Hated: GG Allin & the Murder Junkies (1993)

Documentary about notorious punk rock performer GG Allin.

Director:

Todd Phillips

Writer:

Todd Phillips (by)

Stars:

GG Allin, Merle Allin, Brian Unk Hunter

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
GG Allin	...	Self
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Merle Allin	...	Self
Brian Unk Hunter	...	Self (as Unk)
Shireen Kadivar	...	Razor
Dee Dee Ramone	...	Self
John Rinaldi	...	Chicken John
Geraldo Rivera	...	Self (archive footage)
Malcolm Tent	...	Self

Storyline

Documentary about the life and death of the notorious underground punk icon GG Allin, the foul mouthed, heroin shooting lead singer of the Murder Junkies, who would throw excrement at the crowd, start fights with the biggest guys in the audience, and threatened to kill himself onstage. He was considered the lowest common denominator of our society by some, an avant-garde artist by others. He died of an overdose in the early 90's.

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Plot Keywords:

excrement | coprophilia | urination | male nudity | male full frontal nudity | 

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Taglines:

GG Allin, le dernier vrai punk

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography | Music

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Allin's funeral was well attended by his many drug fueled fans and it quickly devolved into debauchery with attendees playing with the corpse, forcing liquor down the throat and other horrendous acts.

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Connections

Features The Geraldo Rivera Show (1987)

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Soundtracks

Bite It You Scum
(p) 1991 GG Allin & The Murder Junkies

User Reviews

One-sided.

First off, let me say that I found "Hated" to be a very entertaining film, and I believe that G.G. Allin was as legitimate an American folksinger as Leadbelly or Woody Guthrie (his material was more, ummm...specialized, but listen to 'Gypsy Motherf*cker', 'Liquor-Slicked Highway', or 'Shove That Warrant Up Your Ass' to get an idea of what I'm talking about). But rather than being a balanced portrait, "Hated" is largely a performance. Some people will just respond, "So?" after reading that. But it matters because this film takes itself soooooo seriously. There are serious moments in it, of course, but there's a lot of humor as well...and a lot of artifice on Allin's part. Did he have a horrible childhood? Yes, by all accounts. Was there a time when his onstage antics were more sincere than when "Hated" was filmed? Yes--just check out the archival footage of his spoken-word performance in Boston in 1988; he wasn't kidding around. (Actually, the excerpts featured in the film don't even reveal all of the embarrassing, frightening, and nakedly emotional moments of that performance; you'll have to track down a bootleg video or DVD to see the whole enchilada.) But why, at thirty-six or thirty-seven--when you're out of prison and looking relatively healthy, and you've achieved at least some level of notoriety--do you still feel the need to cut yourself, eat your own sh*t, and beat up your fans? The answer is that G.G. Allin apparently DIDN'T want to do this anymore. Just before his death, according to biographer Joe Coughlin, Allin said that he wanted to retire from the punk scene and go into country music. And why not? When you're approaching forty, you simply can't withstand the kind of self-abuse that Allin's fans had come to expect. But he soldiered on for another couple of years, doing precisely what WAS expected of him, and died because of it (if indirectly). G.G. Allin had a natural, genuine talent, but he painted himself into a corner pretty early on. He loved his daughter, was a fan of Captain Kangaroo and at one time had a damned fine singing voice. The monstrous character that he played--and sometimes became--was interesting, but it's a shame that "Hated" lets us see only that facet of his personality.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hated: G.G. Allin and the Murder Junkies

Company Credits

Production Co:

Skinny Nervous Guy

Technical Specs

Runtime:

52 min (original)

Color:

Color