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DIG!

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After the alternative music boom of the early 1990s, two bands chose very different paths to fame. Portland, Oregon's the Dandy Warhols, led by the self-conscious and career-minded Courtney Taylor-Taylor, sign with a major label and score a radio hit. San Francisco's Brian Jonestown Massacre, fronted by the abrasive and unpredictable Anton Newcombe, seemingly go out of their way to impede their own rise to fame with a series of increasingly bizarre incidents, including onstage fistfights.
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So you wanna be a rock 'n' roll star? Dig! compellingly chronicles the ups and downs of the Dandy Warhols and the Brian Jonestown Massacre, two ambitious bands whose love/hate relationship embodies many of the potential pratfalls of the music business.

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David Ansen Newsweek 03/13/2018
It's like a spectacular roadside accident: you can't turn away. Go to Full Review Peter Travers Rolling Stone 08/14/2007
4/4
[An] unflinching look at the rock world. Go to Full Review Independent (UK) 12/06/2005
This amped-up rockumentary doubles as an essay on self-destruction. Go to Full Review Mark Robertson The List 04/24/2019
4/5
While overall Dig! is a great film, it does feel a little drawn out in places. Go to Full Review Dorothy Woodend The Tyee (British Columbia) 08/24/2017
One of the things that the film also explores, quite consciously, is how the music industry is actually designed to work against artists. Go to Full Review Dave Segal The Stranger (Seattle, WA) 08/22/2017
As tempest-in-a-teapot music documentaries go, Dig! is entertaining-especially if you like the good psychedelic-rock groups Brian Jonestown Massacre and/or the Dandy Warhols. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Mark B @RT61004448 08/20/2024 Hands down one of the best documentaries of all time - a crazy view into selling out and what that meant, and a rock and roll trip down memory lane. Would recommend! See more Jack W @RT59505578 02/06/2024 Incredible glimpse into two ascendant bands and the friction between and among them that propels them in different directions in the industry. See more Gareth v @geewah 06/20/2023 One of, if not the best rockumentary made. This amazing and at times off the rails look at how 2 friends/bands became enemies, acts almost as an instructional video to all aspiring rock stars. Must see. See more 08/23/2021 The car crash you can't take your eyes off of. And simply put, a stunning achievement in the genre and one of the best documentaries ever made. I have never really been a fan of either the Dandy's or BJM nor I have I owned any of their music, but I bought DIG! some 15 years ago and have seen this AWESOME doc about 15x since then. That is a testament to their story and to this great film. See more 10/24/2018 An odd movie about two random late 90s alternative bands. It tends to put Dandy Warhols on the better side of things, but the viewer might think otherwise. See more 08/29/2016 I loved it! Dig! gave me a whole new appreciation for both bands and the musical genius that is Anton Newcombe and the patient efforts and perseverance of the hardworking Courtney Taylor. I will certainly be listening to these bands on repeat for the next couple weeks, maybe months... What an awesome mini revolution we had in alternative rock in the late '90s. Who knew! See more Read all reviews
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Ondi Timoner

Director

Ondi Timoner

Writer

Ondi Timoner

Film Editing

Ondi Timoner

Producer

David Timoner

Cinematographer

Vasco Nunes

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Movie Info

Synopsis After the alternative music boom of the early 1990s, two bands chose very different paths to fame. Portland, Oregon's the Dandy Warhols, led by the self-conscious and career-minded Courtney Taylor-Taylor, sign with a major label and score a radio hit. San Francisco's Brian Jonestown Massacre, fronted by the abrasive and unpredictable Anton Newcombe, seemingly go out of their way to impede their own rise to fame with a series of increasingly bizarre incidents, including onstage fistfights.
Director
Ondi Timoner
Producer
Ondi Timoner
Screenwriter
Ondi Timoner
Distributor
Palm Pictures
Production Co
Interloper
Rating
R (Language|Drug Use)
Genre
Documentary, Music
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 1, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 13, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$127.1K
Runtime
1h 45m
Sound Mix
Surround
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