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Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: The Motion Picture

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Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: The Motion Picture (1983)

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Reviews Counted:28

Fresh:20

Rotten:8

Average Rating:6.1/10

Rated: PG

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Theatrical Release:Jul 10, 2002 Limited

Synopsis: The quintessential moment in glam-rock history, ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS is David Bowie at his best. This film of the 1973 concert (released 10 years later) documents the... The quintessential moment in glam-rock history, ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS is David Bowie at his best. This film of the 1973 concert (released 10 years later) documents the hallucinogenic collage of kitsch, Warhol/Pop irony, and flamboyant excess that was the Bowie phenomenon: his trademark synthetic androgyny is a musical symbiosis of feminine passion and masculine dominance that define his funky, gender-bending art and, ultimately, the glam-rock genre as a whole. Early on, the film cuts to elaborate backstage costume changes between sets, highlighting a playlist that includes such classics as "Changes," "Space Oddity," "Time," and "Suffragette City." In this comprehensive document of a seminal peformer in music history, director D.A. Pennebaker captures the enigmatic singer's smoldering brilliance like a Hubble photograph of a supernova; it is essential viewing for Bowie fans and music historians alike. [More]

Starring: David Bowie, Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder, Woody Woodmansey

Starring: David Bowie, Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder, Woody Woodmansey, Ken Fordham, Brian Wilshaw, Geoffrey MacCormack, John Hutchinson

Director: D.A. Pennebaker

Director: D.A. Pennebaker
Studio: Cowboy Pictures

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Looks like a bootleg concert video made by a gifted fan.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
08/16/02
Richard Harrington
Richard Harrington
Washington Post

Despite the silly costumes, poor stage presence and the rest of it, the songs have not aged.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
08/14/02
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

The sound is muddy and so is the picture, but, nevertheless, Bowie and company glitter -- occasionally like fool's gold, but more often like diamonds.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
08/09/02
Pam Grady
Pam Grady
Reel.com

A mediocre and muddy 'digitally remastered' print. Bowie does little more...than absent-mindedly pace the stage song after song.

Full Review Source: SPLICEDWire | comment Comment
08/08/02
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

The best available film of one of this master showman's several creative peaks -- a peep-show into the past.

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07/18/02
Gregory Weinkauf
Gregory Weinkauf
New Times

As a document of the ever-mutable musician's signature persona, a wraithlike androgyne with a head full of apocalyptic dreams, it's fascinating.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
07/11/02
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Purely as document, D.A. Pennebaker's Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars could not be a more ruthless portrait of a time and a music.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
07/11/02
John Anderson
John Anderson
Newsday
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It, however, wasn't until years later when his former wife Angie wrote her memoirs did we learn that she once found Bowie in bed with Mick Jagger.

Full Review Source: PopcornQ | comment Comment
07/11/02
Brandon Judell
Brandon Judell
PopcornQ

For fans familiar with the material ... Ziggy Stardust should be a satisfyingly nostalgic experience.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
07/10/02
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
New York Times
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It's just a really good rock concert. In 1973, that was enough.

Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
07/09/02
Phil Freeman
Phil Freeman
culturevulture.net

The entire movie, save for a handful of stolid backstage interludes, looks as if it had been shot by a determined group of fans perched on the shoulders of their buddies.

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
07/09/02
Mike D'Angelo
Mike D'Angelo
Time Out New York

D.A. Pennebaker's long-unseen concert documentary, perhaps best for David Bowie's most rabid fans.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
07/01/02
Phil Hall
Phil Hall
Film Threat

Visual annoyances aside, Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars is a precious time capsule worth appreciating, whether you were around to appreciate the original or not.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
06/26/02
Rachel Gordon
Rachel Gordon
Filmcritic.com

Perhaps more than any other concert film, 'Ziggy' is like a time machine, allowing viewers to travel back to London's Odeon Theatre on July 3, 1973.

Full Review Source: Zap2it.com | comment Comment
06/24/02
Vanessa Sibbald
Vanessa Sibbald
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