Guns N Roses: The Making of 'Estranged' (1994) (V)

Directors:

Andrew Morahan
August Jakobsson

Release Date:

April 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Plot:

A look behind the scenes at the making of the video for the song "Estranged" from Guns N Roses Use Your Illusion album...

Cast

W. Axl Rose	...	Himself
Slash	...	Himself
Duff McKagan
Dizzy Reed	...	Himself
Matt Sorum	...	Himself
Gilby Clarke	...	Himself
Andrew Morahan	...	Himself

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Uzi Suicide Co.

"... And what for?"

Estranged is one of the most beautiful rock epics ever recorded and sadly it has never really gained the reputation of, say, November Rain or Sweet Child O' Mine. The music video is a bit MTV/early-'90s-ish compared to earlier ones but the song itself is awesome.

This making-of details the behind-the-scenes of the production of the music video. Ironically its full title names it the "fourth in a trilogy" which makes absolutely no sense -- there were three videos in the trilogy, "Don't Cry," "November Rain" and "Estranged" -- they skipped one just for confusion! This is a good making-of about a brilliant song that never really gained the reputation it should have. I'd classify this as one of my top ten favorite songs of all time and this video is a must-see for anyone who cherishes it.