Film

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

8.020091h 30mDocumentary Music

Director: Mandy Stein
Year: 2009

An East Village performance space fought against the Bowery homeless shelter who threatened to shut them down. Some of the most iconic figures in music have performed here.

Top cast

Dicky Barrett

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Michael Bloomberg

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Clem Burke

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David Byrne

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Cheetah Chrome

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Jayne County

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Jonathan Demme

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Fab 5 Freddy

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Flavor Flav

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Debbie Harry

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Richard Hell

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Ice-T

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Jim Jarmusch

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Hilly Kristal

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Kurt Loder

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Thurston Moore

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Joey Ramone

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Marky Ramone

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Directed by

Mandy Stein