Dig! (2004)

A documentary on the once-promising American rock bands The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy Warhols, and the friendship/rivalry between their respective founders, Anton Newcombe and Courtney Taylor.

Director:

Ondi Timoner

Writer:

Ondi Timoner

Stars:

Anton Newcombe, Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Joel Gion

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Anton Newcombe	...	Himself
Courtney Taylor-Taylor	...	Himself
Joel Gion	...	Himself
Matt Hollywood	...	Himself
Peter Holmström	...	Himself
Zia McCabe	...	Herself
Brent DeBoer
Eric Hedford	...	Himself
Dean Taylor	...	Himself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brad Wm. Clark	...	Himself
The Dandy Warhols	...	Themselves
Jeff Davies	...	Himself
Frankie Emerson	...	Himself
Erik Gavriluk	...	Himself
Nic Harcourt	...	Himself

Storyline

A documentary on the rivalry between two rock bands. On one hand we have The Dandy Warhols, and its leader Courtney Taylor-Taylor, and on the other The Brian Jonestown Massacre, lead by Anton Newcombe. They used to be close friends but their differing lifestyles and ambitions, especially that of Anton Newcombe, have forced them apart, to the point of being enemies.

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Plot Keywords:

rock band | music industry | f rated | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 April 2005 (France)

Also Known As:

DiG!

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$20,437, 3 October 2004, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$127,067, 19 December 2004

Company Credits

Production Co:

Interloper Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Courtney Taylor-Taylor is singer of The Dandy Warhols which is one the bands included on the documentary. Taylor-Taylor narrates the film, giving the viewer the idea that the opinions given are his own.

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Quotes

Anton Newcombe: I'll just say what I got to say. I'm here to destroy this fucked up system. I will do it. That's why I got the job. I said let it be me; I said use my hands. I will use our strength. Let's fuckin' burn it to the ground!

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Connections

Referenced in Watching the Detectives (2007)

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Soundtracks

Satellite
Written by Anton Newcombe (as A. Newcombe)
Performed by The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Courtesy of Bomp!/Tangible

User Reviews

killer!

Damn, was that a lot to take in. I was pretty much mesmerised throughout. It was pretty perfect, though I would say the editing had a lot to do with that. I can't believe this guy stayed on good terms with the lot of them (Anton especially) to get all of this footage without any serious... beef. The Dandy's did come off well-together, middle-class kids who took advantage of their situation (and rightly so!). I felt bad for Jonestown and especially for Anton, which maybe wasn't what a lot of other people felt. Great piece of film-making and great choice of subject(s). I recommend this to any music/film fan. You'll probably learn something about film-making.