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Release: November 3, 2026

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Punk rocker Billy Idol's journey from underground star to pop icon: his fame, drug struggles, and powerful return to music. Billy Idol Should Be Dead is an intimate, unflinching and wildly entertaining portrait of Billy Idol, the punk provocateur who became one of rock & roll's most recognizable and enduring stars. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker and music-video visionary Jonas Åkerlund, the documentary looks beyond Idol's trademark sneer, peroxide hair and leather-clad image to examine the ambition, excess, danger and resilience behind a career spanning nearly five decades. Beginning with Idol's emergence from the British punk movement as a member of Generation X, the film follows his transformation into an international solo star whose fusion of punk attitude, hard rock and the visual possibilities of the MTV era produced such defining songs as "White Wedding," "Rebel Yell," "Dancing with Myself," "Eyes Without a Face" and "Mony Mony." Rather than simply revisiting the hits, Åkerlund traces the experiences behind them and the contradictions of an artist who repeatedly pushed himself to extremes while continuing to evolve and perform. The story encompasses extraordinary success as well as the darker consequences of rock & roll excess, including Idol's near-death experiences and the personal and professional upheavals that could easily have ended his career. What emerges is as much a survival story as a music documentary: an examination of how Idol endured the volatility surrounding his fame and remained an active creative force long after many of his contemporaries disappeared from the spotlight. Idol is joined by an exceptional group of friends, collaborators and fellow musicians who provide perspective on his music, personality and influence. Participants include longtime guitarist Steve Stevens, Miley Cyrus, Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan, Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones, The Who's Pete Townshend, Nile Rodgers, Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump and Perri Lister, among others. With Åkerlund bringing the perspective of a filmmaker deeply versed in both music and visual culture, Billy Idol Should Be Dead presents the story of a genuine rock survivor who lived through nearly everything the mythology of rock & roll could throw at him--and somehow came out the other side. Cast & Crew Actors: Billy Idol as Self Miley Cyrus as Self Billie Joe Armstrong as Self Pete Townshend as Self Steve Stevens as Self Director: Jonas Åkerlund Producer: Jonas Åkerlund Producer: Jessica James Batista Producer: China Chow Producer: Violaine Etienne Producer: Laurence Freedman Producer: Ryan Kroft Producer: Mark Monroe Producer: Orian Williams Top About this item Similar From the Brand Questions Reviews Billy Idol - Billy Idol Should Be Dead [Blu-ray] Billy Idol - Billy Idol Should Be Dead [Blu-ray]

Release: May 28, 2019

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Product Description The story of True Norwegian Black Metal and it's most notorious practitioners: a group of young men with a flair for publicity, church-burning and murder: MAYHEM. Oslo, 1987. Seventeen-year-old Euronymous is determined to escape his idyllic Scandinavian hometown and create "true Norwegian black metal" with his band, MAYHEM. Review Frequently unpleasant but oddly compelling - not least because Åkerlund ensures that the film never takes itself as seriously as its subjects did. --Michael Nordine, IndieWire Åkerlund stages the film's violence with an unsettling, unflinching reality, to drive home the difference between entertainment and the real world. --Adam Graham, Detroit News Inside Culkin's quietly convincing performance, deadpan cynicism battles with genuine tenderness in a way that gives the film an affecting yet appropriately faulty soul. --Hope Madden, Columbus Underground

Release: September 25, 2015

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On September 25, IDJ/UMe will release Rammstein In Amerika in 2Blu-ray packages, pairing the incendiary Madison Square Garden concert, expertly filmed and recorded in 5.1 surround, with a feature-length documentary film directed by Hannes Rossacher. A 20-minute film about the making of Rammstein's sixth album, Liebe ist für alle da, is also included. The two-hour Rammstein In Amerika documentary is a chronological exploration of the band's history, from the members' shared experience of limited touring and other creative business opportunities behind the Iron Curtain in their native East Germany to bursting onto the world's stage as metal/rock heroes after Germany's reunification.