Gimme Danger

No other band in rock'n'roll history has rivaled The Stooges' combination of heavy primal throb, spiked psychedelia, blues-a-billy grind, complete with succinct angst-ridden lyrics, and a snarling, preening leopard of a frontman who somehow embodies Nijinsky, Bruce Lee, Harpo Marx, and Arthur Rimbaud all rolled into one. There is no precedent for The Stooges, while those inspired by them are now legion. The film will present the context of their emergence musically, culturally, politically, historically, and relate their adventures and misadventures while charting their inspirations and the reasons behind their initial commercial challenges, as well as their long-lasting legacy.

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  Iggy Pop

  Self
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  Scott Asheton

  Self
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  Ron Asheton
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  James Williamson

  Self
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  Mike Watt

  Self
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  Danny Fields

  Self
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  Jim Jarmusch

  Self (voice)
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  Nico

  archive footage
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  David Bowie

  archive footage
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  John Cale