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Dig!

Dig!

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20046.71h 47m

Overview

A documentary on the once promising American rock bands The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy Warhols. The friendship between respective founders, Anton Newcombe and Courtney Taylor, escalated into bitter rivalry as the Dandy Warhols garnered major international success while the Brian Jonestown Massacre imploded in a haze of drugs.

Directed by Ondi Timoner
Written by Ondi Timoner
Produced by Ondi Timoner
Box Office0Revenue: $229K

Top Cast

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Anton Newcombe

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Courtney Taylor-Taylor

Courtney Taylor-Taylor

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Joel Gion

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Matt Hollywood

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Peter Holmström

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Zia McCabe

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Brent DeBoer

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Eric Hedford

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Dean Taylor

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Genesis P-Orridge

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Themes & Keywords

careerrock 'n' rollheroinbusjunkiemusicalromantic rivalryflushfightingdrugswoman directortouring

About Dig!

Dig! is a documentary, music film released in 2004 exploring themes of career, rock 'n' roll, heroin, bus, junkie, musical. Directed by Ondi Timoner, it stars Anton Newcombe, Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Joel Gion. A documentary on the once promising American rock bands The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy Warhols. The friendship between respective founders, Anton Newcombe and Courtney Taylor, escalated into bitter rivalry as the Dandy Warhols garnered major international success while the Brian Jonestown Massacre imploded in a haze of drugs.

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