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The Blank Generation is the earliest of the published DIY "home movies" of New York punk's birth. It was filmed by No Wave filmmaker Amos Poe and Ivan Kral.

The Blank Generation
Directed by	Ivan Kral Amos Poe
Produced by	Ivan Kral Amos Poe
Starring	Patti Smith Group Television Ramones The Heartbreakers Talking Heads Blondie
Edited by	Amos Poe Ivan Kral
Production company	Poe Productions
Distributed by	New Line Cinema[1]
Release date	1976 (1976)
Running time	53 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Directors and producers Ivan Kral and No Wave filmmaker Amos Poe use behind-the-scenes footage of punk musicians before they became icons.[2][3]

The film includes footage of Blondie, Patti Smith, The Ramones, Television, Talking Heads, New York Dolls, The Heartbreakers, The Shirts, and Robert Gordon as visitors to New York's CBGB's.

Production

Film locations include Max's Kansas City, The Bottom Line, Bowery, and the Lower East Side. Legal disputes between Poe and Kral ultimately resulted in the removal of Poe's name from the credits once Kral asserted copyright to the film in the years after its initial release.[4]

Reception

Dave Kehr of The Chicago Reader called this "New wave's answer to The T.A.M.I. Show".[5] while Time Out New York put it at #89 on their list of the 100 Best NY Movies.[6]

Cast

• Richard Hell
• Patti Smith Group
• Television
• Ramones
• The Heartbreakers
• Talking Heads
• Blondie
• Tuff Darts
• New York Dolls
• The Shirts

Musicians featured in the film include: Joey Ramone, Debbie Harry, Richard Hell, Patti Smith, Johnny Thunders, David Byrne, Tom Verlaine, David Johansen, Wayne County, Tommy Ramone, Lenny Kaye, Dee Dee Ramone, Chris Stein, Fred Smith, Johnny Ramone, Ivan Kral, Robert Gordon, Richard Lloyd, Tina Weymouth, Walter Lure, Jeff Salen, Annie Golden, Jayne County, Chris Frantz, Jimmy Destri, Lizzy Mercier Descloux, Gary Valentine, Clem Burke, Arthur Kane, Syl Sylvain, Jerry Nolan, Jay Dee Daugherty, Richard Sohl, Billy Ficca, Hilly Kristal and more.

See also

• Rock 'n' Roll High School -- 1979 film starring The Ramones
• Stop Making Sense -- 1984 concert film featuring The Talking Heads
• True Stories -- 1986 comedy film directed by David Byrne
• Experimental film
• Jean-Luc Godard -- inspiration for this film

References

External links

• Official website
• The Blank Generation at AllMovie
• The Blank Generation at IMDb
• The BLANK generation Film fan page

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