No other band in rock'n'roll history has rivaled The Stooges' combination of heavy primal throb, spiked psychedelia, blues-a-billy grind, complete with succinct angst-ridden lyrics, and a snarling, preening leopard of a frontman who somehow embodies Nijinsky, Bruce Lee, Harpo Marx, and Arthur Rimbaud all rolled into one. There is no precedent for The Stooges, while those inspired by them are now legion. The film will present the context of their emergence musically, culturally, politically, historically, and relate their adventures and misadventures while charting their inspirations and the reasons behind their initial commercial challenges, as well as their long-lasting legacy.
Iggy Pop
as Self
Ron Asheton
as Self (archive footage)
Scott Asheton
as Self
James Williamson
as Self
Dave Alexander
as Self
Steve Mackay
as Self
Mike Watt
as Self
Danny Fields
as Self
Kathy Asheton
as Self
Jim Jarmusch
as Self (voice)
Ewan McGregor
as Curt Wild (archive footage) (uncredited)
