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Gimme Danger

Gimme Danger

Long live The Stooges!

20166.81h 48m

Overview

No other band in rock'n'roll history has rivaled The Stooges' combination of heavy primal throb, spiked psychedelia, blues-a-billy grind, complete with succinct angst-ridden lyrics, and a snarling, preening leopard of a frontman who somehow embodies Nijinsky, Bruce Lee, Harpo Marx, and Arthur Rimbaud all rolled into one. There is no precedent for The Stooges, while those inspired by them are now legion. The film will present the context of their emergence musically, culturally, politically, historically, and relate their adventures and misadventures while charting their inspirations and the reasons behind their initial commercial challenges, as well as their long-lasting legacy.

Directed by Jim Jarmusch
Written by Jim Jarmusch
Produced by Carter Logan
Box Office0Revenue: $950K

Top Cast

Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop

Self

Scott Asheton

Scott Asheton

Self

James Williamson

James Williamson

Self

D

Dave Alexander

Self

S

Steve Mackay

Self

Mike Watt

Mike Watt

Self

Danny Fields

Danny Fields

Self

K

Kathy Asheton

Self

Jim Jarmusch

Jim Jarmusch

Self (voice)

Themes & Keywords

rock 'n' rollpunk rockrock banddetroit, michigan

About Gimme Danger

Gimme Danger is a documentary, music film released in 2016 exploring themes of rock 'n' roll, punk rock, rock band, detroit, michigan. Directed by Jim Jarmusch, it stars Iggy Pop, Scott Asheton, James Williamson. No other band in rock'n'roll history has rivaled The Stooges' combination of heavy primal throb, spiked psychedelia, blues-a-billy grind, complete with succinct angst-ridden lyrics, and a snarling, preening leopard of a frontman who somehow embodies Nijinsky, Bruce Lee, Harpo Marx, and Arthur Rimbaud all rolled into one. There is no precedent for The Stooges, while those inspired by them are now legion. The film will present the context of their emergence musically, culturally, politically, historically, and relate their adventures and misadventures while charting their inspirations and the reasons behind their initial commercial challenges, as well as their long-lasting legacy.

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