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The Knack: Getting The Knack
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The Knack: Getting The Knack

Oct 5, 2004
1h 25m
★ 0.0

Overview

"Getting The Knack" chronicles the controversial career of power pop stars, The Knack. Viewers will witness a compelling tale of instant stardom and spectacular failure, a story marked by heroin addiction, alcohol abuse, vicious inner-band feuding and massive critical backlash. "Getting The Knack" explores the group's career via candid interviews with the original band, producers Mike Chapman and Jack Douglas, Sharona Alperin, (the inspiration behind their biggest hit), Steve Jones of The Sex Pistols, Rick Springfield, Elliot Easton of The Cars, Devo's Bob Mothersbaugh, comedian Weird Al Yankovic and many more. Narrated by Cherie Currie of The Runaways, "Getting the Knack" is augmented by scores of rare photos and previously unseen archival footage providing a no-holds barred look at the rise and fall and ultimate resurrection of the group.

Genres

Documentary
Music

Production Companies

Passport International Entertainment

Cast

Doug Fieger

Self

Doug Fieger

Berton Averre

Self

Berton Averre

Bruce Gary

Self

Bruce Gary

Prescott Niles

Self

Prescott Niles

Cherie Currie

Self

Cherie Currie

David Wild

Self

David Wild

Sharona Alperin

Self

Sharona Alperin

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