Damned: Don’t You Wish That We Were Dead

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The Damned: Don’t You Wish That We Were Dead

From Lemmy filmmaker Wes Orshoski comes the story of the long-ignored pioneers of punk: The Damned, the first U.K. punks on wax and the first to cross the Atlantic. THE DAMNED: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead includes appearances from Chrissie Hynde, Mick Jones (The Clash), Lemmy and members of Pink Floyd, Black Flag, Guns and Roses, the Sex Pistols, Blondie, Buzzcocks, and more. Shot around the globe over three years, the film charts the band's complex history and infighting, as it celebrated its 35th anniversary and found its estranged former members striking out on their own anniversary tour, while still others battle cancer.
Not Rated
Genre
Rock Doc, Documentary, Music
Runtime
110
Language
English
Director
Wes Orshoski
FEATURED REVIEW
Dennis Harvey, Variety

The Damned were founded in a fertile London cultural context so eager to reject mid-1970s mainstream rock bloat that prospective members included future members of numerous famous bands, including the Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde. Its original lineup was the very first such out of the box in 1976 ...

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