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Janis: Little Girl Blue

  • 2015
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
5.5K
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Janis Joplin in Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015)
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Musician Cat Power narrates this documentary on Janis Joplin's evolution into a star from letters that Joplin wrote over the years to her friends, family, and collaborators.Musician Cat Power narrates this documentary on Janis Joplin's evolution into a star from letters that Joplin wrote over the years to her friends, family, and collaborators.Musician Cat Power narrates this documentary on Janis Joplin's evolution into a star from letters that Joplin wrote over the years to her friends, family, and collaborators.

  • Director
    • Amy Berg
  • Writer
    • Amy Berg
  • Stars
    • Cat Power
    • Janis Joplin
    • Karleen Bennett
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    5.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Amy Berg
    • Writer
      • Amy Berg
    • Stars
      • Cat Power
      • Janis Joplin
      • Karleen Bennett
    • 29User reviews
    • 99Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations

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    Janis Joplin in Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015)
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    Cat Power
    Cat Power
    • Janis Joplin
    • (voice)
    • (as Chan Marshall)
    Janis Joplin
    Janis Joplin
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Karleen Bennett
    • Self - Janis Joplin's Childhood Friend
    Laura Joplin
    • Self - Janis Joplin's Sister
    Michael Joplin
    • Self - Janis Joplin's Brother
    J. Dave Moriaty
    • Self - Janis Joplin's Schoolfriend
    Jack Smith
    • Self - Janis Joplin's Schoolfriend
    Powell St. John
    Powell St. John
    • Self
    Jae Whitaker
    Jae Whitaker
    • Self
    Travis Rivers
    • Self
    Dave Getz
    • Self
    Sam Andrew
    Sam Andrew
    • Self
    David Dalton
    David Dalton
    • Self - Founding Editor of Rolling Stone Magazine
    Bob Weir
    Bob Weir
    • Self
    Otis Redding
    Otis Redding
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Peter Albin
    • Self
    Clive Davis
    Clive Davis
    • Self - President of Columbia Records 1967-1973
    Julius Karpen
    • Self - Manager of Big Brother and the Holding Company in 1967
    • Director
      • Amy Berg
    • Writer
      • Amy Berg
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    User reviews29

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    7/10
    If you're not a fan of Janis, this movie will change your mind.
    Of course I know who Janis Joplin was, who doesn't, but I was never a huge fan of her work, so I did not know anything about her life story.

    And what a great story it was, told by those who knew Janis the most, the Documentary was loaded with interviews from the people closet to her who were there for the ride that was her life. Mixed in with a lot of archive footage of Joplin as well as a touching voice over of letters Joplin wrote to her family back home being read during the film.

    But most importantly, lots of music was played. I've seen docs and other movies about major rock icons where the music was not center stage simple because of legal rights. Does not feel like Little Girl Blue had that problem, and I'm thankful, cause as much as her life was interesting, it's all about the music.

    It was funny, entertaining, and centered on the rock and roll as they told the story of one of the greatest icons in music history.
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    • subxerogravity
    • Dec 3, 2015

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 15, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Janis
    • Filming locations
      • Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, California, USA(archive footage)
    • Production companies
      • Disarming Films
      • Jigsaw Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $410,465
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $21,861
      • Nov 29, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,683,166
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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