The Blank Generation
The Blank Generation | |
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Directed by |
Ivan Kral Amos Poe |
Produced by |
Ivan Kral Amos Poe |
Starring |
Patti Smith Group, Television, Ramones, The Heartbreakers, Talking Heads, Blondie |
Edited by |
Amos Poe, Ivan Kral |
Release dates | 1976 |
Running time | 53 minutes |
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.
Synopsis
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, 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.
Cast
- Richard Hell
- Patti Smith Group
- Television
- Ramones
- The Heartbreakers
- Talking Heads
- Blondie
- Harry Toledo
- Marbles
- Tuff Darts
- The Miamis
- New York Dolls
- The Shirts
Musicians
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.
References
External links
- Digitally Obsessed - March 14, 2010
- Rocksbackpages - Cynthia Rose 1980
- Goldmine - August 21, 2009
- Official website
- The Blank Generation at AllMovie
- The Blank Generation at the Internet Movie Database
- The BLANK generation Film fan page
- CIMMFEST 2010
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