Go Boating) and features cameos by iconic figures of the 1980s music world: Dr. John, Joe Strummer, Buster Poindexter, Leon Redbone, Rockets Redglare and Tom Waits, among others.