Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)

The story of how an eccentric French shop keeper and amateur film maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner. The film contains... See full summary »

Director:

Banksy

Stars:

Banksy, Mr. Brainwash, Debora Guetta

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 16 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Banksy	...	Himself
Mr. Brainwash	...	Himself (as Thierry Guetta aka Mister Brainwash)
Debora Guetta	...	Herself
Monsieur André	...	Himself
Zeus	...	Himself
Shepard Fairey	...	Himself
Ron English	...	Himself
Caledonia Curry	...	Herself (as Swoon)
Borf	...	Himself
Buffmonster	...	Himself
Steve Lazarides	...	Himself
Wendy Asher	...	Herself
Roger Gastman	...	Himself
Laurent Nahoum-Vatinet	...	Himself
Amanda Fairey	...	Herself

Storyline

The story of how an eccentric French shop keeper and amateur film maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner. The film contains footage of Banksy, Shephard Fairey, Invader and many of the world's most infamous graffiti artists at work.

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Plot Keywords:

artist | graffiti artist | street artist | graffiti | eccentric | 

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Taglines:

The world's first Street Art disaster movie.

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Genres:

Documentary | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook [de] Official Facebook [es]

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English French

Release Date:

5 March 2010 (UK)

Also Known As:

Banksy - Exit Through the Gift Shop

Filming Locations:

Disneyland Park, Disneyland Resort - 1600 S. Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$170,756 (USA) (16 April 2010)

Gross:

$3,290,582 (USA) (29 October 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paranoid Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film had its unofficial UK premiere in an abandoned rail tunnel underneath London's Waterloo station, an area devoted to graffiti and street art. Tickets for this sold out in a minute. A red carpet was spraypainted on the ground especially for the occasion, while spectators were all presented with tins of spray paint as they left the screening.

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Quotes

Lazarides, Steve: I think the joke is on... I don't know who the joke's on - really. I don't even know if there is a joke.

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Crazy Credits

At the end says "No elephants were harmed during the making of this movie" referring to Banksy's US expo.

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Connections

Features Open Air (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Gadje Sirba"
Performed by A Hawk and A Hacksaw

User Reviews

Gotta Getta a Guetta

Like the very nature of the underground street art movement "Exit Through the Gift Shop" feels fresh and almost subversive. It doesn't matter to me if it is a conceptualized mockumentary, or a genuine attempt to record the outsider reality experienced by brilliant street artists like Shepard Fairey, Invader, and the infamous Banksy. "Exit Through The Gift Shop" is mischievous and immediate in the same way that street art is.

Mainly we watch the evolution of Thierry Guetta from an obsessive-compulsive videographer to a successful popular artist whose street credibility is quickly parlayed into the show of shows. Guetta takes contemporary icons and gives them Warholian emphasis, so we see a reinvention of Madonna, who once reinvented herself in a Marilyn-like way, and who we later learn commissions Mister Brainwash (Guetta) to design her cover art. Guetta's point-of-view is absolutely authentic in the way it synthesizes and skewers popular culture. Or is it Banksy's point-of-view? It doesn't matter. It's brilliant, provocative, charming, and completely entertaining.