Gimme Danger

Jim Jarmusch
2016-08-05

The story of The Stooges.
6.8
108 min

No other band in rock'n'roll history has rivaled The Stooges' combination of heavy primal throb, spiked psychedelia, blues-a-billy grind, complete with succinct angst-ridden lyrics, and a snarling, preening leopard of a frontman who somehow embodies Nijinsky, Bruce Lee, Harpo Marx, and Arthur Rimbaud all rolled into one. There is no precedent for The Stooges, while those inspired by them are now legion. The film will present the context of their emergence musically, culturally, politically, historically, and relate their adventures and misadventures while charting their inspirations and the reasons behind their initial commercial challenges, as well as their long-lasting legacy.

Cast

Name Character Team
Iggy Pop Self Unowned
Ron Asheton Self (archive footage) Unowned
Scott Asheton Self Unowned
James Williamson Self Unowned
Dave Alexander Self Unowned
Steve Mackay Self Unowned
Mike Watt Self Unowned
Danny Fields Self Unowned
Kathy Asheton Self Unowned
Jim Jarmusch Self (voice) Unowned
Ewan McGregor Curt Wild (archive footage) (uncredited) Hangin with Mr. Cooper