End of the Century - The Story of the Ramones (2003)
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95% of critics liked it
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90% of users liked it
(5,133 ratings)
Filmmaker Michael Gramaglia's years-in-the-making biography of the legendary punk band the Ramones entitled End of the Century traces nearly all the various and sundry peaks and valleys which the seminal rockers experienced over the course of its 20-plus year career before disbanding in 1995.… More Filmmaker Michael Gramaglia's years-in-the-making biography of the legendary punk band the Ramones entitled End of the Century traces nearly all the various and sundry peaks and valleys which the seminal rockers experienced over the course of its 20-plus year career before disbanding in 1995. Beginning with the band's first concert performances in the mid-'70s, Gramaglia explores the eccentric and highly volatile band members -- in all the various line-ups that were presented over the years -- as the Ramones slowly gained fame for their high energy and high-tempo style of music that would later influence generations of punk rockers around the world. Mixing archival interviews with new interviews of the various surviving bandmembers, as well as interviews with a number of the Ramones' contemporaries, End of the Century encapsulates the East Coast underground music atmosphere of the 1970s and '80s that the band inadvertently shocked into existence. ~ Ryan Shriver, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jim Fields, Michael Gramaglia
- Genres
- Documentary, Musical & Performing Arts, Special Interest
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Sep 10, 2004 Limited
- Studio
- Magnolia Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
A deliriously musical portrait of a band that became famous and legendary without the headlining stardom that usually accompanies that.
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Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
A comprehensive look at the punk pioneers that never wears out its welcome.
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Jason Anderson, Globe and Mail
The revelations may even deepen your appreciation for the music -- it's incredible that so much dumb fun was generated out of such pain.
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Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News
A film that does a fine job explaining their importance without airbrushing their foibles.
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Erik Lundegaard, Seattle Times
A satisfying, straightforward documentary with great archive footage and interviews with band members ... and those they influenced.
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Cast
- Joey Ramone
- Johnny Ramone
- Dee Dee Ramone
- Tommy Ramone
- Marky Ramone
- C J. Ramone
- Ritchie Ramone
- Arturo Vega
- Monty Melnick
- Danny Fields
- Linda Stein
- Micky Leigh
- Charlotte Lescher
- Rich Adler
- Ricky Salem
- Mark Ralin
- Legs McNeil
- John Holstrom
- Roberta Bayley
- Bob Gruen
- Glen Matlock
- Joe Strummer
- Jayne County
- Clem Burke
- Deborah Harry
- Chris Stein
- Walter Lure
- Rodney Bingenheimer
- David Kessel
- Dan Kessel
- Rob Zombie
- Anthony Kiedis
- C.J. Ramone
