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I Am Heath Ledger

  • 20172017
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
6.6K
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Heath Ledger in I Am Heath Ledger (2017)
This documentary provides an intimate look at Heath Ledger through the lens of his own camera as he films and often performs in his own personal journey.
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Friends and family of the late actor Heath Ledger remember his life and career.Friends and family of the late actor Heath Ledger remember his life and career.Friends and family of the late actor Heath Ledger remember his life and career.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
6.6K
YOUR RATING
  • Directors
    • Adrian Buitenhuis
    • Derik Murray
  • Writers
    • Hart Snider
    • Ian Craig Walker(story development)
  • Stars
    • Heath Ledger(archive footage)
    • Ben Harper
    • Kim Ledger
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Adrian Buitenhuis
    • Derik Murray
  • Writers
    • Hart Snider
    • Ian Craig Walker(story development)
  • Stars
    • Heath Ledger(archive footage)
    • Ben Harper
    • Kim Ledger
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    • 26User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

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    Trailer 2:44
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    Heath Ledger in I Am Heath Ledger (2017)
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    Derik Murray and Adrian Buitenhuis at an event for I Am Heath Ledger (2017)
    Kate Ledger, Derik Murray, Adrian Buitenhuis, and Ashleigh Bell at an event for I Am Heath Ledger (2017)
    I Am Heath Ledger (2017)
    I Am Heath Ledger (2017)
    Heath Ledger in I Am Heath Ledger (2017)
    Heath Ledger in I Am Heath Ledger (2017)

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    Heath Ledger
    Heath Ledger
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Ben Harper
    Ben Harper
    • Selfas Self
    Kim Ledger
    Kim Ledger
    • Selfas Self
    Sally Bell
    Sally Bell
    • Selfas Self
    Kate Ledger
    Kate Ledger
    • Selfas Self
    Trevor DiCarlo
    Kane Manera
    • Selfas Self
    N'fa
    • Selfas Self
    • (as N'fa Forster-Jones)
    Lisa Zane
    Lisa Zane
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Matt Amato
    Matt Amato
    • Selfas Self
    Naomi Watts
    Naomi Watts
    • Selfas Self
    Steve Alexander
    • Selfas Self
    Christina Cauchi
    • Selfas Self
    Ben Mendelsohn
    Ben Mendelsohn
    • Selfas Self
    Gerry Grennell
    • Selfas Self
    Ang Lee
    Ang Lee
    • Selfas Self
    Djimon Hounsou
    Djimon Hounsou
    • Selfas Self
    Catherine Hardwicke
    Catherine Hardwicke
    • Selfas Self
    • Directors
      • Adrian Buitenhuis
      • Derik Murray
    • Writers
      • Hart Snider
      • Ian Craig Walker(story development)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Seventh of Derik Murray's I Am Series
    • Quotes

      Heath Ledger: acting is learning about the life around you and the person you are. You can learn all the techniques in the world but if you know nothing about life or yourself, then you're at a loss.

    • Connections
      Features 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Perth
      Performed by Bon Iver

    User reviews26

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    A beautiful, human & touching documentary. But, where are Heath's films?
    I am a huge fan of Heath. I actually discovered him when he was already dead. He struck me and enchanted me, and I suffered a Heath's fever that lasted more than a year. I bought all his (16) films, and saw all his TV series. I also spent more than 3 months writing an article about him. Today, my obsession is gone, but the admiration will always be there. So, I was eagerly waiting for that new documentary about him. I watched it with my husband (who fell asleep) on our cinema projector, and, although the documentary is beautiful and touching, I must say I was a bit disappointed. I wanted more of Heath the actor. I think that the documentary tends to forget why do we all love Heath. We love him because of his movies. We love him because of his art. Also, the image we get from Heath is not multidimensional. Heath was human, and, as amazing as he was, I am sure he also had many flows, like all of us, but nobody dares to mention any of them.

