An exploration of the heavy metal scene in Los Angeles, with particular emphasis on glam metal. It features concert footage and interviews of legendary heavy metal and hard rock bands and artists such as Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Megadeth, Motörhead, Ozzy Osbourne and W.A.S.P..
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Spheeris's deadpan observation lets subjects hang themselves gloriously.
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Penelope Spheeris
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Ozzy later claimed he was genuinely drunk during his interview, not performing for cameras.
The film's release coincided with glam metal's peak and imminent collapse; Nirvana's 'Nevermind' arrived three years later.
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these docs are of so much value in the field of anthropology.
@JahJahBruh 29
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@bigtime474 1
I really hope a big time director someday makes a quality movie about the 80's "hair metal" scene in Los Angeles --- it was such a unique time in American culture when all the excess and hedonism of the 80's was perfectly manifested in one little area of the country called the Sunset Strip! I know "rockumentaries" like this movie and "Heavy Metal Parking Lot" and even "Rock Star" with Wahlberg captures the spirit of those times, but I'd love to see a well-produced movie with a good budget and good actors depict that crazy and fun time in our history
@fredwerza3478 2
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