Amy (2015)

Archival footage and personal testimonials present an intimate portrait of the life and career of British singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse.

Director:

Asif Kapadia

Stars:

Amy Winehouse, Mitch Winehouse, Mark Ronson

Won 1 Oscar. Another 50 wins & 44 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Amy Winehouse	...	Herself (archive footage)
Lauren Gilbert	...	Herself
Juliette Ashby	...	Herself
Nick Shymansky	...	Himself
Tyler James	...	Himself
Guy Moot	...	Himself
Chris Taylor	...	Himself (archive footage)
Nick Gatfield	...	Himself
Ian Barter	...	Himself (archive footage)
Garry Mulholland	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jonathan Ross	...	Himself (archive footage)
Janis Winehouse	...	Herself
Mitch Winehouse	...	Himself (as Mitchell Winehouse)
Sam Beste	...	Himself
Bobby Womack	...	Himself (archive footage)

Storyline

A documentary on the life of Amy Winehouse, the immensely talented yet doomed songstress. We see her from her teen years, where she already showed her singing abilities, to her finding success and then her downward spiral into alcoholism and drugs.

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Plot Keywords:

drugs | montage | soul music | absent father | pot smoking | 

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Taglines:

A heartbreaking journey. A ground breaking motion picture.

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and drug material

Details

Official Sites:

A24 [United States] Altitude [United Kingdom]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 July 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Amy (la chica detrás del nombre)

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,780,000, 10 July 2015, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$8,413,144

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$23,778,585

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film4, On The Corner Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

128 min

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First documentary distributed by A24 to be nominated for an Oscar.

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Goofs

Instead of putting Amy's Belgrade concert, filmmakers made mistake and the big zoom out was concert of Jelena Karleusa, Serbian pop/folk singer and not Amy's.

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Quotes

Amy Winehouse: Jules, this is so boring without drugs.

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Connections

Featured in The EE British Academy Film Awards (2016)

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Soundtracks

Baseball Field
Written by Antonio Pinto
Performed by Antonio Pinto
Published by 4AM Music Ltd. administered by CEG Rights BV
Licensed courtesy of CEG Rights BV

User Reviews

It's sad, depressing, interesting and very insightful

"Amy" The Amy Winehouse Documentary is brilliant. It's sad, depressing, interesting and very insightful. You feel like a fly on the wall as you watch raw video footage throughout that shows you that there were various factors that lead to her Drug addiction and untimely death. It shows you that she wasn't just a dumb junkie but from a young age she was a very mentally troubled person. She had a lack of discipline at a young age. Her Father neglected her as a child. But he had no problem using her as a meal ticket once she became famous. She had various mental issues such as depression and bulimia. Whilst I don't condone Drugs the doc does show you how and why people try and get hooked on them. The Doc is very fair in showing the good side and bad side of Amy. Ultimately it leaves it up to you to make your own judgement about her. My only gripe is that Amy's final Boyfriend Reg Traviss isn't in it at all. This is a huge omission considering he was with her until she died. Overall it is an amazing documentary that is thought provoking and will create a debate between people. RIP Amy 9/10