    I.A.H.L. has a very personal touch. Heath's friends, ex-girlfriends, parents, and sisters talk about him with love and admiration, but, in my opinion, other angles are missing. I missed more directors & actors taking about Heath's art. I would have loved to see and hear Jake Gyllenhaall, Nolan, Bale, Rose Byrne, Bryan Brown, Gregor Jordan, Stiles, Gordon-Levitt, Haynes, Cornish, Rush, Gilliam, and Damon taking about Heath. Also, many of Heath's films are simply missing: Two Hands, The Sin Eater, The Brothers Grimm, Casanova, and Candy are just not there. Why? It's not that Heath made 100 films and you can easily omit 5 of them. He only made 16 films, some better than others, OK, but I definitely think that they all should have been there.

    Also, I.A.H.L. does not even mention the roles Heath took in some TV series, and his uncredited appearances in some movies. Before his first big role for the big screen (Two Hands), Heath appeared in 1992 (at the age of 13) in the movie Clowning Around as an orphan clown (uncredited) and in 1993–1994 in 3 episodes of the TV series Ship to Shore as a cyclist and as an actor. In 1996 he appeared in 26 episodes of the TV series Sweat as Snowy Bowles, a gay cyclist (yes, gay!), and, in 1997, in 11 episodes of the TV series Home and Away as Scott Irwin, and small roles in Blackrock (as Toby) and in Paws (as Oberon). The documentary only mentions Roar (an American production –13 episode TV series– shot in Australia) where Heath stars as Conor (which is a quite bad series, despite Heath's smile).

    And, what about Heath's death? That is mentioned only by passing. Well, we don't have to get stuck on his death, we don't have to see again those horrible photos of Heath's body covered by a black sheet carried by policemen out of his apartment that the media loved to show time and again the days after he died... but to talk a bit about his death, to through some light about his sudden end, would not have hurt, don't you agree? The only thing we can feel in the documentary is the fact that Heath was not depressed the days prior to his death, that he was full of projects and wishes, but that already was said by Terry Gilliam and others years ago.

    Heath died at the age of 28 due to an accidental overdose of prescription pills –a combination of 6 different painkillers, sleeping pills and anti- anxiety pills. A real lethal cocktail indeed. Today he would be 38 years old. Although his life wasn't easy by the time of his death, Heath had a strong love for life and was full of projects. Heath suffered from insomnia. In addition, he had a strong backache and a chest infection the days prior to his death that didn't allow him to sleep. Heath had several types of pills prescribed by doctors from different countries. Although no pill taken on its own was extremely dangerous, the combination of all together proved to be lethal. He took 6 pills (which is a lot), but he didn't take 30, which is common in suicides. Heath died probably without suffering. He just stopped breathing. His death was purely accidental.

    A missing figure in the documentary is the mother of Heath's daughter. That did not surprised me, because I never found Ms. Williams generous to share anything about Heath with Heath's fans (but, still, she didn't have anything nice to say about him? Weird). Not that she was more special than all the others girlfriends of Heath, but she is the mother of his daughter. Heath had many girlfriends and none lasted more than 2 years. To fall in love is not difficult. What it is difficult is to keep the love, year after year, and that was something that Heath didn't know to do or didn't want to do, because he kept having short relationships one after the other. There are two ex- girlfriends of Heath who are generous enough to talk in the documentary about Heath, which are Cauchi and Watts.

    A nice thing about I.A.H.L. is that the documentary finally puts emphasis in the creative side of Heath as a photographer, video camera man, and director of video clips. Heath also created a music label called Masses Music Co. (known as The Masses) and directed several music videos.

    The worst: the lack of directors and actors taking about Heath, the one-dimensional view, the missing movies and TV series, and the fact that the DVD does not have English subtitles (so deaf people are punished without being able to enjoy it). The best: the unseen footage, and the human and personal touch.
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    • antoniatejedabarros
    • Jun 8, 2017

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    • Release date
      • May 11, 2017 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Official sites
      • Network Entertainment - Production Company
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Yo soy Heath Ledger
    • Production company
      • Network Entertainment
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $479,054
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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