Funky Monks (1992)

Original title

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks

Directed by

Gavin Bowden

Genre

rockumentary

Country

United States

Runtime

1h

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 27 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 1991 documentary follows the Red Hot Chili Peppers as they record their album Blood Sugar Sex Magik in a mansion. It shows the band working on songs, doing interviews, and hanging out with producer Rick Rubin.

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What happens

Funky Monks is a 1991 documentary (also the title of a song from the 1991 album Blood Sugar Sex Magik) about the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers and the recording of their highly successful 1991 Warner Bros. debut Blood Sugar Sex Magik. The album was produced by Rick Rubin and recorded in The Mansion, a supposedly haunted house which Rubin now owns. The 60-minute documentary, which was filmed in black-and-white, features footage of the band recording many of the tracks that made the album, and tracks that didn't make the album although would be released as singles and b-sides (such as "Soul to Squeeze", "Sikamikanico" and an Iggy & the Stooges cover "Search And Destroy"). It also features interviews from each member of the band, as well as Rick Rubin and the band's former and longtime manager, Lindy Goetz. Footage from the documentary was compiled for use in the "Suck My Kiss" music video, which was released in 1992. Funky Monks was originally released on VHS but was re-released on DVD. It was filmed and directed by Gavin Bowden. On July 16, 2011, NME voted Funky Monks the 14th must see rock documentary on their 20 must see rock documentaries list. The release was certified gold by the RIAA. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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