On September 12, 2004, just two-and-a-half days before Johnny Ramone's death, a group of musicians and friends-among them Deborah Harry, The Dickies, X, Eddie Vedder, and The Red Hot Chili Peppers-staged a benefit concert to celebrate The Ramones' 30th anniversary and to raise money for cancer research. Mandy Stein's touching rockumentary captures that unforgettable evening.
Acting
Debbie Harry's unfiltered stories about CBGB toilets.
Direction
Mandy Stein threading concert energy with deathbed stillness.
Editing
Cutting between stage chaos and Johnny's final frailty.
Director
Mandy Stein
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the last time all four original Ramones' voices appeared in one film—Joey had died in 2001, Dee Dee in 2002, and Johnny would follow within 72 hours of filming.
The concert invented the template for celebrity-filled tribute shows now common for dying legends, but rarely with the subject still present to witness their own canonization.
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