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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 58-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
As the Lights Go Down
1985 0h 58m EN
🤯
10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
MusicDocumentary
Synopsis
Spoiler shield
Duran Duran's Oakland, California concerts that were filmed for the Arena (An Absurd Notion) movie were also edited to form the one-hour As The Lights Go Down concert video. As The Lights Go Down is essentially the Arena video without the theatrical sequences, although the live footage for many songs was edited differently. This version was first aired on the Cinemax cable television channel, and later on MTV and other music channels.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Simon Le Bon
Self
John Taylor
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Nick Rhodes
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Andy Taylor
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Roger Taylor
Self
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Russell Mulcahy
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Fun facts 🍿
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ERA
Did you know
41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
MoodPlayr · trivia#02
3 / 5
RUNTIME
Did you know
Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
MoodPlayr · trivia#03
4 / 5
CAST
Did you know
Simon Le Bon and John Taylor and Nick Rhodes carry the top of the cast.
MoodPlayr · trivia#04
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WILD
Did you know
Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
MoodPlayr · trivia#05
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Russell Mulcahy directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 58-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Simon Le Bon and John Taylor and Nick Rhodes carry the top of the cast.
- 5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 58 min · 0h 58m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Russell Mulcahy
Key crew
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- concert
- live
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1985-03-01
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