This is GWAR

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This is GWAR

2021

1h 53m

Documentary

Music

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Filmmaker Scott Barber follows the heavy metal band GWAR, through its early days coming up through the late '80s to near-commercial success, including dark times and triumph over adversity.

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Critics Consensus

This Is GWAR is an entertaining and oddly inspiring documentary that vividly captures the band's grotesque artistry, wild performances, and candid personal stories.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

07/22/2022

An oddly inspiring film... celebrating how a crafty DIY aesthetic and a twisted vision can nearly always find a receptive audience.

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Nick Schager

The Daily Beast

07/19/2022

A portrait of creative misfits who came together to express themselves through grotesque, childish, and surprisingly revealing outsider art.

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

07/19/2022

3/5

Even if the antics shown here aren’t really your thing, it is still a hoot seeing Gwar members get interviewed by a game Joan Rivers: you can tell that beneath all the latex most of them are sweet, normal folk...

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Chris Luciantonio

Exclaim!

11/21/2024

8/10

The celebratory tribute to the ingenuity of the people behind the grotesque theatrics.

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

08/15/2022

It certainly is fun to take a ride alongside one of the most shocking group of degenerates to ever hit the music scene.

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Stephen Silver

Tilt Magazine

08/05/2022

4.5/5

It’s a wildly entertaining documentary, and also a very honest one, even turning into The History of the Eagles for a time as the band members share the details of their many bitter feuds with one another.

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Doug Z

07/06/2024

Must see for any GWAR or non-GWAR fan. This is an awesome behind the scenes about the history of the band and how they came to fruition.

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Movie F

01/29/2023

The film offers an interesting glimpse into the personal lives of the band members and the close-knit community that surrounds them. The movie is a must-watch for fans of GWAR and anyone interested in the subculture of heavy metal and underground music.

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08/08/2022

Not at all what I expected! I really loved this film, I knew of the band but wouldn't call myself a fan so I wasn't sure if this was going to be up my alley, but what it actually was, was a really poignant emotional story about a bunch of misfits trying to make art and rock on their own terms!

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Andy B

@AndyB21 08/02/2022

A slightly repetitive but honest, funny and affecting documentary of a very strange band.

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07/28/2022

This movie rules. Go watch it now!!

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Jeff M

07/28/2022

Super interesting behind the scenes look at one of the most interesting bands out there

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Scott Barber follows the heavy metal band GWAR, through its early days coming up through the late '80s to near-commercial success, including dark times and triumph over adversity.

Director: Scott Barber
Producer: Tommy Avallone, Josh Goldbloom
Production Co: Double Windsor Films, GingerKid Productions, BondIt Media Capital
Genre: Documentary, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 21, 2022
Runtime: 1h 53m

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