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Bad Brains: A Band in DC

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Bad Brains are an important and influential American band still working today. They melded punk and reggae into a style that has yet to be copied. Despite the troubles of an eccentric front man, they have stayed together for 30 years.

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Ian Buckwalter The Washingtonian The filmmakers get access to a treasure trove of archival footage from the band's early days, but the question of what's going on with H.R., their erratic singer, is the one area of the film that feels frustratingly incomplete. Rated: 6/10 Jun 21, 2012 Full Review Erik Childress eFilmCritic.com There is an impressive amount of archival material here, in line with Cameron Crowe's amazing Pearl Jam Twenty, and if a barely casual observer of the music scene can take interest, true hardcores will find a lot to love here. Rated: 3/4 Mar 8, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Great doc about one of the great underrated American hardcore bands Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member It's certainly made for fans so I enjoyed it thoroughly. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Bad Brains are an important and influential American band still working today. They melded punk and reggae into a style that has yet to be copied. Despite the troubles of an eccentric front man, they have stayed together for 30 years.
Director
Ben Logan, Mandy Stein
Producer
Tyler Hubby, Mandy Stein
Genre
Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 27, 2016
Runtime
1h 44m