Kerri O'Kane's rockumentary about The Gits is neither a cautionary tale of sex, drugs and rock and roll -- though the Seattle-based quartet provided plenty of the latter -- nor is it a
Behind the Music-style tabloid telling of squabbling band mates, clashing egos, burning out or even fading away. Instead, it's a tremendously sad reminder of how sudden, random violence can end a life, wreck a band and destroy a community.
Taking their name from a classic Monty Python skit, the Gits – who originally called themselves Sniveling Little Rat-Faced Gits -- came together in the liberal arts environment of Ohio's Antioch College in 1986: Andy Kessler, aka "Jo...
Released:
2008
Rated:
NR
Length:
84 mins