Synopsis
Hammersmith Odeon, London, July 3, 1973. British singer David Bowie performs his alter ego Ziggy Stardust for the very last time. A decadent show, a hallucinogenic collage of kitsch, pop irony and flamboyant excess: a musical symbiosis of feminine passion and masculine dominance that defines Bowie's art and the glam rock genre.
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Cast
- David BowieSelf / Ziggy Stardust
- Mick RonsonSelf - Musician
- Trevor BolderSelf - Musician
- Mick WoodmanseySelf - Musician
- Ken FordhamSelf - Musician
- Brian WilshawSelf - Musician
- Geoffrey MacCormackSelf - Musician
- John HutchinsonSelf - Musician
- Mike GarsonSelf - Musician
- Angela BowieSelf (uncredited)
Recommendations
- 90
Los Angeles Times
An excellent example of its genre, with Pennebaker capturing the excitement of what was a very special, emotion-charged occasion. - 88
Boston Globe
It is Bowie's alter ego as the androgynous Martian rock star that remains, 30 years later, his most enduring artistic achievement. - 75
New York Daily News
A rare window into the apparatus and limitations of glam-rock. - 63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Musically, it's a mixed bag -- The concert remains more of an historical curiosity than a must-see rock film. - 60
Film Threat
Being released at the same time that Bowie's latest album "Heathen" is being unveiled. Bowie fans who need a reason to celebrate the trajectory of the artist's career can make use of this cinematic Alpha and CD Omega. - 60
Washington Post
For the first time in 30 years, Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars appear on the movie screen as Pennebaker intended. It's almost worth the wait. - 50
Portland Oregonian
Passingly engaging. But you emerge from the film knowing as much -- or, indeed, as little -- as when you went in, and that's not exactly what documentary filmmaking is all about. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
As a document of the ever-mutable musician's signature persona, a wraithlike androgyne with a head full of apocalyptic dreams, it's fascinating.
