A look at New York's dynamic punk rock scene through the lens of the ground-breaking Lower East Side club started by eccentric Hilly Kristal in 1973 which launched thousands of bands.
Acting
Rickman's deadpan suffering carries the whole disaster.
Costume
Ripped fishnets and safety pins on point.
Practical Effects
That CBGB bathroom set deserves its own credit.
Director
Randall Miller
Alan Rickman
Hilly Kristal
Rupert Grint
Cheetah Chrome
Malin Åkerman
Debbie Harry
Johnny Galecki
Terry Ork
Stana Katic
Genya Ravan
Ashley Greene
Lisa Kristal
Justin Bartha
Stiv Bators
Ryan Hurst
Mad Mountain
Kyle Gallner
Lou Reed
Taylor Hawkins
Iggy Pop
Josh Zuckerman
John Holmstrom
Peter Vack
Legs McNeil
Parker Grant
Baby Hilly
Arthur Bridgers
Shamal Kristal
Danielle Shaw
Young Bertha
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real CBGB bathroom door—covered in decades of band stickers—was preserved and installed in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame after the club closed in 2006.
The film was savaged by actual punk veterans; Legs McNeil called it 'the dumbest movie ever made about punk,' which honestly feels on-brand for the scene's self-mythologizing bitterness.
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