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

Of the four leads that portray the all American band, Motley Crue, Colson Baker aka Machine Gun Kelly who plays Tommie Lee is the only actor who is actually American in real life. Douglas Booth (Nikki Six) is from England, Iwan Rheon (Mick Mars) is from Wales, and Daniel Webber (Vince Neil) is from Australia.

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Goofs

In the opening scenes you see Nikki (then Frankie) dancing around his room with a six string guitar. According to the book, The Dirt, Nikki had never owned a guitar before auditioning for his first band in high school. This lead to him to stealing a bass guitar (because he didn't know the difference between the two types of guitars) and bringing to the audition for lead guitarist. He had to learn how to play the instrument (that he'd play for the rest of his career) because of this mistake.

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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

Features Mötley Crüe: Uncensored (1986)

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Soundtracks

Man on the Moon
Written by Jonathan Elias, John Petersen
Performed by Jonathan Elias, John Petersen
Courtesy of MTV, Viacom Media Networks

User Reviews

Inside Motley Crue

I watched this last night with my husband. I don't know much about Motley Crue having grown up a child of the 90s, but I certainly want to read The Dirt now I've seen the film. It's a little bit cheesy in some scenes, but overall is an enjoyable film detailing the debaucherous and crazy antics of the band. Worth a watch!