A cinematic odyssey exploring David Bowie's creative and musical journey. From visionary filmmaker Brett Morgen, and sanctioned by the Bowie estate.A cinematic odyssey exploring David Bowie's creative and musical journey. From visionary filmmaker Brett Morgen, and sanctioned by the Bowie estate.A cinematic odyssey exploring David Bowie's creative and musical journey. From visionary filmmaker Brett Morgen, and sanctioned by the Bowie estate.
- Won 2 Primetime Emmys
- 15 wins & 52 nominations total
David Bowie
- Self
- (archive footage)
Trevor Bolder
- Self
- (archive footage)
Ken Fordham
- Self
- (archive footage)
Mike Garson
- Self
- (archive footage)
John 'Hutch' Hutchinson
- Self
- (archive footage)
Geoff MacCormack
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (as Geoffrey MacCormack)
Mick Ronson
- Self
- (archive footage)
Brian Wilshaw
- Self
- (archive footage)
Mick Woodmansey
- Self
- (archive footage)
Carlos Alomar
- Self
- (archive footage)
Gui Andrisano
- Self
- (archive footage)
Ava Cherry
- Self
- (archive footage)
Robin Clark
- Self
- (archive footage)
Dennis Davis
- Self
- (archive footage)
Greg Errico
- Self
- (archive footage)
Herbie Flowers
- Self
- (archive footage)
Richard Grando
- Self
- (archive footage)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe documentary includes a lot of David Bowie's unpublished personal material, including photos, home videos and some interviews on TV. Director Brett Morgen talked in person with Bowie's widow, top model Iman, for asking permission to use the material as tribute to Bowie. Although in a first moment she was reluctant to this idea, she was convinced by Morgen's previous works Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015) and Jane (2017) about singer Kurt Cobain and scientist Jane Goodall, where Morgen used personal material from each other to create artistic collages as tribute to them, instead to use in the way to make a classic biographic documentary.
- ConnectionsFeatures The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Featured review
I really wanted to love this encapsulation of what was an extraordinary life of one of the most extraordinary artists to have graced the planet.
Though I entered the cinema prepared for Brett Morgan's unique style, and I appreciate the want of something a bit different, ultimately Bowie's brilliance and epic catalogue of songs held the film together. As other reviewers have noted, the constant musical and visual embellishments became an overworn and unnecessary distraction. It was as if Morgan harboured a misguided notion he needed to match his subject's artistry - a nigh impossible task. Only when Bowie was granted some unfiltered air to properly illustrate his talent and most profound thoughts did the movie fulfil its promise.
The other bone of contention was the chunks of Bowie's life and career all but overlooked. Young Americans and his unexpected soul departure was one of Bowie's greatest ch-ch-changes. LA wasn't just milk and coke. And whilst the 1990's and early 2000's may not have been golden years relatively speaking in terms of hits, this under appreciated creative period followed by the health related disappearing act and later the shock comeback, warranted more than a few snippets. As did the many interviews which demonstrated Bowie's wit and humour. Meanwhile, a false narrative has first wife Angie and son Duncan expunged from existence. But I guess all that would have dragged an already overlong production beyond the 3 hour mark.
Perhaps if you're a marginal fan, or a tragic like myself, Moonage Daydream is more likely to fall short than if you're somewhere in the middle.
Though I entered the cinema prepared for Brett Morgan's unique style, and I appreciate the want of something a bit different, ultimately Bowie's brilliance and epic catalogue of songs held the film together. As other reviewers have noted, the constant musical and visual embellishments became an overworn and unnecessary distraction. It was as if Morgan harboured a misguided notion he needed to match his subject's artistry - a nigh impossible task. Only when Bowie was granted some unfiltered air to properly illustrate his talent and most profound thoughts did the movie fulfil its promise.
The other bone of contention was the chunks of Bowie's life and career all but overlooked. Young Americans and his unexpected soul departure was one of Bowie's greatest ch-ch-changes. LA wasn't just milk and coke. And whilst the 1990's and early 2000's may not have been golden years relatively speaking in terms of hits, this under appreciated creative period followed by the health related disappearing act and later the shock comeback, warranted more than a few snippets. As did the many interviews which demonstrated Bowie's wit and humour. Meanwhile, a false narrative has first wife Angie and son Duncan expunged from existence. But I guess all that would have dragged an already overlong production beyond the 3 hour mark.
Perhaps if you're a marginal fan, or a tragic like myself, Moonage Daydream is more likely to fall short than if you're somewhere in the middle.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,218,925
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,230,145
- Sep 18, 2022
- Gross worldwide
- $13,095,781
- Runtime2 hours 15 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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