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Beastie Boys Story

TV-MA

MusicDocumentary

7.5/10(150 ratings)

Here's a little story they're about to tell... Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of their band and 40 years of friendship in a live documentary experience directed by friend, collaborator, and their former grandfather, Spike Jonze.

04-24-2020

2h 0m

Beastie Boys Story

Backdrop for Beastie Boys Story

Main Cast

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:: Spike Jonze

Writers:: Adam Horovitz, Michael Diamond, Spike Jonze

Production:: Fresh Bread, Pulse Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Oscilloscope

Key Crew

Executive Producer:: John Silva

Producer:: Jason Baum

Producer:: Amanda Adelson

Producer:: Spike Jonze

Executive Producer:: Sam Bridger

Locations and Languages

Country:: GB; US

Filming:: GB; US

Languages:: en

Main Cast

Michael Diamond

Michael Diamond

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Diamond was born in New York City to an upper-middle-class Jewish household. He attended Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York for six months. In 1979, Diamond co-founded the band The Young Aborigines. In 1981, Adam Yauch, aka MCA, a friend and follower of the band became their bass player, and on the suggestion of their then-guitar player, John Berry, the band changed their name to the Beastie Boys. By 1983,Adam Horovitz (Ad-Rock) joined, and their sound began to shift away from punk to hip-hop. In 1992, Mike D founded the Beastie Boys' now-defunct record label Grand Royal Records. He is also interested in interior decoration, and designed Brooklyn-themed toile wallpaper; it was used in the renovation of the Marquee nightclub in Chelsea, which reopened in January 2013. A year after the passing of MCA in 2012, Mike D told Rolling Stone he was "excited about making new stuff again" and released "Humberto Vs the New Reactionaries (Christine and the Queens Remix)" in July 2013. A remix of Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band's "Bad Dancer" by Mike D and Adam Horovitz was streamed online in August 2013. The pair is credited with “additional beats, programming and other curve balls.”

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Adam Horovitz

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Adam Keefe Horovitz (born October 31, 1966), popularly known as Ad-Rock, is an American rapper, guitarist and actor. He is best known as a member of the pioneering hip hop group Beastie Boys. Above description from the Wikipedia article Ad-Rock, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Adam Yauch

Adam Yauch

Adam Nathaniel Yauch (August 5, 1964 – May 4, 2012), was a founding member of hip hop trio the Beastie Boys. He was frequently known by his stage name, MCA, and other pseudonyms such as Nathanial Hörnblowér. Description above from the Wikipedia article MCA (musician), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Ben Stiller

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Spike Jonze

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Michael Stipe

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