Looking for Johnny

Johnny Thunders was the legendary hardliving rocknroll guitarist who inspired glammetal punk and the music scene in general Looking For Johnny is a 90minute film that documents Thunders career from his beginnings to his tragic death in 1991 The film examines Johnny Thunders career from the early 70s as a founding member of the influential New York Dolls the birth of the punk scene with The Heartbreakers in New York City and London Gang War and The Oddballs It also explores Johnnys unique musical style his personal battle with drugs and theories on his death in a New Orleans hotel in 1991 at age 38 The film includes forty songs with historic film of Johnny including unseen New York Dolls and Heartbreakers footage and photos Cult filmmakers Bob Gruen Don Letts Patrick Grandperret Rachael Amadeo and others contribute classic archive footage