Who the F... Is That Guy? The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago

Released Jul 21, 2017

1h 22m

Documentary

Music

LGBTQ+

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Filmmaker Drew Stone examines the life and career of Michael Alago, a gay Puerto Rican kid from Brooklyn who went on to shape and reinvent the world's musical landscape -- first as a 19-year-old talent booker at the legendary Ritz nightclub in New York City and then as a 24-year-old A&R executive who signed Metallica, White Zombie and worked with other notable artists including Nina Simone, John Lydon and Cyndi Lauper.

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IQ like a good music documentary. This one has it in spades. A documentary about Michael Alago, club kid turned music executive who were discovered the likes of metallica Rob zombie. And he's gay! Movie shares lots of stories, all of them hilarious, and most of them touching. This guy is a real inspiration.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Amazing film with some interviews from LEGENDARY bands! Highly recommend this!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Drew Stone

Director

Michael Alago

Self

James Hetfield

Self

Lars Ulrich

Self

Johnny Rotten

Self

Cyndi Lauper

Self

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John DeFore

Hollywood Reporter

This friendly doc is one more small chapter in the ongoing oral history of Downtown Manhattan around the turn of the Eighties, and will be appreciated by those who just can't hear enough.

Jul 25, 2017

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Nathanael Hood

The Young Folks

An outsider by design but an insider by choice, Alago forced the world to bend to his own passions and will. May we all be so lucky.

Rated: 7/10

Jul 30, 2017

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Edward Douglas

Film Journal International

While it may not be the best-constructed rock doc [...] Who the F**k is still a satisfyingly quick 77-minute film.

Jul 20, 2017

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Roger Moore

Movie Nation

A punk and metal scene vanity project that makes for an engaging history of the music in the '70s and '80s.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 2, 2017

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Drew Stone examines the life and career of Michael Alago, a gay Puerto Rican kid from Brooklyn who went on to shape and reinvent the world's musical landscape -- first as a 19-year-old talent booker at the legendary Ritz nightclub in New York City and then as a 24-year-old A&R executive who signed Metallica, White Zombie and worked with other notable artists including Nina Simone, John Lydon and Cyndi Lauper.

Director: Drew Stone
Producer: Peter Spirer, Gillian McCain, Rob Zombie, Michael Alex, Peter Darrell, Jane Ormerod, Vinayak Singh
Screenwriter: Drew Stone
Distributor: XLrator Media
Production Co: Rugged Entertainment
Genre: Documentary, Music, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 21, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 27, 2017
Runtime: 1h 22m

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