Gimme Danger

Story

Documentary “Gimme danger, little stranger” sang The Stooges in 1973. Led by their charismatic, excessive front man Iggy Pop, the legendary band were pioneers of punk and from the mid 1960s to the start of the 70s the driving force of underground subculture. Bands like The Sex Pistols, The Damned, The Buzzcocks or Dinosaur Jr. would be hard to imagine without The Stooges. Jim Jarmusch has created a monument to the pioneers of punk. In the foreground of this electrifying trip down memory lane stands Iggy Pop, whom Jarmusch had already cast in Dead Man (1995) and Coffee And Cigarettes (2003). The 69-year old is a brilliant raconteur and entertainer, with great timing and self-irony. To link the interviews, Jarmusch has put together archive footage and short comic sections. A homage full of humour, wisdom and insanity.

Director

Jim Jarmusch (*1953) is an icon of US independent cinema. He made his name withfilms like Stranger Than Paradise (1984) or Down By Law (1986) and haswon countless awards. His film Ghost Dog wasshown in 1999 at FILMFEST HAMBURG, where he was awarded the Douglas Sirk Prize.The last Jarmusch film to be shown in Hamburg was his vampire drama Only Lovers Left Alive in 2013.

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