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The Public Image Is Rotten

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British rock icon John Lydon and his fellow bandmates recall the years they spent performing as Public Image Ltd.

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Owen Gleiberman Variety 10/29/2018
The Public Image Is Rotten is a documentary that serves its potential audience well. Go to Full Review Jonathan Romney Film Comment Magazine 09/27/2018
Watchable and intermittently entertaining, if hardly incisive, and slightly over-long at 105 minutes, The Public Image Is Rotten includes much that will be of interest only to devotees. Go to Full Review Simon Abrams RogerEbert.com 09/14/2018
2/4
Diehard fans may enjoy The Public Image is Rotten, but there's not a lot here that they-or even adventurous newbies-can't get more of elsewhere. Go to Full Review Terry Staunton Radio Times Nov 11
4/5
Lydon is an engaging interviewee, especially when recounting his struggles to keep the band going. Go to Full Review Ren Jender Miami New Times 01/17/2019
[The Public Image is Rotten] makes one wonder: Does anyone still care? Go to Full Review Armond White National Review 11/02/2018
This documentary, directed by Tabbert Fiiller... features the good fun of Lydon's raconteur rants and his willingness to always up-end expectations. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Tabbert Fiiller

Director

Johnny Rotten

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Martin Atkins

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Jah Wobble

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Tyler Brodie

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Tabbert Fiiller

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Synopsis British rock icon John Lydon and his fellow bandmates recall the years they spent performing as Public Image Ltd.
Director
Tabbert Fiiller
Producer
Tyler Brodie, Tabbert Fiiller, Hunter Gray, Phaedon A. Papadopoulos
Distributor
Abramorama
Production Co
Verisimilitude
Genre
Documentary, Music
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 14, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 25, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$11.3K
Runtime
1h 43m
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