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Looking for Johnny

06/01/2014

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1hr 34min

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Documentary

A documentary on the dangerous life of the New York Dolls and Heartbreakers guitarist

STORY

Johnny Thunders was the legendary hard-living rock'n'roll guitarist who inspired glam-metal, punk and the music scene in general. 'Looking For Johnny' is a 90-minute film that documents Thunders' career from his beginnings to his tragic death in 1991. The film examines Johnny Thunders' career from the early 70's as a founding member of the influential New York Dolls; the birth of the punk scene with The Heartbreakers in New York City and London; Gang War and The Oddballs. It also explores Johnny's unique musical style, his personal battle with drugs and theories on his death in a New Orleans hotel in 1991 at age 38. The film includes forty songs with historic film of Johnny, including unseen New York Dolls and Heartbreakers footage and photos. Cult filmmakers Bob Gruen, Don Letts, Patrick Grandperret, Rachael Amadeo and others contribute classic archive footage.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Johnny Thunders
  • Jerry Nolan
  • Sylvain Sylvain
  • Malcolm McLaren
  • Bob Gruen

    Director

  • Danny Garcia

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Chip Baker Films

    Production Countries

  • Spain
  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Johnny Thunders

Himself (archive footage)

Jerry Nolan

Himself (archive footage)

Sylvain Sylvain

Himself

Malcolm McLaren

Himself

Bob Gruen

Himself

Leee Black Childers

Himself

Alan Vega

Himself

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