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| James Hetfield | ... | Himself | |
| Lars Ulrich | ... | Himself | |
| Kirk Hammett | ... | Himself | |
| Robert Trujillo | ... | Himself | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Eric Avery Weiss | ... | Himself (as Eric Avery) | |
| Cliff Burnstein | ... | Himself | |
| Cliff Burton | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Crazy Cabbie | ... | Himself | |
| Stefan Chirazi | ... | Himself | |
| Dylan Donkin | ... | Himself | |
| Erica Forstadt | ... | Herself | |
| Gio Gasparetti | ... | Himself | |
| Mike Gillies | ... | Himself | |
| Lani Hammett | ... | Herself | |
| Zach Harmon | ... | Himself | |
| Eric Helmkamp | ... | Himself | |
| Cali Tee Hetfield | ... | Herself | |
| Castor Virgil Hetfield | ... | Himself | |
| Francesca Hetfield | ... | Herself | |
| Pepper Keenan | ... | Himself | |
| Danny Lohner | ... | Himself | |
| Peter Mensch | ... | Himself | |
| Dave Mustaine | ... | Himself | |
| Jason Newsted | ... | Himself | |
| Peter Paterno | ... | Himself | |
| Scott Reeder | ... | Himself | |
| Marc Reiter | ... | Himself | |
| Bob Rock | ... | Himself | |
| Brian Sagrafena | ... | Himself | |
| Skylar Satenstein | ... | Herself | |
| Niclas Swanlund | ... | Himself | |
| Phil Towle | ... | Himself | |
| Myles Ulrich | ... | Himself | |
| Torben Ulrich | ... | Himself | |
| Jeordie White | ... | Himself (as Twiggy Ramirez) | |
| Steven Wiig | ... | Himself | |
| Chris Wyse | ... | Himself | |
| Joe Berlinger | ... | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Dan Braun | ... | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Bruce Sinofsky | ... | Himself (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Joe Berlinger | |||
| Bruce Sinofsky | |||
Produced by | |||
| Joe Berlinger | .... | executive producer | |
| Joe Berlinger | .... | producer | |
| Michael Bonfiglio | .... | associate producer | |
| Rachel Dawson | .... | associate producer | |
| Robert Fernandez | .... | consulting producer | |
| Julie Fischer | .... | post-production producer | |
| Jon Kamen | .... | executive producer | |
| Frank Scherma | .... | executive producer | |
| Bruce Sinofsky | .... | producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Robert Richman | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Doug Abel | |||
| M. Watanabe Milmore | |||
| David Zieff | |||
Production Management | |||
| Michael Balabuch | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| Cheryll Stone | .... | production manager | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Mitch Paulson | .... | digital preview colorist | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Eli Adler | .... | camera operator: second unit | |
| John Behrens | .... | camera operator: second unit | |
| Joe Berlinger | .... | additional camera operator | |
| Michael Bonfiglio | .... | camera operator: second unit | |
| Mike Booth | .... | additional gaffer | |
| John Chater | .... | additional camera operator | |
| Annamaria DiSanto | .... | still photographer | |
| Andrew Eckmann | .... | additional gaffer (as Drew Eckmann) | |
| Robert Elfstrom | .... | additional camera operator (as Bob Elfstrom) | |
| Ned Hallick | .... | additional gaffer | |
| Wolfgang Held | .... | additional cinematographer | |
| Brian Heller | .... | aerial photographer | |
| Don Lenzer | .... | additional camera operator | |
| Robin McLeod | .... | camera operator: second unit | |
| Nancy Morita | .... | camera operator: second unit | |
| Allan Palmer | .... | camera operator: second unit | |
| John R. Priebe | .... | additional gaffer (as John Priebe) | |
| Ben Schneider | .... | additional camera operator: European crew | |
| Tom Schnitzler | .... | gaffer (as Thomas Schnitzler) | |
| Nancy Schreiber | .... | additional camera operator | |
| Bruce Sinofsky | .... | additional camera operator | |
| Bruce Smith | .... | camera operator: second unit | |
| Niclas Swanlund | .... | additional camera operator | |
| Kerry Sweeney | .... | additional gaffer (as Kieran Sweeney) | |
| Mike Van Dine | .... | additional gaffer | |
