End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2003)

Directed by

Jim Fields, Michael Gramaglia

Genre

music documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 62 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of the Ramones, a pioneering punk band from New York. It covers their start in the early 1970s, their long years of touring, and their breakup in 1996. The film includes the deaths of two original members.

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What happens

End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones is a 2003 documentary film about highly influential New York punk rock band the Ramones. The film, produced and directed by Jim Fields and Michael Gramaglia, documents the band's history from their formation in the early 1970s and 22 subsequent years of touring, to their 1996 breakup and the deaths of two of the four original members. The title is taken from the Ramones' 1980 album, End of the Century. Johnny Ramone died shortly after its release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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