Bon Jovi | When We Were Beautiful

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Phil Griffin directs. Ron Patane cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
• 2Released 17 years ago.
• 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
• 4Editor Ron Patane shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 5Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora and Tico Torres carry the top of the cast.
• 6IMDB entry: tt1411663 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 7Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
• 8Classified under 10 themes, including "concert", "rock 'n' roll", "guitar", "rock star".

The technical file

Editing

Ron Patane

Sound

Dan Flosdorf

Runtime

81 min · 1h 21m

Status

Released

Original language

EN

IMDB

Bon Jovi | When We Were Beautiful (2009) ↗

IMDB rating

7.5/10 · 264 votes

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  BON JOVI WHEN WE WERE BEAUTIFUL DOCUMENTARY 2009 (FULL)

  Clip

Production companies

Who made it

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  RadicalMedia

  US

Key crew

• ProducerJustin Wilkes
• Executive ProducerJon Kamen
• Associate ProducerNicole Pusateri
• EditorRon Patane
• Sound DesignerDan Flosdorf
• Camera OperatorMatthew Akers
• Additional EditingTemsy Chen
• Color TimerBlerti Murataj

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• concert
• rock 'n' roll
• guitar
• rock star
• musical
• interview
• rocker
• rock band
• hard rock
• pop rock

Release history · US

When it landed

• Theatrical2009-10-24

Also known as

International titles

• Bon Jovi - When We Were BeautifulUS
• When We Were BeautifulUS