The Go-Go's (film)
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Directed byAlison Ellwood
Produced by
- Trevor Birney
- Corey Russell
- Eimhear O'Neill
CinematographySam Painter
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| Directed by | Alison Ellwood |
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| Cinematography | Sam Painter |
| Edited by | Brett Banks |
| Music by | Matt Hauser |
Production companies | Fine Point Films PolyGram Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Showtime |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
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| Language | English |
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.
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 has a 98 minute runtime. On March 16, 2024 it premiered on The CW making it the first non pay television network to air the film.
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
- Charlotte Caffey, lead guitar, keyboardist
- Belinda Carlisle, lead vocalist
- Gina Schock, drummer
- Kathy Valentine, bassist, rhythm guitar
- Jane Wiedlin, rhythm guitar
- Margot Olavarria, former bassist with the Go-Go's
- Elissa Bello, former drummer with the Go-Go's
- Paula Jean Brown, former bassist with the Go-Go's
- Ginger Canzoneri, former manager of the Go-Go's
- Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill
- Pleasant Gehman, writer and musician
- Lynval Golding of the Specials
- Lee Thompson of Madness
- Stewart Copeland of the Police
- Chris Connelly, journalist
- Martha Quinn, former MTV video jockey
- Miles Copeland III, music executive with I.R.S. Records
- Dave Robinson, music executive with Stiff Records