| Bill Winters | .... | camera operator: second unit | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Jennifer Brooks | .... | assistant editor | |
| Dave Gargani | .... | on-line editor | |
| Joe Gawler | .... | digital intermediate colorist | |
| Leslie King | .... | assistant editor | |
| Zachary MacDonald | .... | post-production | |
| Richie Roefaro | .... | post-production | |
| Kristine Smith | .... | associate editor | |
| David Zieff | .... | supervising editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Chris Robertson | .... | additional music clearance | |
Other crew | |||
| Ray Aparicio | .... | production assistant | |
| Randall Balsmeyer | .... | title designer | |
| Marc Frydman | .... | technical consultant | |
| Agnes Gardette | .... | production coordinator: @radical.media, Paris (as Agnès Gardette) | |
| Ian Kennedy | .... | production assistant | |
| Debra MacCulloch | .... | rights and clearances | |
| David Marchetti | .... | production assistant | |
| Mads Marstrand Nørfeldt | .... | production coordinator: Locomotion, Denmark (as Mads Nørfelt Marstrand) | |
| Sabrina Padwa | .... | general counsel: @radical.media | |
| Evan Schechtman | .... | technical advisor | |
| Ben Schneider | .... | production coordinator: @radical.media, Berlin | |
| Nadine Sklodowski | .... | runner | |
| Gino Tomac | .... | production assistant | |
| Nick Vuchnich | .... | marketing assistant | |
| Christian Zak | .... | technical director | |
Thanks | |||
| Ray Aparicio | .... | special thanks | |
| Guy Pechard | .... | special thanks | |
| Steven Wiig | .... | special thanks | |
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I don't know how they do it, but although Metallica lost me as a fan many years ago (sometime in the mid 90's), they still manage to release DVDs that are totally intriguing. "Cunning Stunts" was an intense concert movie that let you feel the energy of a Metallica gig, where even songs from "Load" and "ReLoad" sounded good. Now, "Some Kind Of Monster" is something even more special. Really special. As far as rock films go, this one is right up there with "The Kids Are Alright" and "The Last Waltz".
Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky are always there in time to catch the most important facial expressions, quotes and actions. The movie almost runs too perfectly, as if the whole thing had been scripted. The emotions of the band members and those around them seem so genuine, though, that it's hard to have any doubts about the movie's authenticity. It must have been a terrible stressing for the band - especially in a situation like this - to have cameras around them all the time. Throughout the whole movie you feel like you're in the room with one of the biggest rock bands on the planet and the cool thing is, that you really get a look behind the image, behind that Rock 'N' Roll dream. What you find are three guys that are just as unsure about themselves, their friendship and their career as everybody else is. Hetfield, Hammett and Ulrich try to be honest throughout the whole documentary and everybody comes across as a more or less normal person (Ulrich and his ego are more than just a bit annoying, though, and it's sad to see that the band still doesn't seem to have the tiniest bit of respect for their former bandmate Jason Newstedt, who had to put up with a lot of crap for almost 15 years). A whiny appearance by former band member/Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine sticks out as the most moving/funniest moment. It really must suck to feel like he does, regretting everyday that you've been kicked out of one of the biggest bands on earth. Respect for such an honest statement in front of the cameras, though.
"Some Kind Of Monster" entertains for more than 120 minutes (and there's more on the DVD) without ever getting boring. The weird thing about this documentary is, that it's never about the music, but more about the process of a band recording itself. Whoever said that this one is a must see for Metallica fans, documentary fans and anyone in between got it right. It's more than your usual VH1 special. This one REALLY takes a look "behind the music" and a very exciting one at that.