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Beastie Boys Story

2020 · 120 min

Two old friends telling their life story on a bare stage, funny and loose, then quietly devastating when they reach the end.

Directed by: Spike Jonze
Genres: Music, Documentary
Starring: Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch

Tagline: Here's a little story they've got to tell.
Overview: Here's a little story they're about to tell... Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of their band and 40 years of friendship in a live documentary experience directed by friend, collaborator, and their former grandfather, Spike Jonze.

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Directed by: Spike Jonze
Genres: Music, Documentary
Starring: Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch

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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
music
memory
grief
coming-of-age
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	1
Darkness	2
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: music, documentary
Directed by: Spike Jonze
Written by: Michael Diamond, Spike Jonze, Adam Horovitz
Starring: Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch, Ben Stiller, Steve Buscemi, David Cross, Michael Kenneth Williams, Afrika Bambaataa
Cinematography: Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Runtime: 120 min
Country: United States of America, United Kingdom
Languages: English

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