The Dirt

2019
18
1h 47m

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Colson Baker, Douglas Booth, Daniel Webber, and Iwan Rheon in The Dirt (2019)

Based on the bestselling autobiography from Mötley Crüe, the film is an unflinching tale of success and excess as four misfits rise from the streets of Hollywood to the heights of international fame, starring Douglas Booth, Iwan Rheon, Colson Baker, and Daniel Webber.

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Based on the bestselling autobiography from Mötley Crüe, the film is an unflinching tale of success and excess as four misfits rise from the streets of Hollywood to the heights of internatio... Read allBased on the bestselling autobiography from Mötley Crüe, the film is an unflinching tale of success and excess as four misfits rise from the streets of Hollywood to the heights of international fame.Based on the bestselling autobiography from Mötley Crüe, the film is an unflinching tale of success and excess as four misfits rise from the streets of Hollywood to the heights of international fame.

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

58K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,824

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
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Iwan Rheon and Douglas Booth on Becoming the Real Mötley Crüe

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Iwan Rheon and Douglas Booth on Working with Machine Gun Kelly in 'The Dirt'

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Trivia
Of the four leads that portray the all American band, Motley Crue, Machine Gun Kelly, aka Colson Baker, who plays Tommy Lee, is the only actor who is actually American in real life. Douglas Booth (Nikki Sixx) is from England, Iwan Rheon (Mick Mars) is from Wales, and Daniel Webber (Vince Neil) is from Australia. It should also be worth noting that Tommy Lee is the only band member to be born outside the United States.

Goofs
While the movie suggests Doc McGee was fired because he brought Nikki's mom to see him, Motley Crue fired McGee in 1989 after the Moscow Music Peace Festival. The band thought McGee was favoring another band he was managing, Bon Jovi, by giving them top billing and letting them use fireworks in their show.

Quotes
Nikki Sixx: How many chicks have you fucked so far?
Vince Neil: Three.
Nikki Sixx: No, not today. On the tour.
Vince Neil: Oh, man. I lost count after that gang bang in Salt Lake City.
[laughs]
Nikki Sixx: That was fun.
Vince Neil: What about you, old man?
Mick Mars: Did you ever stop to think that the slobs who fuck you guys probably fuck every other band who comes through town?
[pause, then Nikki, Tommy, and Vince laugh hysterically]
Vince Neil: Yeah. Yes, they do.
Tommy Lee: Dude, we're like pussy brothers with the whole scene.
[continued laughing]
Mick Mars: I happen to have respect for myself and the females of our species, unlike you animals.

Connections
Featured in Mötley Crüe Feat. Machine Gun Kelly: The Dirt (Est. 1981) (2019)

Soundtracks
Red Hot
Written by Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, Mick Mars, Vince Neil
Performed by Mötley Crüe
Courtesy of Motley Records

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Featured review

8/10

Great escapism and nostalgic movie 🎥

Great movie that takes you back in time and if you lived through that time then its a nostalgic trip. It's rude, loud and crude, but that's the Crue, so if you're offended then why the hell are you watching it. Sure some timelines are a little all over the place and there are a number of key Crue moments that are left out or glossed over. However at 1hr and 48mins it's to be expected. This is a movie that should have ran for a full 3 hours and really dragged you in, but instead it was nearly 2 hours of fast paced fun, debouchous, alcohol (and drug) fueled escapism, which is what the Crue are and were all about for many growing up. Throw in there the tissue moments as well as the self reflection and you've a movie that could easily see a sequel.