The Go-Go's
2020 · Movie · NR · 97 min · ★ 7.1 · 90% critics
This documentary traces the rapid rise of a groundbreaking all-female band from the LA punk scene to mainstream pop success. Through candid interviews, it explores their history-making achievements, creative drive, and the pressures that came with sudden fame.
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2021-03-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Critic score
- 90/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (24 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like music documentaries about artists breaking through and the realities of sudden fame, similar to Laurel Canyon or 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything; Not for you if you want a purely concert-focused film.
Pros: candid testimonies; inspiring music history; fast rise story | Cons: limited critical context; familiar documentary beats
Themes
- friendship
- concert
- rock 'n' roll
- punk rock
- female friendship
- los angeles, california
- break-up
- rise to fame
- touring
- female rockband
- music documentary
Cast & crew
Charlotte Caffey
as Self - Lead Guitar, Keyboards
Belinda Carlisle
as Self - Lead Singer
Gina Schock
as Self - Drummer
Kathy Valentine
as Self - Guitarist
Jane Wiedlin
as Self - Rhythm Guitar
Elissa Bello
as Self - Original Drummer
- PB
Paula Jean Brown
as Self
- GC
Ginger Canzoneri
as Self - Manager
Chris Connelly
as Self - Writer, Rolling Stone
Miles A. Copeland III
as Self - Founder, I.R.S. Records
Directed by Alison Ellwood