DramaMusicHistoryComedy

The Dirt

- Their Music Made Them Famous, Their Lives Made Them Infamous.

The story of Mötley Crüe and their rise from the Sunset Strip club scene of the early 1980s to superstardom.

Release Date : 2019-03-22

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 10th Street EntertainmentEstrella MediaGorilla Flicks

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Tommy Lee

Original Name : mgk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nikki Sixx

Original Name : Douglas Booth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vince Neil

Original Name : Daniel Webber

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mick Mars

Original Name : Iwan Rheon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tom Zutaut

Original Name : Pete Davidson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doc McGhee

Original Name : David Costabile

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kayla's Boyfriend

Original Name : Aaron Jay Rome

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kayla

Original Name : Alyssa Marie Stilwell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Biker Chick

Original Name : Brittany Furlan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Frank Feranna, Jr., Age 8

Original Name : Trace Masters

Gender : Male

Character Name : Excited Partygoer

Original Name : Erin Ownbey

Gender : Female

Character Name : Gino

Original Name : Matthew Underwood

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deana

Original Name : Kathryn Morris

Gender : Female

Character Name : Frank Feranna, Jr.

Original Name : Vince Mattis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deana's Boyfriend

Original Name : Mark Ashworth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Officer

Original Name : Avis-Marie Barnes

Gender : Female

Character Name : County Clerk

Original Name : Eleanor Threatt

Gender : Female

Character Name : David

Original Name : Joe Chrest

Gender : Male

Character Name : Voula

Original Name : Elena Evangelo

Gender : Female

Character Name : Athena

Original Name : Courtney Dietz

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tommy's Girlfriend

Original Name : Kabby Borders

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dottie

Original Name : Carol Ann Scruggs

Gender : Female

Character Name : Rick

Original Name : Peter Jaymes Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lovey

Original Name : Katherine Neff

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mick's Doctor

Original Name : Bernard Hocke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Starwood Bouncer

Original Name : David Kallaway

Gender : Male

Character Name : First Fan

Original Name : Ethan McGee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vince's Groupie

Original Name : Betsy Holt

Gender : Female

Character Name : Restaurant Groupie

Original Name : Sylvia Grace Crim

Gender : Female

Character Name : Drunk Dude

Original Name : Lucius Falick

Gender : Male

Character Name : David Lee Roth

Original Name : Christian Gehring

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tom Zutaut's Girlfriend

Original Name : Alexanne Wagner

Gender : Female

Character Name : MTV VJ

Original Name : Melanie Hebert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ozzy Osbourne

Original Name : Tony Cavalero

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sharise

Original Name : Leven Rambin

Gender : Female

Character Name : Razzle

Original Name : Max Milner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roxy

Original Name : Jordan Lane Price

Gender : Female

Character Name : Party Guest

Original Name : Kristin Brock

Gender : Female

Character Name : Heather Locklear

Original Name : Rebekah Graf

Gender : Female

Character Name : News Anchor

Original Name : Scott Walker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Skylar, Age 2

Original Name : Iris D'Aquin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Skylar, Age 2

Original Name : Lyra D'Aquin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Drug Dealer

Original Name : Joshua Mikel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Addict

Original Name : Blaine Kern III

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paramedic #1

Original Name : Martin Bats Bradford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paramedic #2

Original Name : Anthony Marble

Gender : Male

Character Name : Skylar

Original Name : Kamryn Ragsdale

Gender : Male

Character Name : John Corabi

Original Name : Anthony Vincent Valbiro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : Ladson Deyne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Randy Feranna

Original Name : Michael Hodson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stage Manager

Original Name : Martin Covert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Denny's Daughter (uncredited)

Original Name : Kennedy Anthony

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Anthony

Gender : Male

Character Name : Concert Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Katira Banks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Motley Security (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Barber

Gender : Male

Character Name : Concert Goer (uncredited)

Original Name : William Buster Benefield

Gender : Male

Character Name : Firefighter (uncredited)

Original Name : Johnathan Calton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rocker Mom (uncredited)

Original Name : Kadrolsha Ona Carole

Gender : Female

Character Name : Rocker Mom (uncredited)

Original Name : Alisha Carter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tropicana Stripper (uncredited)

Original Name : Mary Cazes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Valet (uncredited)

Original Name : Devin Lord Chachere

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mourner (uncredited)

