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| Director: | Amy J. Berg |
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| Writer: | Amy J. Berg |
| Staring: |
| Janis Joplin's evolution into a star from letters that Joplin wrote over the years to her friends, family, and collaborators. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 09, 2015 |
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| Director: | Amy J. Berg |
| Writer: | Amy J. Berg |
| Genres: | Music, Documentary |
| Keywords | biography, woodstock, new york, rock concert, woman director, recording session, heroin withdrawl |
| Production Companies | Jigsaw Productions, Disarming Films, Sony Music Entertainment, Union Entertainment Group, Artemis Rising, American Masters Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 14, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Janis Joplin | Herself (archive footage) |
| Cat Power | Narrator (voice) |
| D. A. Pennebaker | Himself |
| Dick Cavett | Himself |
| Peter Albin | Himself |
| Karleen Bennett | Herself - Janis Joplin's childhood friend |
| Laura Joplin | Herself - Janis Joplin's sister |
| Michael Joplin | Himself - Janis Joplin's brother |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Maya Daisy Hawke | Editor |
| Ian Degner | Additional Camera |
| Autumn Eakin | Additional Camera |
| Ian Daniel | Additional Camera |
| T. Max Montgomery | Additional Camera |
| Sebastian Sokolowski | Additional Camera, Assistant Camera |
| Matthew Ross | Additional Camera |
| Olivia Fougeirol Hamel | Still Photographer |
| Gabriel Andy Giner | Production Sound Mixer |
| Dave Groman | Production Sound Mixer |
| Billy McMillin | Editor |
| Garret Price | Editor |
| Joe Beshenkovsky | Editor |
| Joel Shearer | Original Music Composer |
| Francesco Carrozzini | Director of Photography |
| Paula Huidobro | Director of Photography |
| Jenna Rosher | Director of Photography |
| Ben Bloodwell | Additional Director of Photography |
| Ronan Killeen | Additional Director of Photography |
| Dan Cook | Production Sound Mixer |
| Marshall Potter | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sherrie Austin | Production Sound Mixer |
| Alex Herrera | Production Sound Mixer |
| Alvarro Navaro | Assistant Camera |
| Jeremy Wong | Assistant Camera |
| Andrew Eckmann | Assistant Camera |
| Adam McDaid | Assistant Camera |
| Todd Smiley | Gaffer |
| Stephanie Sklar | Line Producer |
| Nicole Blum | Production Accountant |
| Joyce Canlas | Production Accountant |
| Ayrn Wysong | Researcher |
| Bria Stuart | Researcher |
| Vivian Salgueiro | Researcher |
| Gabriela Manevich | Researcher |
| Aysha Cromeenes | Researcher |
| Bjorn Berg | Production Assistant |
| Jesse Hove | Production Assistant |
| Jesse Muick | Production Assistant |
| Donna Daniels | Publicist |
| Brendan Walsh | Editor |
| Mark Harrison | Editor |
| Kurt Meyers | Editor |
| Milos Zivkovic | Sound Supervisor |
| Jonathan McHugh | Music Supervisor |
| Shie Rozow | Music Editor |
| Ethan Beigel | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Todd Iorio | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Amy J. Berg | Director, Writer |
| Sean Kirby | Additional Director of Photography |
| Jimmy Lindsey | Additional Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jeff Jampol | Producer |
| Katherine LeBlond | Producer |
| Michael Kantor | Executive Producer |
| Stacey Offman | Executive Producer |
| Michael Raimondi | Executive Producer |
| Noah C. Haeussner | Executive Producer |
| Jayne Goldsmith | Co-Producer |
| Jonathan McHugh | Co-Producer |
| Diana Lady Dougan | Co-Executive Producer |
| Kenny Nemes | Associate Producer |
| Alex Gibney | Producer |
| Amy J. Berg | Producer |
| Susan Lacy | Executive Producer |
| Regina K. Scully | Co-Executive Producer |
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This was solid and very enjoyable. My lady and I are huge classic rock and blues aficionados, and we tend to especially enjoy biopics of great musicians, so when I found out this was out, it was a natural accompaniment with a big bottle of Chilean red wine for a date night indoors. Greatly talented ... yet ill-starred musicians that are quickly catapulted to superstardom only to die in hideous and tragic circumstances are particularly fascinating--and Janis Joplin certainly fits the bill. I'm not sure I've seen any other of Amy Berg's works, but this was very well thought out and made. I haven't seen any other films about Janis, but in seeing this I can't see how any other could be any more definitive. Now to see the recent ones on Chet Baker, Miles Davis and Jimi Hendrix...