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| 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 | |
| Romain Lefebure | ... | Himself | |
| Clemence Janin | ... | Herself | |
| David Healy | ... | Himself | |
| Celeste Sparrow | ... | Herself | |
| Derek Walborn | ... | Himself | |
| Adam Lawrence | ... | Himself | |
| Justin Murphy | ... | Himself | |
| Justin Saliman | ... | Himself (as Dr Justin Saliman) | |
| Sonja Teri | ... | Herself | |
| Grace Jehan | ... | Herself | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Rhys Ifans | ... | Narrator | |
| Space Invader | ... | Himself | |
| Christina Aguilera | ... | Herself (uncredited) | |
| Beck | ... | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Victor Borrayo | ... | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Angie Crouch | ... | Herself (uncredited) | |
| Mary Cummins | ... | Herself - elephant inspector (uncredited) | |
| Liam Gallagher | ... | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Noel Gallagher | ... | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Angelina Jolie | ... | Herself (uncredited) | |
| Jude Law | ... | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Jay Leno | ... | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Joshua Levine | ... | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Shaquille O'Neal | ... | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Brad Pitt | ... | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Alastair Stewart | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Tai | ... | Elephant (uncredited) | |
| Alex Thomson | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Banksy | |||
Produced by | |||
| Holly Cushing | .... | executive producer | |
| Holly Cushing | .... | producer | |
| Jaimie D'Cruz | .... | producer | |
| James Gay-Rees | .... | executive producer | |
| James Gay-Rees | .... | producer | |
| Melody Howse | .... | assistant producer | |
Film Editing by | |||
| Tom Fulford | |||
| Chris King | |||
Sound Department | |||
| Jim Carey | .... | head of sound | |
| Jack Gillies | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Mark Henry | .... | consulting sound supervisor | |
| Mark Henry | .... | sound mixer | |
| Alan Sallabank | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Grant Waters | .... | sound | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Adam Glasman | .... | digital colourist | |
| Aurora Shannon | .... | digital intermediate assistant | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Eric Coleman | .... | camera operator | |
| Brian Cross | .... | camera operator | |
| Jerry Henry | .... | camera operator | |
| Todd Mazer | .... | camera operator | |
| Andy Phipps | .... | camera operator | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Adam Eddy | .... | on-line editor | |
| Rob Farris | .... | digital intermediate producer | |
| Steve Harrow | .... | post-production consultant | |
| Nick Timms | .... | technical operator | |
Music Department | |||
| Roni Size | .... | composer: additional music (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Pablo Aravena | .... | graffiti film archive | |
| Lou Auguste | .... | graffiti film archive | |
| Keith Haskel | .... | graffiti film archive | |
| Dana O'Keefe | .... | sales agent | |
| George Pank | .... | business affairs consultant | |
Thanks | |||
| Roa | .... | special thanks | |
| Vhils | .... | special thanks | |
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I came into this as a complete neutral. I knew of some street artists, but not many, and liked the Banksy murals and oils that I had seen. I came away from the film impressed.
Firstly and most importantly it's entertaining. It's smart, charismatic and at times quite, quite funny. But its also a film that leaves a lasting impression as it has an ending that is a bit ambiguous as to whether it is a prank or not. It is a film of two halves - both halves providing great PR for the street artists. The first half is a documentary of several street artists. The street artists are likable and unpretentious. Their message is unmistakable and runs along the lines of 'We enjoy what we do and hope you do'. And I must admit I did. Top of this pile is Banksy. Obviously incredibly talented and laugh out loud, he steals the show as the docu focuses on his palestinian wall art, his Disneyland prank and the LA Show. Its impressive stuff. Now the ambiguous second half. Thierry, the filmmaker, himself, becomes an artist and the film takes great pleasure in showing how awful he is. Despite this he manages to put on a successful show in LA. Instantly it becomes a satire on contemporary art and how the art buying public are sometimes unable to distinguish between good and bad art. What is ambiguous here is the authenticity of Thierry, aka Mr Brainwash, Is this a prank where he is deliberately awful, or is he genuinely oblivious to his awfulness. Well you will have to watch it to form your own opinion. I guarantee at the very least you'll have an enjoyable hour and a half forming that opinion