New York Doll Movie Review 2005

Arthur "Killer" Kane was the bassist for the 1970s glam-rock band the New York Dolls, going from the excesses of rock 'n' roll (the Dolls broke up in 1975) to obscurity and battling a variety of demons (chemical and otherwise) until a belated recovery and his adoption of the Mormon faith. In 2004, diehard fan Morrissey persuaded Kane to reunite with his two remaining bandmates for a London music festival. Whiteley follows Kane from his settled life in LA to the Dolls' bittersweet reunion. Kane died of leukemia shortly after the concert.

Distribution

Available on DVD
Running time 73 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Documentary Films, Biography: Music, Drug Abuse, Religion

Cinematography

Rod Santiano, Seth Gordon

Director

Greg Whiteley

Other

Greg Whiteley

Producer

Ed Cunningham, Seth Gordon, One Potato Production