A documentary on the once promising American rock bands The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy Warhols. The friendship between respective founders, Anton Newcombe and Courtney Taylor, escalated into bitter rivalry as the Dandy Warhols garnered major international success while the Brian Jonestown Massacre imploded in a haze of drugs.
Direction
Ondi Timoner filmed for 7 years—became part of the circus.
Editing
Chaotic cuts match the bands' unraveling perfectly.
Director
Ondi Timoner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Dandy Warhols' song 'Bohemian Like You' wouldn't exist without the tension this film captures—Courtney wrote it about feeling like a sellout while watching Anton burn.
This film basically invented the modern music documentary template of 'intimate access to self-destructive genius'—without it, no 'Amy,' no 'Montage of Heck.'
US
