Beastie Boys Story (2020)

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1h 59min
Documentary, Biography
24 Apr 2020 (USA)
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Here's a little story they're about to tell... Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of the band, Beastie Boys, and 40 years of friendship in a live documentary experience directed by friend and collaborator, Spike Jonze.

Director:

Spike Jonze

Writers:

Adam Horovitz, Spike Jonze, Mike D

Stars:

Awards:

Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations.
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Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz tell you an intimate, personal story of their band and 40 years of friendship in this live documentary experience directed by their longtime friend and collaborator and former hall monitor, Spike Jonze.

Still of Mike D (I) and Adam Horovitz (I) in Beastie Boys Story (2020)

Still of Mike D (I) and Beastie Boys in Beastie Boys Story (2020)

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Cast

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	Beastie Boys	...	Themselves
	Mike D	...	Self
	Adam Horovitz	...	Self
	Adam Yauch	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Ben Stiller	...	Self
	Steve Buscemi	...	Self
	David Cross	...	Self
	Michael Kenneth Williams	...	Bob Dylan
	Aerosmith	...	Themselves (archiveFootage)
	Bad Brains	...	Themselves (archiveFootage)
	Afrika Bambaataa	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	John Berry	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Kurtis Blow	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Mario Caldato Jr.	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Dick Clark	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Don Cornelius	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Adam Curry	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	The Dalai Lama	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Matt Dike	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Karen Duffy	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Dust Brothers	...	Themselves (archiveFootage)
	Full Force	...	Themselves (archiveFootage)
	Luscious Jackson	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Spike Jonze	...	Self (voice)
	Kurt Loder	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Madonna	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Money Mark	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Joan Rivers	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Rick Rubin	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Run-D.M.C.	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Kate Schellenbach	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Russell Simmons	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Brian Williams	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	T. la Rock	...	Self (archiveFootage)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Björk	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Dan Cortese	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	DJ Hurricane	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Daisy Fuentes	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Dave Grohl	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	LL Cool J	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Biz Markie	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Mark Messier	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Fred Newman	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Q-Tip	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Rage Against the Machine	...	Themselves (archiveFootage)
	Lionel Richie	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Kenny Rogers	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Dave Scilken	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Michael Stipe	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Alex Trebek	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Mark Wahlberg	...	Self (archiveFootage)

Directed by

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Spike Jonze

Written by

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Adam Horovitz	...	()

Spike Jonze	...	()

Mike D	...	()

Produced by

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Amanda Adelson	...	producer
Michele Anthony	...	executive producer
Jason Baum	...	producer
Thomas Benski	...	executive producer
David Blackman	...	executive producer
Dan Bowen	...	executive producer
Sam Bridger	...	executive producer
John Cutcliffe	...	executive producer
Alison Goodwin	...	co-producer
Jonah Hill	...	co-executive producer
Justin Holt	...	post producer
Adam Horovitz	...	executive producer
Spike Jonze	...	producer
Mike D	...	executive producer
Ashley Newton	...	executive producer
Chris Rouchard	...	line producer
John Silva	...	executive producer
Peter Smith	...	executive producer
Sandra Soczka	...	Post production producer
Dechen Wangdu	...	executive producer
Frances Yauch	...	co-executive producer
Losel Yauch	...	co-executive producer

Cinematography by

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Autumn Durald Arkapaw

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(as Autumn Durald)

Editing by

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Jeff Buchanan
Zoe Schack

Editorial Department

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Chris Amos	...	Video Content Additional Editor
Brad Besser	...	first assistant editor
Evan Bluestein	...	assistant editor
Karen M. Boyle-Anastasio	...	on-line editor
Meetal Gokul	...	Senior Director Client Services: IMAX
Andy Harold	...	digital intermediate producer
Jason Keehne	...	on-line editor
Beau Leon	...	colorist
Nabil Moo	...	color assistant

Casting By

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Rikki Gimelstob
David Vaccari

Production Design by

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Sam Lisenco

Art Direction by

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Eric Dean

Production Management

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Brett Frana

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production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Lance Bangs	...	second unit director
Tom Gaito	...	first assistant director
Tate Nova	...	second assistant director

