Gimme Danger

R

Released Oct 28, 2016

1h 48m

Documentary

Music

List

95%

112 Reviews

Tomatometer

71%

1,000+ Ratings

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Emerging from Ann Arbor, Mich., amidst a countercultural revolution, The Stooges' powerful and aggressive style of rock 'n' roll blew a crater in the musical landscape of the late 1960s. Assaulting audiences with a blend of rock, blues, R&B, and free jazz, the band planted the seeds for what would be called punk and alternative rock in the decades that followed. Jim Jarmusch's documentary presents the context of The Stooges' emergence.

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Critics Consensus

Its infectious enthusiasm for its subjects - and Iggy Pop's ingratiating presence - more than make up for the effortlessly entertaining Gimme Danger's relative lack of context or depth.

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Gareth v

Fantastic doco on one of music's most seminal bands. Jarmusch lets the music and Iggy's fine ability to tell a story do all the work too great effect.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/22/23

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Georgios M

Jarmusch's approach is fundamentally hagiographical and the result is an extended Iggy Pop interview of little artistic or historical interest.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/11/23

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Chris A

Obviously Jim Jarmusch is a fan. Great story telling. Amazing footage. I was hooked.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

Such a cool and weird Michigan vibe in this -- I grew up in the same area just after these times and so some of the stories are very familiar. Highly recommended!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

A Stooges doc is quite overdue, and uber-fan Jim Jarmusch took it on…better late than never. Iggy is such a cool dude and it's always enjoyable to see interviews with him. I have two questions…why did they interview him in a laundry room? Why did they interview James Williamson in what looked like the bathroom of a medical facility? This was definitely a doc for the fans, and it skipped over a couple of chunks of time, which made for some confusion, but I guess they had to reign it in somehow to make it not 6 hours long, and the answer was skipping over the majority of Iggy's solo career…it's a Stooges doc, not an Iggy one, right? I had to look up how the Asheton brothers died, and it feels like those details are part of a band's story..or did I miss it? There was some great old footage of the band, which is always nice to see, but also unnecessary random stock footage that I didn't need to see. Personal nitpicking aside, I thought it was fun to watch and captured the spirit of the band and Iggy, and watching Mike Watt play with them and the smile on his face was so joyous. Overall, this was fun to watch, and there are absolutely interesting stories told. It's shame that the Asheton brothers aren't still around, but it's VERY nice that they lived long enough to reunite.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Terrific and terrifying. Iggy stands up to all conventions and literally bleeds for his art. Well done and never boring.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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James Williamson

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Steve Mackay

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Mike Watt

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Judy Berman

Pitchfork

... by getting Iggy to talk about his art rather than his antics, Jarmusch performs the delicate feat of elucidating a beloved rock'n'roll persona without exploding it.

Sep 21, 2017

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

Iggy is the star of the show. He comes across, still lean and long-haired and handsome (and almost fully clothed), as intelligent, caring -- and still vexed by what he sees as the corporate corruption of rock 'n' roll in the 70s.

Rated: 3/5

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

Without breaking many rules, Gimme Danger honours these admirable rule-breakers.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 27, 2016

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Victoria Luxford

City AM

A slightly corny ending takes some of the shine off the rebellious message, but Gimme Danger is nonetheless a solid tribute to true outsiders.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 18, 2022

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Matt Wilkinson

NME (New Musical Express)

A loving tribute to one of America's most influential bands...

Rated: 3/5

Apr 23, 2021

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

It's a letdown that a singular director like Jarmusch has produced such a conventional film. In its totality, though, it's still better than most movies of its kind because he never forgets to foreground the unique individuality of his subjects...

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Synopsis

Emerging from Ann Arbor, Mich., amidst a countercultural revolution, The Stooges' powerful and aggressive style of rock 'n' roll blew a crater in the musical landscape of the late 1960s. Assaulting audiences with a blend of rock, blues, R&B, and free jazz, the band planted the seeds for what would be called punk and alternative rock in the decades that followed. Jim Jarmusch's documentary presents the context of The Stooges' emergence.

Director: Jim Jarmusch
Producer: Jon Kilik, Serge Lobo, Robert S. Wilson
Screenwriter: Jim Jarmusch
Distributor: Amazon Studios, Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Magnolia Pictures
Rating: R (Drug Content and Language)
Genre: Documentary, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 28, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 31, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $440.0K
Runtime: 1h 48m

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