Top Billed Cast
Janis Joplin
Herself (archive footage)
Cat Power
Narrator (voice)
D. A. Pennebaker
Himself
Dick Cavett
Himself
Peter Albin
Himself
Karleen Bennett
Herself - Janis Joplin's childhood friend
Laura Joplin
Herself - Janis Joplin's sister
Michael Joplin
Himself - Janis Joplin's brother
Social
Review 1Discussiont
A review by talisencrw
9
Written by talisencrw on Thu Jul 28 2016
This was solid and very enjoyable. My lady and I are huge classic rock and blues aficionados, and we tend to especially enjoy biopics of great musicians, so when I found out this was out, it was a natural accompaniment with a big bottle of Chilean red wine for a date night indoors. Greatly talented yet ill-starred musicians that are quickly catapulted to superstardom only to die in hideous and tragic circumstances are particularly fascinating--and Janis Joplin certainly fits the bill.
I'm not sure I've seen any other of Amy Berg's works, but this was very well thought out and made. I haven't...
Media
Videos 1Backdrops 2Posters 6Recommendations
- 1947-10-04
Jenny Lamour75%
- 2015-10-23
I Smile Back62%
- 1982-08-01
Wild Style61%
- 1951-10-16
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel66%
- 2019-05-24
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation73%
- 2015-09-25
Wildlike62%
- 2016-11-04
Harry Benson: Shoot First66%
- 2007-01-15
Jonestown: Paradise Lost67%
- 2020-09-06
Raffael – Ein sterblicher Gott80%
- 2006-09-16
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess72%
- 2016-04-18
Team Foxcatcher69%
- 2015-09-13
Born to Be Blue66%
- 2019-10-23
Torpedo: U-23564%
- 2016-10-28
May God Save Us67%
- 2022-03-04
Hatching63%
- 2006-12-13
Priceless64%
- 2017-03-01
Patients74%
- 1991-10-24
Johnny Stecchino73%
- 1998-02-01
The Horse Whisperer69%
- 2015-06-11
Victoria76%
Facts
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
-
Revenue
-
Keywords
- biography
- woodstock, new york
- rock concert
- woman director
- recording session
- heroin withdrawl