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7.2/10   872 votes
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Director:
Penelope Spheeris
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Release Date:
24 August 1989 (Australia) more
Genre:
Documentary | Music more
Tagline:
It's more than music...it's a way of life.
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User Comments:
Excellent more (29 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Steven Tyler ... Himself

Joe Perry ... Himself

Alice Cooper ... Himself

Gene Simmons ... Himself
Paul Stanley ... Himself
Lemmy ... Himself

Ozzy Osbourne ... Himself
Bobby Dall ... Himself (Poison bassist)
Bret Michaels ... Himself (Poison vocalist)
Rikki Rockett ... Himself (Poison drummer)
Joey Scott Harges ... Himself
Gene Allen ... Himself
Mychal Davis ... Himself
J. Holmes ... Himself
Mark Michals ... Himself
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Australia:M | USA:TV-MA (cable rating) | USA:R

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In a 1999 interview, director Penelope Spheeris confessed that Ozzy Osbourne's orange juice pouring scene was faked, as some viewers suspected. The particular scene of the orange juice missing the glass was filmed at a different time and inserted into the clip. more
Quotes:
Lemmy: If you think you got what it takes, shove it out, run it up the flagpole and see who salutes it. more
Movie Connections:
References "Batman" (1966) more

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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Excellent, 17 April 2003
9/10
Author: Wayne Malin (wwaayynnee51@hotmail.com) from United States

Great documentary of the heavy metal scene of the late 1980s. Unlike the first "Decline..." this movie concentrates more on interviews than concert footage. There are just fascinating talks with old time performers (Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne) and newcomers (Odin, WASP, Poison). The contrasts and their views on music, drugs and sex are very interesting and illuminating. The movie makes no judgments on the performers or their music...they leave that up to the audience. The whole feeling of the film is actually uplifting and very funny. The bands come across as very upbeat and accessible. The interviews with fans of the music are just as fun. Interesting to see Ozzy Osbourne years before that reality show he did for MTV.

The only depressing footage is an interview with Chris Holmes of WASP. He's drunk out of his mind and makes it quite clear that he hates life, is an alcoholic, had a heavily dysfunctional childhood and will be dead soon. Very scary to watch and sad.

That aside, this is a great, accurate documentary of heavy metal. A must-see.

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