The Dirt (2019)

The story of how Mötley Crüe came to be one of the most notorious rock 'n roll groups in history.

Director:

Jeff Tremaine

Writers:

Amanda Adelson (screenplay), Tommy Lee (book)

Stars:

Douglas Booth, Iwan Rheon, Daniel Webber

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Machine Gun Kelly	...	Tommy Lee (as Colson Baker)
Erin Ownbey	...	Excited Partygoer
Douglas Booth	...	Nikki Sixx
Aaron Jay Rome	...	Kayla's Boyfriend
Daniel Webber	...	Vince Neil
Alyssa Marie Stilwell	...	Kayla (as Alyssa Stillwell)
Brittany Furlan	...	Biker Chick
Iwan Rheon	...	Mick Mars
Trace Masters	...	Frank Feranna, Jr., Age 8
Matthew Underwood	...	Gino (as Matthew Clinton Underwood)
Kathryn Morris	...	Deana
Vince Mattis	...	Frank Feranna, Jr. (as Vince Robert Mattis)
Mark Ashworth	...	Deana's Boyfriend
Avis-Marie Barnes	...	Officer
Eleanor T. Threatt	...	County Clerk

Storyline

The story of how Mötley Crüe came to be one of the most notorious rock 'n roll groups in history.

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Plot Keywords:

junkie | music band | bass | bassist | vocalist | 

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Genres:

Biography | Comedy | Drama | Music

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Official Netflix

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 March 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Dirt

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

10th Street Entertainment, LBI Entertainment, Netflix

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the scene when Nikki wakes up in his hotel room with a groupie next to him, he throws a burrito out of the bed. According to Vince Neil, after a night of sex with groupies, Mötley Crüe would drive to a restaurant to buy egg burritos and rub them on their crotches to cover the smell of sexual intercourse so their girlfriends would not suspect their activities.

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Goofs

When Mötley Crüe play their first gig at the Forum in Inglewood, CA, the exterior color of the arena (behind the white columns) is painted blue. The Fabulous Forum was actually painted "California sunset red" at that time and was repainted blue only after Wayne Gretzky was traded to the Los Angeles Kings in the late 80's to early 90's. Furthermore, the band did not perform at the Forum until 1985.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Nikki Sixx: [narrating] The 1980s, the worst fucking decade in human history. Preppies and keyboards, stupid haircuts, Jazzercise, and "Just Say No". It all fucking sucked! So what do you do when you're born in the wrong time? You make it yours. And that's what we did to the Sunset Strip.

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Connections

References The Fall Guy (1981)

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Soundtracks

You Can't Put Your Arms Round a Memory
Written by Johnny Thunders (as John Anthony Genzale, Jr.)
Performed by Johnny Thunders
Courtesy of the Estate of Johnny Thunders

User Reviews

Ten stars all day

If you weren't there, you may not get it. Great film.

Motley Crue defined the era from their start to their break-up. It wasn't grunge that killed rock-n-roll, it was the break-up of Motley Crue.

This was waaaay better than I expected. Watch it!