Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)

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2h 21min
Documentary, Music
Sep 2004 (USA)
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The iconic metal band struggles for two years to create their album St. Anger, dealing with alcoholism, the loss of their bass player, and the challenge of working with a psychotherapist.

Directors:

Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky

Stars:

Awards:

5 wins & 4 nominations.
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Still of James Hetfield (I) in Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)

Still of Kirk Hammett and Lars Ulrich (I) in Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)

Still of Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich (I), James Hetfield (I), Metallica and Cliff Burton in Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)

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Cast

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	Metallica	...	Themselves
	Lars Ulrich	...	Self
	Kirk Hammett	...	Self
	Robert Trujillo	...	Self
	James Hetfield	...	Self
	Echobrain	...	Themselves
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Michael Ansaldo	...	Self
	Eric Avery	...	Self
	Uwe Bradke	...	Self
	Cliff Burnstein	...	Self
	Cliff Burton	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Crazy Cabbie	...	Self
	Martin Carlsson	...	Self
	Steffan Chirazi	...	Self (as Stefan Chirazi)
	Knut Claussen	...	Self
	Dylan Donkin	...	Self
	Marcelo Flores	...	Self
	Erica Forstadt	...	Self
	Antonio Freitas	...	Self
	Gio Gasparetti	...	Self
	Mike Gillies	...	Self
	Brett Gorvy	...	Self
	Lani Hammett	...	Self
	Zach Harmon	...	Self
	Eric Helmkamp	...	Self
	Cali Tee Hetfield	...	Self
	Castor Virgil Hetfield	...	Self
	Francesca Hetfield	...	Self
	Masanori Ito	...	Self
	Pepper Keenan	...	Self
	Marko Lehtinen	...	Self
	Danny Lohner	...	Self
	Zane Lowe	...	Self
	Elena Luciano	...	Self
	Will MacLachlan	...	Self
	Peter Mensch	...	Self
	Pam Moore	...	Self - 24 Hour News (archiveFootage)
	Frank Munoz	...	Self
	Dave Mustaine	...	Self
	John Norris	...	Self - MTV News (archiveFootage)
	Nathaniel Oliver Grey	...	Teacher
	Peter Paterno	...	Self
	Scott Reeder	...	Self - Unida / Kyuss
	Scott Reeder	...	Self
	Scott Reeder	...	Self
	Marc Reiter	...	Self
	Bob Rock	...	Self
	Brian Sagrafena	...	Self
	Skylar Satenstein	...	Self
	Niclas Swanlund	...	Self
	Phil Towle	...	Self
	Myles Ulrich	...	Self
	Torben Ulrich	...	Self
	Jeordie White	...	Self (as Twiggy Ramirez)
	Patricia Wiig	...	Self
	Steven Wiig	...	Self
	Chris Wyse	...	Self
	Joe Berlinger	...	Self (uncredited)
	Dan Braun	...	Self (uncredited)
	Jason Newsted	...	Self (uncredited)
	Bruce Sinofsky	...	Self (uncredited)
	Orrie V.	...	Self - Guest at Kimo's (uncredited)

Directed by

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Joe Berlinger
Bruce Sinofsky

Produced by

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Joe Berlinger	...	executive producer / producer
Michael Bonfiglio	...	associate producer
Rachel Dawson	...	associate producer
Robert Fernandez	...	consulting producer
Julie Fischer	...	post-production producer
Jon Kamen	...	executive producer
Frank Scherma	...	executive producer
Bruce Sinofsky	...	producer

Cinematography by

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Robert Richman

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director of photography (as Bob Richman) / director of photography

Editing by

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Doug Abel
M. Watanabe Milmore
Greg Rogers
David Zieff	...	supervising editor

Editorial Department

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Jennifer Brooks	...	assistant editor
Dave Gargani	...	on-line editor
Joe Gawler	...	digital intermediate colorist
Leslie King	...	assistant editor
Zachary MacDonald	...	post-production
Richie Roefaro	...	post-production
Kristine Smith	...	associate editor
Scott C. Wilson	...	(segment "s") additional editor
David Zieff	...	supervising editor
Charles Herzfeld	...	post-production coordinator (uncredited)

Production Management

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Michael Balabuch	...	post-production supervisor
Cheryll Stone	...	production manager

Sound Department

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Michael Emery	...	sound recordist
Jeremy Frindel	...	assistant sound editor
James Jack	...	sound recordist
Mark Kenna	...	consultant: dolby film sound
Andy Kris	...	supervising sound editor
Eddie O'Connor	...	sound recordist

