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Director: | Amy J. Berg |
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Writer: | Amy J. Berg |
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Janis Joplin's evolution into a star from letters that Joplin wrote over the years to her friends, family, and collaborators. | |
Release Date: | Sep 09, 2015 |
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Director: | Amy J. Berg |
Writer: | Amy J. Berg |
Genres: | Music, Documentary |
Keywords | biography, woodstock, new york, rock concert, woman director, recording session, heroin withdrawl |
Production Companies | Jigsaw Productions, Disarming Films, Sony Music Entertainment, Union Entertainment Group, Artemis Rising, American Masters Pictures |
Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 14, 2024 |
Name | Character |
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Janis Joplin | Herself (archive footage) |
Cat Power | Narrator (voice) |
D. A. Pennebaker | Himself |
Dick Cavett | Himself |
Peter Albin | Himself |
Karleen Bennett | Herself - Janis Joplin's childhood friend |
Laura Joplin | Herself - Janis Joplin's sister |
Michael Joplin | Himself - Janis Joplin's brother |
Name | Job |
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Maya Daisy Hawke | Editor |
Ian Degner | Additional Camera |
Autumn Eakin | Additional Camera |
Ian Daniel | Additional Camera |
T. Max Montgomery | Additional Camera |
Sebastian Sokolowski | Assistant Camera, Additional Camera |
Matthew Ross | Additional Camera |
Olivia Fougeirol Hamel | Still Photographer |
Gabriel Andy Giner | Production Sound Mixer |
Dave Groman | Production Sound Mixer |
Billy McMillin | Editor |
Garret Price | Editor |
Joe Beshenkovsky | Editor |
Joel Shearer | Original Music Composer |
Francesco Carrozzini | Director of Photography |
Paula Huidobro | Director of Photography |
Jenna Rosher | Director of Photography |
Ben Bloodwell | Additional Director of Photography |
Ronan Killeen | Additional Director of Photography |
Dan Cook | Production Sound Mixer |
Marshall Potter | Production Sound Mixer |
Sherrie Austin | Production Sound Mixer |
Alex Herrera | Production Sound Mixer |
Alvarro Navaro | Assistant Camera |
Jeremy Wong | Assistant Camera |
Andrew Eckmann | Assistant Camera |
Adam McDaid | Assistant Camera |
Todd Smiley | Gaffer |
Stephanie Sklar | Line Producer |
Nicole Blum | Production Accountant |
Joyce Canlas | Production Accountant |
Ayrn Wysong | Researcher |
Bria Stuart | Researcher |
Vivian Salgueiro | Researcher |
Gabriela Manevich | Researcher |
Aysha Cromeenes | Researcher |
Bjorn Berg | Production Assistant |
Jesse Hove | Production Assistant |
Jesse Muick | Production Assistant |
Donna Daniels | Publicist |
Brendan Walsh | Editor |
Mark Harrison | Editor |
Kurt Meyers | Editor |
Milos Zivkovic | Sound Supervisor |
Jonathan McHugh | Music Supervisor |
Shie Rozow | Music Editor |
Ethan Beigel | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Todd Iorio | Visual Effects Supervisor |
Amy J. Berg | Writer, Director |
Sean Kirby | Additional Director of Photography |
Jimmy Lindsey | Additional Director of Photography |
Name | Title |
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Jeff Jampol | Producer |
Katherine LeBlond | Producer |
Michael Kantor | Executive Producer |
Stacey Offman | Executive Producer |
Michael Raimondi | Executive Producer |
Noah C. Haeussner | Executive Producer |
Jayne Goldsmith | Co-Producer |
Jonathan McHugh | Co-Producer |
Diana Lady Dougan | Co-Executive Producer |
Kenny Nemes | Associate Producer |
Alex Gibney | Producer |
Amy J. Berg | Producer |
Susan Lacy | Executive Producer |
Regina K. Scully | Co-Executive Producer |
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This was solid and very enjoyable. My lady and I are huge classic rock and blues aficionados, and we tend to especially enjoy biopics of great musicians, so when I found out this was out, it was a natural accompaniment with a big bottle of Chilean red wine for a date night indoors. Greatly talented ... yet ill-starred musicians that are quickly catapulted to superstardom only to die in hideous and tragic circumstances are particularly fascinating--and Janis Joplin certainly fits the bill. I'm not sure I've seen any other of Amy Berg's works, but this was very well thought out and made. I haven't seen any other films about Janis, but in seeing this I can't see how any other could be any more definitive. Now to see the recent ones on Chet Baker, Miles Davis and Jimi Hendrix...