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Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007)
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18 May 2007 (UK) moreTagline:
A celebration of Joe Strummer - Before, during and after The ClashPlot:
As the front man of the Clash from 1977 onwards, Joe Strummer changed people's lives forever. Four years after his death... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 2 nominations moreUser Comments:
Don't Miss This Intensely Moving Film The Spirit and Essence Of An Interesting and Inspiring Subject, Brilliantly Captured. moreCast
(Credited cast)| Brigitte Bardot | ... | Herself (archive footage) | |
| Bono | ... | Himself | |
| Steve Buscemi | ... | Himself | |
| Terry Chimes | ... | Himself | |
| John Cooper Clarke | ... | Himself | |
| John Cusack | ... | Himself | |
| Peter Cushing | ... | Winston Smith (archive footage) | |
| Johnny Depp | ... | Himself | |
| Matt Dillon | ... | Himself | |
| Tymon Dogg | ... | Himself | |
| Joe Ely | ... | Himself | |
| Dick Evans | ... | Himself | |
| Flea | ... | Himself | |
| Alasdair Gillis | ... | Himself | |
| Ian Gillis | ... | Himself | |
| Topper Headon | ... | Himself | |
| Mick Jagger | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Jim Jarmusch | ... | Himself | |
| Mick Jones | ... | Himself | |
| Steve Jones | ... | Himself | |
| Anthony Kiedis | ... | Himself | |
| Don Letts | ... | Himself | |
| Bernie Rhodes | ... | Himself | |
| David Lee Roth | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Joe Strummer | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
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Strummer (International: English title) (informal short title)Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (Australia) (poster title)
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Crummy Bum Blues moreFAQ
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This is a film which will be essential to those of us who found their own lives inspired and enriched by the works and legend of Joe Strummer. However, The Future Is Unwritten proves itself more than just a music biography, by being a crystal clear platform for Joe Strummer's heartfelt (though often contradictory) humanist views, by being outstanding as a creative work in its own right, and by demonstrating just how good, and how engaging, a well made documentary can be.
Julien Temple's film had me weeping (frequently), laughing aloud and made me feel at times like I was running back through my own, damaged and painful, memory tapes. Tender, intense and intimate, the film is cleverly held together by the campfire 'motto' - which adds to the intimacy and is perfect for this squat-hippy-punk history.
Best music film of all time? I can only think of that long-ago BBC2 Arena doc on Jerry Lee Lewis to rival it. This film really is THAT good. Thanks, Julien Temple. You done the world and Joe's memory a very good thing.