Shut Up and Play the Hits (2012)

On April 2nd 2011, LCD Soundsystem played its final show at Madison Square Garden. Documenting this once in a life time performance and an intimate portrait of James Murphy as he navigates the lead-up to the show, the day after, and the personal and professional ramifications of his decision.

Directors:

Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern

Stars:

James Murphy, Chuck Klosterman, Keith Wood

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
James Murphy	...	Himself
Chuck Klosterman	...	Himself
Keith Wood	...	Himself
Nancy Whang	...	Herself
Pat Mahoney	...	Himself
Al Doyle	...	Himself
Tyler Pope	...	Himself
Gavin Russom	...	Himself
Phil Mossman	...	Himself
David Scott Stone	...	Himself
Matt Thornley	...	Himself
Gunnar Bjerk	...	Himself
Petunia	...	Herself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Keith Anderson	...	Himself
Aziz Ansari	...	Himself

Storyline

On April 2nd 2011, LCD Soundsystem played its final show at Madison Square Garden. LCD frontman James Murphy had made the conscious decision to disband one of the most celebrated and influential bands of its generation at the peak of its popularity, ensuring that the band would go out on top with the biggest and most ambitious concert of its career. The instantly sold out, near four-hour extravaganza did just that, moving the thousands in attendance to tears of joy and grief, with New York magazine calling the event "a marvel of pure craft" and TIME magazine lamenting "we may never dance again." Documenting this once in a life time performance and an intimate portrait of James Murphy as he navigates the lead-up to the show, the day after, and the personal and professional ramifications of his decision.

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Plot Keywords:

madison square garden | six word title | imperative in title | interview | punk band | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 July 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

LCD Soundsystem: Cállate y toca los éxitos

Box Office

Gross USA:

$510,334

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$629,107

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pulse Films, Killer Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title of the film was thought up by Win Butler, who yelled it at James Murphy while the filmmakers were trying to decide on a title.

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Quotes

James Murphy: I was 38 years old and I said 'I'm gonna make a record'.

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Connections

References Twin Peaks (1990)

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Soundtracks

Bye Bye Bayou
Written by Alan Vega
Performed by James Murphy

User Reviews

Good but not certainly not what the Sundance praise suggested

This was a pretty solid "music" documentary. The concert footage from MSG was nothing short of spectacular (I'm looking forward to seeing the entire show on DVD).

The dialogue between Murphy and interviewers was incredibly weak however. Murphy seemed uncomfortable with truly expressing what he was thinking, obviously he was put on the spot constantly and didn't know how to respond. I also found it humorous that he insinuated that he loves taking the subway... yet he was riding around in a town car or Escalade the entire time... child please. I used to really like Murphy but after seeing this film I totally understand why the band folded, he is incredibly egotistical. See it for the excellent concert footage, ignore Murphy rambling.