Broadway Idiot

Name: Broadway Idiot
Genre: Documentary
Released: October 11, 2013
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 51

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FilmBuff | Release Date: October 11, 2013 | Not Rated

Summary: Broadway Idiot follows Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong from a punk rock concert at Madison Square Garden to the opening of his musical American Idiot on Broadway - only ten blocks away, but worlds apart. From behind the curtain share in the crazy journey of turning the mega-hit album into a punk rock musical - and ultimately see how theBroadway Idiot follows Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong from a punk rock concert at Madison Square Garden to the opening of his musical American Idiot on Broadway - only ten blocks away, but worlds apart. From behind the curtain share in the crazy journey of turning the mega-hit album into a punk rock musical - and ultimately see how the world of theater transformed Billie Joe.
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Director: Doug Hamilton

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 80 min

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RogerEbert.com Odie Henderson

Oct 11, 2013

I love this kind of backstage documentary, which is not surprising for someone who has "All That Jazz" and "All About Eve" on his all-time top ten list. Read full review

Guy Lodge

Oct 13, 2013

A straightforward account of the show’s journey from conception to rehearsal to Great White Way triumph, it effectively doubles as a traditional let’s-put-on-a-show musical in its own right, albeit one with heavier guitars. Read full review

Staff [Not Credited]

Oct 17, 2013

A fast-paced, thoroughly entertaining if hardly trenchant show biz documentary. Read full review

Kyle Smith

Oct 11, 2013

If Broadway shows had DVD featurettes, the unexceptional documentary Broadway Idiot would be perfect for one. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Oct 17, 2013

Director Doug Hamilton was given extraordinary access from the very beginning, so that we see Green Day composer and lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong having some of his initial meetings with Broadway director Michael Mayer, who conceived the show. Read full review

David Rooney

Oct 14, 2013

The doc is slickly packaged, but it suffers from the pat reality-TV feel of manicured sound bites where greater candor and fly-on-the-wall observation might have been welcome. Read full review

Kyle Ryan

Oct 9, 2013

This documentary by rookie director Doug Hamilton plays more like a featurette on an American Idiot DVD than a stand-alone film. Read full review

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