The read
A Balasaur Score of 79 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 94%, Metacritic 77/100. Scores higher than 79% of the 2,029 2010s documentary movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Before Bad Brains, the Sex Pistols or even the Ramones, there was Death. Formed in the early '70s by three teenage brothers from Detroit, Death is credited as being the first black punk band, and the Hackney brothers, David, Bobby, and Dannis, are now considered pioneers in their field. But it wasn’t until recently — when a dusty 1974 demo tape made its way out of Bobby’s attic nearly 30 years after Death’s heyday — that anyone outside a small group of punk enthusiasts had even heard of them.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Metacritic77/100
89 audience votes
Key crew
- Mark Christopher CovinoDirector
- Jeff HowlettDirector
Cast
- Dannis HackneySelf
- Bobby HackneySelf
- David HackneySelf (archive footage)
- Henry RollinsSelf
- Elijah WoodSelf
- Kid RockSelf
- Alice CooperSelf
- Mick CollinsSelf
- Mickey LeighSelf
- Robbie DuncanSelf
- QuestloveSelf
- Vernon ReidSelf
