| The Blank Generation | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ivan Kral Amos Poe |
| Produced by | Ivan Kral Amos Poe |
| Starring | Patti Smith Group, Television, Ramones, The Heartbreakers, Talking Heads, Blondie |
| Editing by | Amos Poe, Ivan Kral |
| Release date(s) | 1976 |
| Running time | 53 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Blank Generation is the earliest published D-I-Y "home movies" of New York punk's birth filmed by Amos Poe and Ivan Kral, legendary 1970s guitarist with Iggy Pop, Blondie and Patti Smith.
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Directors and producers Ivan Kral and No Wave filmmaker Amos Poe use actual behind-the-scenes footage of punk musicians before they became icons – Iggy Pop, Blondie, Patti Smith. Also, there is The Ramones, Television, Talking Heads, New York Dolls, The Heartbreakers, The Shirts, Wayne County, Robert Gordon as visitors to New York's CBGB's,
Film locations include Max's Kansas City, Bottom Line, Bowery, and the Lower East Side.
Musicians featured in the film include: Joey Ramone, Debbie Harry, Richard Hell, Patti Smith, Johnny Thunders, David Byrne, Tom Verlaine, David Johansen, Wayne County, Tommy Ramone, Lenny Kaye, Dee Dee Ramone, Chris Stein, Fred Smith, Johnny Ramone, Ivan Kral, Robert Gordon, Richard Lloyd, Tina Weymouth, Walter Lure, Jeff Salen, Annie Golden, Jayne County, Chris Frantz, Jimmy Destri, Lizzy Mercier Descloux, Gary Valentine, Clem Burke, Arthur Kane, Syl Sylvain, Jerry Nolan, Jay Dee Daugherty, Richard Sohl, Billy Ficca, Hilly Kristal and more.