Directed by:
Randall MillerCinematography:
Mike OzierCast:
Alan Rickman, Malin Åkerman, Justin Bartha, Richard de Klerk, Johnny Galecki, Ashley Greene, Rupert Grint, Stana Katic, Taylor Hawkins, Michael Massee (more)VOD (4)
Plots(1)
In 1973, after two bankruptcies and an acrimonious divorce, the ever-determined Hilly Kristal (ALAN RICKMAN) borrowed money to buy the Palace Bar, a watering hole for the indigent of what was then New York's seething skid row. Hilly had a dream. He wanted to give a stage to live musicians, albeit Country, Bluegrass and Blues musicians. Thus the acronym CBGB. When it proved impossible to book the likes of Conway Twitty on The Bowery, Hilly opened his doors to local talent. The bands that came were primitive and unrehearsed, but by giving them a stage, Hilly gave them a forum in which to grow. Variously angry, nihilistic, political and raw, this music was a radical departure from the disco and ultra studio produced rock of the times. It was fundamentally DIY. Audiences responded to the egalitarian nature of the CBGB bands. It was an antidote to the harsh socio-political times. Nixon was impeached. New York was on the verge of bankruptcy. Ford was refusing to bail the city out. But the music did not have a name until Punk Magazine was established in the Connecticut basement of the parents of a young illustrator named John Holmstrom (JOSH ZUCKERMAN) who gave a signature look to the movement. Filled with irreverence and irony, the magazine lent a kind of aberrant formality to the downtown music scene. Punk was born. And the world of music was changed forever. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Alan Rickman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/679/163679115_83fed8.png)
Alan Rickman
UK
Best movies:
Die Hard (1988)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Love Actually (2003)
![Malin Åkerman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/098/162098824_fcd5af.jpg)
Malin Åkerman
Sweden
Best movies:
Watchmen (2009)
CBGB (2013)
The Bang Bang Club (2010)
![Justin Bartha](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271289_7405c9.jpg)
Justin Bartha
USA
Best movies:
The Hangover (2009)
CBGB (2013)
National Treasure (2004)
![Richard de Klerk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/000/158000092_abb5cc.jpg)
Richard de Klerk
Canada
Best movies:
Bang, Bang, You're Dead (2002) (TV movie)
CBGB (2013)
Frankie & Hazel (2000) (TV movie)
![Johnny Galecki](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/418/162418243_9e8a63.png)
Johnny Galecki
Belgium
Best movies:
Christmas Vacation (1989)
A Dog's Journey (2019)
In Time (2011)
![Ashley Greene](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/207/163207114_2acd28.jpg)
Ashley Greene
USA
Best movies:
CBGB (2013)
Wish I Was Here (2014)
Accident Man (2018)
![Rupert Grint](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/572/162572937_1c6049.jpg)
Rupert Grint
UK
Best movies:
![Stana Katic](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/883/166883091_00d75b.jpg)
Stana Katic
Canada
Best movies:
CBGB (2013)
Quantum of Solace (2008)
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Three (2024)
![Taylor Hawkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/000/158000132_35b945.jpg)
Taylor Hawkins
USA
Best movies:
CBGB (2013)
Studio 666 (2022)
![Michael Massee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/325/325349_581247.jpg)
Michael Massee
USA
Best movies:
Se7en (1995)
The Game (1997)
Lost Highway (1997)
![Ryan Hurst](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/650/160650063_937902.jpg)
Ryan Hurst
USA
Best movies:
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Remember the Titans (2000)
Taken (2002) (series)
![Ahna O'Reilly](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/286/161286769_0e6c4b.jpg)
Ahna O'Reilly
USA
Best movies:
The Help (2011)
Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)
CBGB (2013)
![Kyle Gallner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279631_88fd2f.jpg)
Kyle Gallner
USA
Best movies:
Dinner in America (2020)
American Sniper (2014)
CBGB (2013)
![Joel David Moore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277213_7ce7d8.jpg)
Joel David Moore
USA
Best movies:
Avatar (2009)
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
CBGB (2013)
![Bradley Whitford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/806/164806329_e0365a.jpg)
Bradley Whitford
USA
Best movies:
Awakenings (1990)
Philadelphia (1993)
Scent of a Woman (1992)
![Donal Logue](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/456/164456167_0f8e2a.png)
Donal Logue
Canada
Best movies:
The X-Files – File 2: Tooms (1995) (video compilation)
Zodiac (2007)
Little Women (1994)
![Freddy Rodríguez](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/121/163121623_4f811c.png)
Freddy Rodríguez
USA
Best movies:
Payback (1999)
CBGB (2013)
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000) (TV movie)
![Josh Zuckerman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272903_27a720.jpg)
Josh Zuckerman
USA
Best movies:
Oppenheimer (2023)
CBGB (2013)
Lions for Lambs (2007)
![Peter Vack](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/478/161478492_9f5ab8.jpg)
Peter Vack
USA
Best movies:
CBGB (2013)
The Intern (2015)
After Everything (2018)
![Steven Schub](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/046/576/46576597_d7448c.jpg)
Steven Schub
USA
Best movies:
CBGB (2013)
The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
Desperate Measures (1998)