Synopsis
Chelsea on the Rocks celebrates the personalities and artistic voices that have emerged from New York’s legendary Chelsea Hotel. Once considered an untouchable, impenetrable tower for writers, artists, musicians and mavericks, it has been recently claimed as a boutique hotel venture for a management company that shows disregard for its formidable history. –Cannes Film Festival
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Cast
- Ethan HawkeHimself
- Gaby HoffmannHerself
- Dennis HopperHimself
- Stanley BardHimself
- Robert CrumbHimself
- Abel FerraraHimself
- Miloš FormanHimself
- Rockets RedglareHimself
- Bijou PhillipsNancy Spungen
- Adam GoldbergTim
Recommendations
- 80
Time Out
Ferrara’s unconventional methods only manage to serve Chelsea on the Rocks, his loving portrait of Manhattan’s boho landmark, the Chelsea Hotel. - 75
New York Post
Rambles a bit, but it's a real slice of New York history. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
It's a celebration of a shady landmark, but also a lament. - 70
Film Threat
A warm and curiously engaging film despite many flaws and the sloppiness of its construction. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Manhattan's storied hotel is the timely subject of this passionate tribute. - 67
The A.V. Club
The movie’s most enjoyable moments are the brief instances when Ferrara himself intrudes on the scene. - 60
Variety
A skittery, rambling but often absorbing portrait. - 50
The New York Times
An enraptured fantasia of high times at the hotel, the film is so intoxicated with the Chelsea’s bohemian mystique it virtually consumes itself.