Personality Crisis: Scorsese co-directed documentary on David Johansen (New York Dolls)

[Simon A]

My apologies if this has already been mentioned, but a search did not reveal so.

I've been a fan of The Dolls and David's music for a long time so this will be 122 minutes of delight for me.

PERSONALITY CRISIS: ONE NIGHT ONLY

A portrait of musical iconoclast David Johansen from Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi. From his days leading The New York Dolls to his reinvention as lounge lizard Buster Poindexter, David Johansen is a chameleonic one of a kind performer. Featuring a live performance at Café Carlyle in New York City, where he performs as Poindexter singing the Johansen songbook, along with new and archival interviews, the film is a testament to a lost New York and a performer who remains as fresh and exciting as ever.

Friday, Apr. 14 at 8 PM

 

[Doug G.]

The Dolls were great. I saw them at the Minnesota State Fair in '74 and somebody in the crowd was giving them sh*t about not wearing girls' clothes anymore and Johansen yelled back, "Why don't you go home and polish your father's tractor?"

Doug

 

[Simon A]

Here's a Q&A session with the filmmakers and the subject of the film.