End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones

Jim Fields

Overview

"This critically acclaimed documentary on the long, emotionally rocky career of punk rock pioneers the Ramones arrives on DVD in a strong, straightforward presentation. End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones has been given a letterboxed transfer to

Product Details

Release Date:	03/15/2005
UPC:	0603497039920
Original Release:	2003
Source:	Rhino
Presentation:	[Letterbox]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:30:00
Sales rank:	15,647

Special Features

Theatrical trailer; Deleted scene: "Clem Burke as Elvis Ramone"; Joey Ramone radio interview excerpts from FM 106.3; Marky Ramone drum techniques; Johnny Ramone interview excerpts; Richie Ramone interview excerpts; Dee Dee Ramone interview excerpts; Joe Strummer interview excerpts; Tommy Ramone interview excerpts; Debbie Harry and Chris Stein interview excerpts; "Who Wrote What on the First 3 Albums" by Tommy Ramone

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

The Ramones

Actor,Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Michael Gramaglia	Producer
Diana Holtzberg	Executive Producer
Andrew Hurwitz	Executive Producer
Jan Rofekamp	Executive Producer
Jim Fields	Producer

Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Opening [1:51]
2. "We Were Real" [5:25]
3. Childhood [18:45]
4. Summer of '73 [11:10]
5. 1976 - London [7:37]
6. 1977 - Pied Pipers [12:19]
7. 1978 - Integrity [7:14]
8. 1979 - Phil [6:28]
9. Beginning of the End [10:05]
10. The '80s [14:44]
11. Calling It Quits [7:39]
12. End Credits [4:32]

Menu

Side #1 --
Play Film
Chapter Selection
Audio Setup
2.0 Stereo
5.1 Dolby
Extra Features
End of the Century Trailer
Deleted Scene - Clem Burke as Elvis Ramone
Joey Ramone Radio Interview Excerpts From FM 106.3
Marky Ramone Drum Technique
Johnny Ramone Interview Excerpts
Richie Ramone Interview Excerpts
Dee Dee Ramone Interview Excerpts
Joe Strummer Interview Excerpts
Tommy Ramone in Forest Hills Interview Excerpts
Debbie Harry and Chris Stein Interview Excerpts
Neighborhood Friend, Ritchie Adler Interview Excerpts
Who Wrote What on the First 3 Albums by Tommy Ramone

Editorial Reviews

Punk rock, as we know it, probably wouldn't sound the same had it not been for Johnny, Joey, Dee Dee, and Tommy. Other bands like the Stooges, New York Dolls, and the MC5 may have come before, but the Ramones' distilled approach -- three chords played at breakneck speed, with an attitude as loud as the amps -- served as a blueprint for the bands that followed, from the Sex Pistols to Green Day. There are a hundred movies you could make about the Ramones: Who, for instance, wouldn’t want to see one solely about the infamous clashes with gun-loving producer Phil Spector during the making of their 1981 album End of the Century? But Jim Fields and Michael Gramaglia take the documentary route, summing up the band's 30-year career and legacy with appropriate intensity. They draw fascinating stories from just about everyone ever involved in the band, including the four original Ramones; subsequent members Marky, C.J., and Richie; punk journalist Legs McNeil; Sire Records founder Seymour Stein; Clash frontman Joe Strummer; Blondie’s Debbie Harry and Clem Burke; Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore; and others. (The DVD offers additional interview footage.) The film is at its best when covering the early years, when the band’s youthful energy and us-against-the-world attitude was fresh, and when drummer Tommy Ramone was producing the first four albums, all essential. The second half is the story we hear again and again in rock docs: infighting, drug addition, desperate stabs at commercial appeal, and untimely death (Tommy is the only living original member). Still, with the band’s cooperation, Fields and Gramaglia manage to make this more than your average episode of Behind the Music, and anyone who thinks they know all there is know about punk shouldn't say so until they've seen this.