The Go-Go's (film)

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The Go-Go's
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Directed by Alison Ellwood
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Sam Painter
Edited by Brett Banks
Music by Matt Hauser
Production
companies
Distributed by Showtime
Release dates
  • January 24, 2020 (2020-01-24)(Sundance)
  • June 30, 2020 (2020-06-30)(Showtime)
Running time
97 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • Ireland
  • Canada
LanguageEnglish

The Go-Go's is a 2020 American-Irish-Canadian documentary film directed and produced by Alison Ellwood. [1] The film follows the rise of the girl band the Go-Go's.

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The film premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2020, followed by its release in the United States on June 30, 2020, by Showtime. It runs for 97 minutes. On March 16, 2024 it premiered on The CW making it the first non pay television network to air the film.

Synopsis

The Go-Go's become the first successful, all-girl band to write their own songs and play their own instruments while making it to No. 1 on the charts. The Go-Go's follows the rise of a band starting from the LA punk scene.

Interviewees

Critical reception

The review consensus at Rotten Tomatoes for The Go-Go's had 98% of critics recommending the film, based on 45 reviews and an average rating of 7.9/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Emulating the spirit of punk in form and function, The Go-Go's is a raucous celebration of the pioneering band and a stylistic knockout that will blow viewers' hair back." [2] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 81 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". [3]

Reviewers praised the film, noting it would appeal to fans and non-fans alike. [4] [5] [6] Reviews noted the candor that the members of the band bring to their contemporary interviews. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

References

  1. ↑ "the-go-go-s". www.sundance.org. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. ↑ "The Go-Go's (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango . Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  3. ↑ "The Go-Go's Reviews". Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  4. ↑ Fear, David (July 31, 2020). "'The Go-Go's' Gives '80s New Wave Band a Proper Music Doc (Finally)". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  5. ↑ Willman, Chris (January 25, 2020). "The Go-Go's on Sundance Doc: Neither 'America's Sweethearts' Nor 'Drug-Crazed Demons'". Variety. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  6. ↑ Anderson, John (July 30, 2020). "'The Go-Go's' Review: From Punk Band to Pop Pioneers". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  7. ↑ Lopez, Kristen (July 31, 2020). "'The Go-Go's' Review: Showtime Documentary Explores a Hall of Fame Slight". IndieWire. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  8. ↑ Roeper, Richard (July 30, 2020). "A movie that Go-Go's there: Documentary digs deep into band's history". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Review: 'The Go-Gos' get the kind of catchy, layered documentary every '80s icon deserves". Los Angeles Times. July 31, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Showtime's 'The Go-Go's' Documentary Breaks The Seal". NPR.org. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  11. ↑ Stuever, Hank. "Review | For too long, the story of the Go-Go's was a cautionary tale. A new documentary turns it into a triumph". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved January 3, 2021.
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