Original Name : Rebecca Chulew

Gender : Female

Character Name : Concert Goer (uncredited)

Original Name : Renee Compton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Concert Goer (uncredited)

Original Name : Karen Dalferes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bar Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Gordon Dexheimer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rowdy Meathead (uncredited)

Original Name : Sean P Douglas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : John Frederick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hospital Parent (uncredited)

Original Name : Chad Governale

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Sammy Hagar

Gender : Male

Character Name : Concert Goer (uncredited)

Original Name : Forrest Jade

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Zelda Kimble

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arena Security (uncredited)

Original Name : Steve Kish

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Tommy Lee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Security Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Gary Wayne Loper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Goer (uncredited)

Original Name : Jocelyn-Brooke Manuel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Mick Mars

Gender : Male

Character Name : Concert Goer (uncredited)

Original Name : Woodrow Eduard McCarthy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sharise's Father (uncredited)

Original Name : Mike R. Moreau

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rock Fan (uncredited)

Original Name : Christopher Morris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Vince Neil

Gender : Male

Character Name : Radio Creep (uncredited)

Original Name : Erik Olsen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hospital Visitor (uncredited)

Original Name : Edward Parker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fireman (uncredited)

Original Name : Sean Powell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Studio Assistant (uncredited)

Original Name : Lindsey Reimann

Gender : Female

Character Name : Early Fan Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Helena Sadvary

Gender : Female

Character Name : Concert Goer (uncredited)

Original Name : Leanne Scarbro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Nikki Sixx

Gender : Male

Character Name : Heroin Addict (uncredited)

Original Name : Clayton Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Strip Club Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Toney Chapman Steele

Gender : Male

Character Name : Groupie (uncredited)

Original Name : Jessica Dawson Strong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Concert Goer (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Blake Suarez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Backstage Vixen (uncredited)

Original Name : Sue-Lynn Ansari

Gender : Female

Character Name : Doctor #2 (uncredited)

Original Name : Meiyee Apple Tam

Gender : Female

Character Name : Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Alex Van Halen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddie Van Halen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Crue Groupie (uncredited)

Original Name : Amanda Marie Wilkinson

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

***One of the most entertaining music biopics ever made (but also nastiest)*** RELEASED IN 2019, "The Dirt" is a biography of Mötley Crüe from their inception in the early 80s to the mid-90s. Along with GnR, the band was the cream of the crop of 80’s hair metal. They were notorious for their childish, debauched antics and the movie depicts this from the get-go with an off-putting bit o’ raunch at a party. There’s also an amusing pool sequence that gets pretty repellent with Ozzy pathetically trying to prove how “crazy” he was (I heard the curious story long ago so I was prepared for it). If you can handle that, this is one of the best band biopics in cinema; and more so if you favor Crüe’s music. The movie has a sense of humor and includes a little parody; it’s fun, dynamic, stirring and sometimes vile, but also dramatic and even moving, especially in the last act. A plus is that most of the characters have a story arc wherein they learn from their misdeeds and mature. The flick was based on drummer Tommy Lee’s autobiography “The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band,” as well as the biographies of other band members & Co. So, while there’s an over-the-top feel here and there, the events really happened with minor alterations for dramatic effect. The best way to rate a biopic is to compare it to others, including fictional ones loosely based on real-life characters, like “Rock Star” (2001) and “The Rose” (1979). As decent as those two are, “The Dirt” is all-around more entertaining. It’s also superior to “Walk the Line” (2005), the slanderous “The Doors” (1991), the underrated “The Perfect Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll” (2009), "Eddie and the Cruisers” (1983) and "The Runaways" (2010). I’d put it on par with “Coal Miner’s Daughter” (1980), but it’s very different because the style of music and subculture is so radically different. Content-wise, it’s closest to “Rock Star,” "The Runaways" and “The Perfect Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” but funner than the brooding latter. Douglas Booth is convincing as Nikki Sixx, the band leader/bassist/composer and so is Machine Gun Kelly as the hyperactive, but genial Tommy Lee. Iwan Rheon is also effective as the more mature and subdued guitarist Mick Mars. Daniel Webber unfortunately lacks the looks of singer Vince Neil, but is otherwise effective. THE MOVIE RUNS 1 hour, 47 minutes and was shot in Los Angeles and New Orleans. GRADE: A