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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.
Theatrical
Oct 11, 2013
Box Office
$40K
Budget
$5.0M
Return
0.0x
DVD / Blu-ray
Dec 31, 2013
Director
Writers
Producers
Brad Rosenberger, Randall Miller, Jody Savin
Studio
Rampart Films, Unclaimed Freight Productions
Quotes
See all →The Reality of CBGB's Music Scene
Taglines
50,000 bands and 1 disgusting bathroom.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Exploring Desires and Dislikes in Music
Joey Ramone
We got four songs: I Don't Wanna Walk Around with You, I Don Wanna Be Learned, I Don't Wanna Be Tamed and I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement.
Hilly Kristal
A lot of things you don't wanna do.
Joey Ramone
Yeah…
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →A
Alan Rickman
Hilly Kristal
R
Rupert Grint
Cheetah Chrome
M
Malin Akerman
Debbie Harry
J
Johnny Galecki
Terry Ork
S
Stana Katic
Genya Ravan
A
Ashley Greene
Lisa Kristal
J
Justin Bartha
Stiv Bators
R
Ryan Hurst
Mad Mountain
K
Kyle Gallner
Lou Reed
T
Taylor Hawkins
Iggy Pop
J
Josh Zuckerman
John Holmstrom
P
Peter Vack
Legs McNeil
A
Arthur Bridgers
Shamal Kristal
D
Danielle Shaw
Young Bertha
B
B. Todd Johnston
Benjamin Brown
F
Freddy Rodríguez
Idaho
T
Tom Nowicki
Palace Bartender
E
Estelle Harris
Bertha Kristal
D
Donal Logue
Merv Ferguson
R
Richard de Klerk
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