Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
| Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten | |
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| Directed by | Julien Temple |
| Produced by | |
| Cinematography | Ben Cole |
| Edited by | |
| Music by | |
| Distributed by | Vertigo Films |
Release date | 20 January 2007 (Sundance Film Festival) |
Running time | 123 min. (Sundance Film Festival) |
| Countries | Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten is a 2007 documentary film directed by
Dublin Film Festival on 24 February 2007.[3]
It was released in the United Kingdom on 18 May 2007 and in Australia on 31 August 2007.limited release in the United States on 2 November 2007.[3]
Cast
- Brigitte Bardot – Herself (archive footage)
- Michael Balzary (Flea) – Himself
- Bono – Himself
- Steve Buscemi – Himself
- Terry Chimes – Himself
- John Cooper Clarke – Himself
- John Cusack – Himself
- Peter Cushing – Winston Smith (archive footage)
- Johnny Depp – Himself
- Matt Dillon – Himself
- Tymon Dogg – Himself (archive footage)
- Joe Ely – Himself
- Antony Genn – Himself
- Bobby Gillespie – Himself
- Alasdair Gillies – Himself
- Iain Gillies – Himself
- Bob Gruen – Himself
- Topper Headon – Himself
- Damien Hirst – Himself
- Mick Jagger – Himself (archive footage)
- Jim Jarmusch – Himself
- Mick Jones– Himself
- Steve Jones – Himself
- Anthony Kiedis – Himself
- Don Letts – Himself
- Keith Levene – Himself
- Courtney Love – Herself
- Bernie Rhodes – Himself
- David Lee Roth – Himself (archive footage)
- Martin Scorsese – Himself
- Joe Strummer – Himself
Special Thanks: Terence Dackombe
Critical reception
The film was well received by critics. As of 18 October 2009 on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 89% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 61 reviews.[4] On Metacritic, the film had an average score of 79 out of 100, based on 19 reviews.[5]
Marc Savlov of The Austin Chronicle named it the 8th best film of 2007.[6] Stephanie Zacharek of Salon named it the 9th best film of 2007.[6]
Box office performance
As of 31 January 2008 box office takings totalled $US 1,108,740.[7]
Awards
- Nominated Grand Jury Prize in the World Cinema – Documentary category at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival[2]
- Winner of Best British Documentary at the 2007 British Independent Film Awards[2]
- Nominated Best Single Documentary at the 2008 Irish Film and Television Awards[2]
Soundtrack
The official soundtrack was produced by Ian Neil, Julien Temple, and
BBC World
radio show London Calling from 1999-2002 (some of which include his spoken introduction).
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Punk Rock Warlord" (spoken word) | Rock The Casbah" | Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Topper Headon | Rachid Taha | 4:30 |
| 4. | "BBC World Service" (spoken word) | Joe Strummer | Joe Strummer | 0:19 | |
| 5. | "Crawfish" (from the film King Creole) | Fred Wise, Ben Weisman | Elvis Presley | 2:08 | |
| 6. | "Black Sheep Boy" | Tim Hardin | Tim Hardin | 2:00 | |
| 7. | "Kick Out the Jams" | Michael Davis, Fred "Sonic" Smith, Wayne Kramer, Dennis Thompson | MC5 | 3:00 | |
| 8. | "Keys To Your Heart" | Joe Strummer | The 101ers | 3:38 | |
| 9. | "Mick and Paul were different" (spoken word) | Joe Strummer | Joe Strummer, interview with MTV News, 2002 | 0:11 | |
| 10. | "I'm So Bored with the USA" (demo version) | Joe Strummer, Mick Jones | The Clash | 2:20 | |
| 11. | "Natty Rebel" | Ewart Beckford, U-Roy / Bob Marley (sample, Soul Rebel) | U-Roy | 4:09 | |
| 12. | "Armagideon Time" | Jackie Mittoo, Willi Williams | The Clash | 3:46 | |
| 13. | "Nervous Breakdown" | Mario Roccuzzo | Eddie Cochran | 2:18 | |
| 14. | "(In The) Pouring Rain" (previously unreleased) | Joe Strummer | The Clash | 5:06 | |
| 15. | "Omotepe" (from the film Walker) | Joe Strummer | Joe Strummer | 3:44 | |
| 16. | "Martha Cecilia" | Cifuentes | Andres Landeros | 2:52 | |
| 17. | "Minuet" ([sic] liner notes list the song as "Minuet"; the actual title is "Minuit") | Ernest Ranglin | Ernest Ranglin, Baaba Maal | 8:57 | |
| 18. | "Trash City" (from the film Permanent Record) | Joe Strummer | The Latino Rockabilly War | 4:11 | |
| 19. | "I called him Woody" (spoken word) | Topper Headon | Topper Headon, interview from the film | 0:19 | |
| 20. | "Ranger's Command" | Woody Guthrie | Woody Guthrie | 2:48 | |
| 21. | "Corrina, Corrina" | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | 2:44 | |
| 22. | "Johnny Appleseed" | Joe Strummer, Martin Slattery, Tymon Dogg, Scott Shields, Pablo Cook | Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros | 4:02 | |
| 23. | "To Love Somebody" | Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb | Nina Simone | 2:38 | |
| 24. | "Without people, you're nothing." (spoken word) | Joe Strummer | Joe Strummer, interview with MTV news, 2002 | 0:51 | |
| 25. | "Willesden To Cricklewood" | Joe Strummer, Antony Genn | Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros | 6:46 |
References
- OCLC 233652709.
- ^ Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
- ^ Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 3 November 2007.
- ^ "Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten – Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 3 November 2007.
- ^ "Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 November 2007.
- ^ a b "Metacritic: 2007 Film Critic Top Ten Lists". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2 January 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
- ^ "Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
External links
- Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten at IMDb
- Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten at Rotten Tomatoes
- Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten at Metacritic
- Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten at Box Office Mojo
- Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten at AllMovie
