End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones is a 2003 documentary film about the highly influential New York punk rock band, the Ramones. The film tells the story of the Ramones from their beginnings in Forest Hills, Queens, and their earliest performances at New York's CBGB, to their unexpected induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. It features comprehensive and candid interviews with members Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Joey Ramone, Marky Ramone, C.J. Ramone, Tommy Ramone, Richie Ramone, and Elvis Ramone. Others close to the band are also interviewed, including Joey's mother and brother, contemporaries such as Debbie Harry and Joe Strummer, and childhood friends of the members. The filmmakers first attempted to make the film in 1994 to document the final year of the band on the road, but ran into difficulties with the band's management. Fields and Gramaglia successfully restarted the production in 1998 after the band had officially retired.
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There were many things I didn't know about the Ramones, like the story behind the song "53rd & 3rd" and Dee Dee's rap career. This guy was completely out of control.
I was a little kid when I listened to a song by the Ramones for the first time, "I Wanna Be Sedated". It clicked! "What the hell was that? I wanna hear it again!!! I muuuust!"
Many of my favorite bands probably wouldn't exist if the Ramones weren't there. God bless the Ramones.
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