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MONEY
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Earned back only 1% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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CBGB
"50,000 bands and 1 disgusting bathroom."
2013 1h 41m EN
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Synopsis
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A look at New York's dynamic punk rock scene through the lens of the ground-breaking Lower East Side club started by eccentric Hilly Kristal in 1973 which launched thousands of bands.
“50,000 bands and 1 disgusting bathroom.”
Cast
Alan Rickman
Hilly Kristal
Rupert Grint
Cheetah Chrome
Malin Akerman
Debbie Harry
Johnny Galecki
Terry Ork
Stana Katic
Genya Ravan
Ashley Greene
Lisa Kristal
Justin Bartha
Stiv Bators
Ryan Hurst
Mad Mountain
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Randall Miller
- Writers
- Randall Miller, Jody Savin
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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Released 13 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Randall Miller, shot by Mike Ozier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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CAST
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Alan Rickman and Rupert Grint and Malin Akerman carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "50,000 bands and 1 disgusting bathroom.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1786751 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Randall Miller directs. Mike Ozier behind the camera. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 1% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 2Released 13 years ago.
- 3Directed by Randall Miller, shot by Mike Ozier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Alan Rickman and Rupert Grint and Malin Akerman carry the top of the cast.
- 5Marketing tagline: "50,000 bands and 1 disgusting bathroom.".
- 6IMDB entry: tt1786751 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Mike Ozier
- Production design
- Craig Stearns
- Costume design
- Jillian Kreiner
- Runtime
- 101 min · 1h 41m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $5,000,000
- Box office
- $40,400
- Return
- 1% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB
- CBGB (2013)
Also by
Randall Miller
Trailers & featurettes
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Community reviews
What people are saying
- Peter McGinn★ 6/10
I can’t say I found this movie to be very enjoyable, but I am by no means part of the target audience. I never liked punk rock, I was not impressed by the negative and destructive attitude of its purveyors and, even though I like Adam Rickman and think he put on a good performance here, I didn’t connect with his character or root for him to do well.’ All of this is not the movie’s fault. The writing, acting, and other elements were well done; it just isn’t my style. If someone likes punk rock or music history will probably enjoy it and rate it much higher than did I.
Production companies
Who made it
- RA
Rampart Films
- UN
Unclaimed Freight Productions
Key crew
- ProducerRandall Miller
- ProducerBrad Rosenberger
- ProducerJody Savin
- CastingRichard Pagano
- Costume DesignJillian Kreiner
- Production DesignCraig Stearns
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- new york city
- night life
- punk rock
- talking head
- blondie
- patti smith
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2013-10-11R
