LOOKING FOR JOHNNY: THE LEGEND OF JOHNNY THUNDERS

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• Release Year: 2014
• Genre: Documentary
• Plot: Johnny Thunders was the hard-living rock'n'roll guitarist who inspired punk, glam metal and the scene in general. ; 'Looking For Johnny' is a film that documents Thunders' career from his beginnings to his tragic death in 1991.; ; When Johnny Thunders died in New Orleans on April 23rd 1991, he left behind a mystery. Though MTV and international broadsheets reported the guitarist's demise, for many in the mainstream, Thunders was perceived as an enigmatic outlaw. This film tells the story from the early 70´s as a founding member of New York Dolls, the birth of the punk scene with The Heartbreakers in New York City and London, and later incarnations including Gang War and The Oddballs, with historic live performances from all periods. It features interviews with those who knew Johnny best, including Sylvain Sylvain, Walter Lure, Lenny Kaye, his late managers Marty Thau, Leee Black Childers and Malcolm McLaren and includes 40 songs including Born To Lose and You Can´t Put Your Arms Around A Memory.; ;
• Cast: Rachel Amodeo, Nina Antonia, Nite Bob, Leee Black Childers, Terry Chimes, Donna Destri, B.P. Fallon, Linda Falzarano, Alison Gordy, Bob Gruen, Alan Hauser II, Gail Higgins, Steve Hooker, Frank Infante, Barry Jones, Peter Jordan, Timo Kaltio, Lenny Kaye, Stevie Klasson, Richard Lloyd, Walter Lure, Freddy Lynxx, Malcolm McLaren, Chris Musto, Jerry Nolan, Peter Orr, Henri Paul Tortosa, Adam Pearson, Peter Perrett, John Perry, Honest John Plain, Howie Pyro, Billy Rath, Marcia Resnick, Simon Ritt, Rick Rivets, Cynthia Ross, Luigi Scorcia, Andy Shernoff, Casino Steel, Phyllis Stein, Lotten Sunna, Sylvain Sylvain, Joe Sztabnik, Marty Thau, Michael Thimren, Johnny Thunders, Alan Vega, Neal Whitmore, Jill Wisoff, Sami Yaffa, Marc Zermati, Danny Garcia
• Director: Danny Garcia
• Runtime: 1:38
• Company: Chip Baker Films
• Media Format: Movie