Visual Effects by

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Mitch Paulson

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digital preview colorist

Camera and Electrical Department

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Eli Adler	...	camera operator: second unit
John Behrens	...	camera operator: second unit
Joe Berlinger	...	additional camera operator
Michael Bonfiglio	...	camera operator: second unit
Mike Booth	...	additional gaffer
John Chater	...	additional camera operator
Annamaria DiSanto	...	still photographer
Andrew Eckmann	...	additional gaffer (as Drew Eckmann)
Robert Elfstrom	...	additional camera operator (as Bob Elfstrom)
Ned Hallick	...	additional gaffer
Wolfgang Held	...	additional cinematographer / additional cinematography
Brian Heller	...	aerial photographer
Don Lenzer	...	additional camera operator
Robin McLeod	...	camera operator: second unit
Nancy Morita	...	camera operator: second unit
Allan Palmer	...	camera operator: second unit
John Priebe	...	additional gaffer
Ben Schneider	...	additional camera operator: European crew
Tom Schnitzler	...	gaffer (as Thomas Schnitzler)
Nancy Schreiber	...	additional camera operator
Bruce Sinofsky	...	additional camera operator
Bruce Smith	...	camera operator: second unit
Niclas Swanlund	...	additional camera operator
Kerry Sweeney	...	additional gaffer (as Kieran Sweeney)
Mike Van Dine	...	additional gaffer
Bill Winters	...	camera operator: second unit

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Wayne Anderson

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wardrobe

Music Department

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Chris Robertson

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additional music clearance

Additional Crew

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Ray Aparicio	...	production assistant
Randall Balsmeyer	...	title designer
Lisa M. Friedrichs	...	production assistant
Marc Frydman	...	technical consultant
Agnes Gardette	...	production coordinator: @radical.media, Paris (as Agnès Gardette)
Ian Kennedy	...	production assistant
Debra MacCulloch	...	rights and clearances
David Marchetti	...	production assistant
Adam Seth Nelson	...	Marketing & Public Relations
Mads Marstrand Nørfeldt	...	production coordinator: Locomotion, Denmark (as Mads Nørfelt Marstrand)
Sabrina Padwa	...	general counsel: @radical.media
Cindy Rhodes	...	production assistant
Jan Rofekamp	...	world sales: Films Transit International Inc.
Evan Schechtman	...	technical advisor
Ben Schneider	...	production coordinator: @radical.media, Berlin
Nadine Sklodowski	...	runner
Gino Tomac	...	production assistant
Nick Vuchnich	...	marketing assistant
Christian Zak	...	technical director

Thanks

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Ray Aparicio	...	special thanks
Jack Lechner	...	special thanks
Brian Lew	...	special thanks
Matt Olyphant	...	special thanks / very special thanks (creditOnly)
Guy Pechard	...	special thanks
Claire Sinofsky	...	special thanks
Steven Wiig	...	special thanks

Production Companies

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Distributors

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IFC Films (2004) (United States) (theatrical)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
Bio Rex Distribution (2004) (Finland) (theatrical)
Dendy Films (2004) (Australia) (theatrical)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
U Talkin 2 Me (2005) (France) (theatrical)
Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
CinemArt (Czechia)
Films Transit International (2004) (Non-US) (tv)
Music Television (MTV) (2004) (World-wide) (tv)
Palisades Tartan (2009) (United Kingdom)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (Brazil) (VHS)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Diamond Time (music clearances)
DitlevFilms (end title sequence)
Donna Daniels Public Relations (publicity)
Elektra Records (soundtrack)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Some Kind of Monster is a music documentary about Metallica's making of their album St. Anger and the difficulties they had to go through in the process. The directors shot over 1200 hours and followed the band around night and day for over a year to create this documentary. Written by Mathias Nielsen Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	unintentionally-funny music-video singer vocalist singing See All (34) »
Taglines	The film that redefines group therapy. See more »
Genres	Documentary Music
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Australia:M Canada:14A Chile:16+ (Netflix self-rating) Czechia:12 Denmark:7 (TV rating) Finland:K-3 Germany:12 Ireland:12 Netherlands:AL Norway:A (cinema rating) Poland:12 Singapore:NC-16 South Korea:15 South Korea:18 Spain:A (ICAA) Sweden:Btl Sweden:13 (Netflix self-rating) Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) United Kingdom:15 United States:Not Rated

Additional Details

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Also Known As	Metallica (Finland) Metallica: Подібний монстру (Ukraine) メタリカ:真実の瞬間 (Japan, Japanese title) Metallica: Η καρδιά του κτήνους (Greece) 金屬製品樂團：異種怪獸 (Taiwan) See more »
Runtime	141 min
Official Sites	Official site
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.33 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Dolby Digital
Filming Locations	Giants Stadium, Meadowlands Sports Complex - 50 State Highway 120, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend United States

$46,359, 11 Jul 2004

Did You Know?

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Trivia	All the footage for the film was comprised of 1600 hours of footage and was cut down to 2 Hours and 20 minutes. See more »
Movie Connections	Edited from MTV News (1989). See more »
Soundtracks	Frantic See more »
Quotes	[Metallica is asked to record a radio promo] Lars Ulrich: Hey it's Lars from Metallica. I'm about to stick 50 grand up your ass... James Hetfield: ...One dollar at a time. See more »

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