Hit So Hard (2011)

A documentary that follows Hole drummer Patty Schemel as she struggles with fame and addiction.

Director:

P. David Ebersole

Writers:

P. David Ebersole, Todd Hughes

Stars:

Patty Schemel, Courtney Love, Eric Erlandson

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patty Schemel	...	Herself
Courtney Love	...	Herself
Eric Erlandson	...	Himself
Melissa Auf der Maur	...	Herself
Kurt Cobain	...	Himself (archive footage)
Kristen Pfaff	...	Himself (archive footage)
Larry Schemel	...	Himself
Gina Schock	...	Herself
Debbi Peterson	...	Herself
Kate Schellenbach	...	Herself
Nina Gordon	...	Herself
Roddy Bottum	...	Himself
Joe Mama-Nitzberg	...	Himself
Phranc	...	Herself
Sarah Vowell	...	Herself

Storyline

HIT SO HARD follows the journey of Patty Schemel, the openly gay drummer of Courtney Love's seminal rock band 'Hole.' As a young girl who always knew she was 'different' from the other kids in her farm town home outside of Seattle, Patty never dreamed she would one day have her picture on the cover of 'Rolling Stone.' But she also never fathomed that she could lose it all. A true survivor of what we now know was the disaffected 'slacker' generation, Patty found herself, like her friend Kurt Cobain, embraced by the dark side.

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Taglines:

The Life & Near Death Story of Patty Schemel

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography | Music

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 November 2012 (UK)

Also Known As:

Spas' ta

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$3,174 (USA) (27 April 2012)

Gross:

$30,402 (USA) (8 June 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ebersole Hughes Company, The, Tight Ship Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film contains rare footage of the late Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain at home with his family in 1992 and 1993.

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Quotes

Courtney Love: Someone once said that Nirvana attracted everybody that'd ever been through a broken home. My niche is a lot more specific. It's a lot of females and a lot of gay guys and a few advanced, evolved heterosexual men. Not many but there're a few out there.

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Soundtracks

"Asking For It"
Written by Eric Erlandson, Courtney Love
Performed by Hole

User Reviews

A really fresh new look.

Ebersole and Hughes manage to avoid all the pitfalls of your average Fall and Rise story. It's incredibly touching without ever being sappy or self-indulgent. What comes across is the story of a really clever, talented, brave woman who you end up rooting for regardless of whether you were a fan or not. You see people rather than icons which is so rare and refreshing. There's also a real story here with some great twists which I won't give away.

If you are a fan (I am) there's just a ton of fascinating footage that really takes you back to that time. The interviews are candid, relaxed and very real which is a testament to the film-makers. Ebersole shows respect for his subjects and it shows. I saw it with a group of friends and we were still talking about it the next day.