Personality Crisis: One Night Only

"The band every band loved. The man nobody could define."

2022 2h 7m EN

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4.4

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★4.4TMDB · 5

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Synopsis

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A portrait of musician David Johansen from Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi featuring a live performance at Café Carlyle in New York City, where he performs as Buster Poindexter singing the Johansen songbook, along with new and archival interviews.

“The band every band loved. The man nobody could define.”

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Cast

David Johansen
Self / Buster Poindexter
Penny Arcade
Self
Sylvain Sylvain
Self
Morrissey
Self
Ray Grappone
Self
Leah Hennessey
Self
Hal Willner
Self
Debbie Harry
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Tedeschi
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Tedeschi, shot by Ellen Kuras. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor David Tedeschi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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David Johansen and Penny Arcade and Sylvain Sylvain carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The band every band loved. The man nobody could define.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt12667838 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

David Tedeschi directs. Ellen Kuras behind the camera. David Tedeschi cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 4 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by David Tedeschi, shot by Ellen Kuras. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor David Tedeschi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5David Johansen and Penny Arcade and Sylvain Sylvain carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The band every band loved. The man nobody could define.".
7IMDB entry: tt12667838 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.