End of the Century (2003)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Directors:

Jim Fields
Michael Gramaglia

Genre:

Documentary | Biography | Music

Plot:

The story of the punk rock band The Ramones.

Plot Keywords:

Ramones | New York City | Punk Rock | Drug Addict | Jealousy

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Marky Ramone	...	Himself (also archive footage) (as Mark Bell)
Johnny Ramone	...	Himself (also archive footage) (as John Cummings)
Dee Dee Ramone	...	Himself (also archive footage) (as Douglas Colvin)
Tommy Ramone	...	Himself (also archive footage) (as Tom Erdelyi)
Joey Ramone	...	Himself (also archive footage) (as Jeff Hyman)
Richie Ramone	...	Himself (also archive footage) (as Richie Reinhart)
Christopher Ward	...	C. J. Ramone (also archive footage)
Roberta Bayley	...	Herself
Rodney Bingenheimer	...	Himself
Clem Burke	...	Himself / Elvis Ramone (also archive footage)
Captain Sensible	...	Himself
Wayne County	...	Himself (as Jayne County)
Danny Fields	...	Himself
Lars Frederiksen	...	Himself
John Frusciante	...	Himself

Also Known As:

End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (USA) (alternative title)

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Argentina:Unrated | Ireland:15A | UK:15 | USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Chinagraph

Quotes:

Johnny Ramone: If I'm running things like a sergeant in the army or something like that, maybe not everyone can handle that. But you need someone to make the decisions. Someone's gotta do something, otherwise you just flounder around, you know.

Movie Connections:

Features Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)

Soundtrack:

Loud Mouth

funny and interesting

This really well made documentary is finally out and it is great for all rock n roll / punk or just music fans. Not only it is very interesting about the Ramones and give them their "pioneers of punk" status, but it is also very funny. It features all the Ramones and also Clash frontman Joe Strummer in previously unseen interviews. Almost everything you'll here in this documentary comes from the mouth of the "actors" themselves. It shows and we can make our opinion on the band and its different members. For instance this scene where Johnny Ramones thanks god and G. Bush during the Hall of Fame ceremony is quite surprising.

This movie tells us the story of the Ramones, but in fact also the story of many other bands ...