Art Department

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William J. Hopper

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additional graphics (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Paul Aulicino	...	sound effects editor
Rachel Boissevain	...	audio operator
Lauren Cascio	...	Post production sound
Jacob Feinberg	...	sound recordist
Jonathan Herrera	...	a2: talent
Jonathan Kreimerman	...	audio operator
Al Lowe	...	assistant engineer
Duncan McRae	...	re-recording mix technician
Michael Miller	...	adr mixer
Nick Mortillaro	...	adr mixer
Doris Perrolf	...	audio operator
Pernell L. Salinas	...	sound editor
William Tzouris	...	sound recordist
Martyn Zub	...	re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by

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Zameer Hussain	...	creative head: Botvfx
Jake Maymudes	...	visual effects supervisor: Wylie Visual Effects
Taylor Rae Powers	...	visual effects coordinator
Janelle Ralla	...	senior visual effects supervisor (as Janelle Croshaw)
Ranjith	...	compositor
Andrew Siner	...	digital compositor
Peter Timberlake	...	digital compositor
Shane Ryan Valdez	...	Outsource Supervisor

Stunts

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Chad Knorr

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stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Lance Bangs	...	camera operator
Braden Belmonte	...	First assistant camera: "a" camera
Gregory Cahill	...	key grip
Don Cerrone	...	dolly grip
James Elton Davis	...	gaffer
Andrew Michael Fletcher	...	a camera/steadicam operator
Brett Frana	...	assistant camera
Michael Fuchs	...	camera operator
Christopher Graham	...	video engineer
Rory Hanrahan	...	first assistant camera
Meg Kettell	...	camera operator: RailCam
Chris Reynolds	...	camera operator
Brendan K. Russell	...	first assistant camera
Rebecca Venezia	...	1st assistant camera
Thomas Wong	...	digital imaging technician

Location Management

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Brett Frana

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location manager

Additional Crew

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Gabrielle Altheim	...	assistant to executive producer
Brett Dicus	...	technical manager
Bruce Dixon	...	chief financial officer: Pulse Films
Jonathan G. Fisher	...	Clearance Counsel / clearance counsel
Brett Frana	...	technical director
Susan Nickerson	...	researcher
Chris Perez	...	clearance counsel
Chris Rouchard	...	line producer
Russell Toub	...	production assistant
Daniel Villagomez	...	credits administrator
David Altobelli	...	Post Production Assistant (uncredited)
Riccardo Mimmi	...	Italian subtitles (uncredited)

Thanks

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Steve Buscemi	...	special thanks
David Cross	...	special thanks
Tamra Davis	...	special thanks
Lena Dunham	...	special thanks
Megan Ellison	...	special thanks
Bridget Everett	...	special thanks
Julie Grau	...	special thanks
Ben Stiller	...	special thanks
Michael Kenneth Williams	...	special thanks (as Michael K. Williams)
Adam Yauch	...	in memory of

Production Companies

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Distributors

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Apple TV+ (2020) (World-wide) (video) (VOD)
Apple TV+ (2020) (Singapore) (video) (VOD)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Endcrawl.com (end titles made with)
Fintage House (collection account management)
Hula Post (editing systems and services)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords	friendship documentary-executive-produced-by-subject executive-produced-by-subject friend See All (4) »
Genres	Documentary Biography Music
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:16 Australia:M Germany:12 (self-applied) Italy:T (self-applied) Russia:18+ Singapore:M18 South Korea:15 (self-applied) Spain:12 (self-applied) United States:TV-MA

Additional Details

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Also Known As	La historia de los Beastie Boys (Spain) 野兽男孩的故事 (China, Mandarin title) Η ιστορία των Beastie Boys (Greece) La storia dei Beastie Boys (Italy) 비스티 보이즈 스토리 (South Korea) See more »
Runtime	119 min
Official Sites	Official Site
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.33 : 1 (some scenes) See more »
Filming Locations	Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	This movie is based on the book, "Beastie Boys Book" written by Adam Horovitz and Mike D. They both appear in the movie as narrators. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in The 2020 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2020). See more »
Soundtracks	Auntie Jackie Poom Poom Delicious See more »

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