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Johnny Thunders

Johnny Thunders

John Anthony Genzale, better known by his stage name Johnny Thunders, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He came to prominence in the early 1970s as a member of the New York Dolls. He later played with The Heartbreakers and as a solo artist.

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Movies Starring Johnny Thunders (22)

Personality Crisis: One Night Only (2022)

A portrait of musician David Johansen from Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi featuring a live performance at Café Carlyle in New York City, where he performs as Buster Poindexter singing the Johansen songbook, along with new and archival interviews. ...

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Johnny Thunders: Madrid Memory (2019)

A long lost live concert performance from The Heartbreakers explosive 1984 reunion World Tour that included fellow Dolls Sylvain Sylvain & Jerry Nolan plus Billy Rath! Filmed for TV broadcast at La Edad De Oro in Madrid, Spain, this concert captures powerf ...

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Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers (2017)

Documentary about reggae music and culture in London in 1977. Filmed in Super 8 camera by Don Letts. With participation of Richard Branson, Neneh Cherry, Paul Cook, Sly Dunbar, Paul Weller, John Lydon, Joe Strummer, Siouxsie Sioux, Lee 'Scratch' Perry and ...

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Sad Vacation: The Last Days of Sid and Nancy (2016)

The final days of Nancy Spungen and Sid Vicious are explored. ...

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Looking for Johnny (2014)

Johnny Thunders was the legendary hard-living rock'n'roll guitarist who inspired glam-metal, punk and the music scene in general. 'Looking For Johnny' is a 90-minute film that documents Thunders' career from his beginnings to his tragic death in 1991. The ...

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New York Dolls: Lookin' Fine on Television (2011)

The legendary and infamous New York Dolls at their best! Amazing rare live clips and interviews filmed by Bob Gruen and Nadya Beck in the heady days of the band's ascension in the 70s. Footage from early shows in NYC all the way to the TV studios, clubs an ...

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Who Killed Nancy? (2009)

On October 12th, 1978, New York Police discovered the lifeless body of a young woman, slumped under the bathroom sink in a hotel room. She was Nancy Spungen, an ex-prostitute, sometimes stripper, heroin addict, and girlfriend of Sex Pistols' bassist Sid Vi ...

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Johnny Thunders: Who's Been Talking? (2007)

Filmed just three weeks before the legendary rocker's death, this Osaka, Japan, concert performance finds Johnny Thunders blazing through new and old material with his backing band the Oddballs. The former New York Dolls guitarist and singer lets it rip on ...

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Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers: Dead or Alive (2006)

The spotlight is on guitarist Johnny Thunders, best known for his stint with punk gods the New York Dolls, in this combination concert video and documentary chronicling his hedonistic, self-destructive lifestyle. Included is his only live show on film -- b ...

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New York Dolls: All Dolled Up (2005)

In the early 70's, Rock photographer Bob Gruen and his wife Nadya purchased a portable Video Recorder. In a period of three years they shot over 40 hours of New York Dolls footage. Now for the first time ever this footage is unveiled. This feature length d ...

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Hey! Is Dee Dee Home? (2003)

Punk rock devotees will welcome director Lech Kowalski's reflective video portrait of late bassist Dee Dee Ramone and his life as a music industry icon -- including his self-destructive bouts with heroin. The centerpiece of the hourlong documentary -- whic ...

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End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2003)

A years-in-the-making documentary on the legendary punk band the Ramones. Through a mixture of archival footage, archival and new interviews with all members of the band's various lineups, and new interviews with a number of their contemporaries, the film ...

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What the Punk - An MVD Sampler (2002)

Music Video Distributors has been releasing the best in punk rock music videos for years. In compiling WHAT THE PUNK?!, the music experts over at MVD have poured through their vaults, handpicking the best excerpts from hundreds of hours of footage. The fin ...

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Johnny Thunders Live: In Cold Blood (2002)

Recorded at Irving Plaza, New York City, on March 13, 1982. This rare 1982 concert video showcases rough-and-tumble rocker (and former New York Doll) Johnny Thunders performing a set of the songs that shot him to punk notoriety, including "In Cold Blood," ...

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Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie (2001)

Veteran documentary filmmaker and hipster Lech Kowalski creates this film about his friend and hard-partying rock god Johnny Thunders, member of legendary proto-punk band the New York Dolls. Through archive footage and interviews with such musicians as Dee ...

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The Filth and the Fury (2000)

Julien Temple's second documentary profiling punk rock pioneers the Sex Pistols is an enlightening, entertaining trip back to a time when the punk movement was just discovering itself. Featuring archival footage, never-before-seen performances, rehearsals, ...

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New York Dolls: TV Treasures (2000)

Compilation of extremely rare footage of the legendary New York Dolls. Live material, interviews, radio adverts, mentions on TV News programmes, it's all here. ...

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What About Me (1993)

After a family tragedy, a young woman finds herself homeless and living on the streets of New York. ...

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Mona and I (1990)

Mona is the girlfriend of Pierre, who is a member of a rather pathetic rock band in France. Their hero is the singer "Johnny Valentine " who, seeing that Mona is being neglected, decides to make her his own. ...

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The Punk Rock Movie (1978)

Documentary on the London punk-rock scene, circa '78 ...

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The Blank Generation (1976)

The cream of the New York new wave/punk crop, filmed live at CBGB when the scene was just beginning. Includes performances by Patti Smith, Blondie, Television, the Ramones, Talking Heads, the Heartbreakers, the Shirts, Wayne County, the Marbles, the Dolls, ...

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Night Lunch (1975)

This is Poe and Král's first effort, shot on small-gauge stock, before their more well-known endeavor The Blank Generation (1976) came to be. A "DIY" portrait of the New York music scene, the film is a patchwork of footage of numerous rock acts performing ...

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Movies Made By Johnny Thunders (1)

Looking for Johnny (2014)

Johnny Thunders was the legendary hard-living rock'n'roll guitarist who inspired glam-metal, punk and the music scene in general. 'Looking For Johnny' is a 90-minute film that documents Thunders' career from his beginnings to his tragic death in 1991. The ...

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