The Dirt

"Their music made them famous. Their lives made them Infamous."

2019 1h 48m EN

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★7.4TMDB · 1,365

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The story of Mötley Crüe and their rise from the Sunset Strip club scene of the early 1980s to superstardom.

“Their music made them famous. Their lives made them Infamous.”

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Cast

mgk
Tommy Lee
Douglas Booth
Nikki Sixx
Daniel Webber
Vince Neil
Iwan Rheon
Mick Mars
Pete Davidson
Tom Zutaut
David Costabile
Doc McGhee
Aaron Jay Rome
Kayla's Boyfriend
Alyssa Marie Stilwell
Kayla

Credits

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Director: Jeff Tremaine
Writers: Rich Wilkes, Amanda Adelson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Released 7 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jeff Tremaine, shot by Toby Oliver. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Paul Haslinger. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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mgk and Douglas Booth and Daniel Webber carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Their music made them famous. Their lives made them Infamous.".

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IMDB entry: tt0800325 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Jeff Tremaine directs. Toby Oliver behind the camera. Paul Haslinger scores. Melissa Kent cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 7 years ago.
2Directed by Jeff Tremaine, shot by Toby Oliver. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Paul Haslinger. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Melissa Kent shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5mgk and Douglas Booth and Daniel Webber carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Their music made them famous. Their lives made them Infamous.".
7IMDB entry: tt0800325 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Toby Oliver
Original score: Paul Haslinger
Editing: Melissa Kent
Production design: Melanie Jones
Costume design: Christine Wada
Stunt coordinator: Jonathan Arthur
Runtime: 108 min · 1h 48m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Dirt (2019)

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Wuchak2019-03-23
★ 9/10
One of the most entertaining music biopics ever made (but also nastiest) RELEASED IN 2019, "The Dirt" is a biography of Mötley Crüe from their inception in the early 80s to the mid-90s. Along with GnR, the band was the cream of the crop of 80’s hair metal. They were notorious for their childish, debauched antics and the movie depicts this from the get-go with an off-putting bit o’ raunch at a party. There’s also an amusing pool sequence that gets pretty repellent with Ozzy pathetically trying to prove how “crazy” he was (I heard the curious story long ago so I was prepared for it). If you can handle that, this is one of the best band biopics in cinema; and more so if you favor Crüe’s music. The movie has a sense of humor and includes a little parody; it’s fun, dynamic, stirring and sometimes vile, but also dramatic and even moving, especially in the last act. A plus is that most of the characters have a story arc wherein they learn from their misdeeds and mature. The flick was based on drummer Tommy Lee’s autobiography “The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band,” as well as the biographies of other band members & Co. So, while there’s an over-the-top feel here and there, the events really happened with minor alterations for dramatic effect. The best way to rate a biopic is to compare it to others, including fictional ones loosely based on real-life characters, like “Rock Star” (2001) and “The Rose” (1979). As decent as those two are, “The Dirt” is all-around more entertaining. It’s also superior to “Walk the Line” (2005), the slanderous “The Doors” (1991), the underrated “The Perfect Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll” (2009), "Eddie and the Cruisers” (1983) and "The Runaways" (2010). I’d put it on par with “Coal Miner’s Daughter” (1980), but it’s very different because the style of music and subculture is so radically different. Content-wise, it’s closest to “Rock Star,” "The Runaways" and “The Perfect Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” but funner than the brooding latter. Douglas Booth is convincing as Nikki Sixx, the band leader/bassist/composer and so is Machine Gun Kelly as the hyperactive, but genial Tommy Lee. Iwan Rheon is also effective as the more mature and subdued guitarist Mick Mars. Daniel Webber unfortunately lacks the looks of singer Vince Neil, but is otherwise effective. THE MOVIE RUNS 1 hour, 47 minutes and was shot in Los Angeles and New Orleans. GRADE: A

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