Synopsis
No other band in rock'n'roll history has rivaled The Stooges' combination of heavy primal throb, spiked psychedelia, blues-a-billy grind, complete with succinct angst-ridden lyrics, and a snarling, preening leopard of a frontman who somehow embodies Nijinsky, Bruce Lee, Harpo Marx, and Arthur Rimbaud all rolled into one. There is no precedent for The Stooges, while those inspired by them are now legion. The film will present the context of their emergence musically, culturally, politically, historically, and relate their adventures and misadventures while charting their inspirations and the reasons behind their initial commercial challenges, as well as their long-lasting legacy.
Gimme Danger (2016) is a 1h 48min documentary feature film by Jim Jarmusch. No other band in rock'n'roll history has rivaled The Stooges' combination of heavy primal throb, spiked psychedelia,...
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Festival History
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2017 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 2016 generic
- New York Film Festival 2016 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 2016 generic
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Gimme Danger (Music From The Motion Picture) (2017) | 1 release, 2017: Rhino Records |
Versions & editions
| Original version (English) |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
