In january 2007, love began to shop the biography heavier than heaven to various movie studios in hollywood to turn the book. Gus van sant loosely based his 2005 movie last days on the events in the final days of cobain s life, starring michael pitt as cobain. Finally, the last days script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the gus van zant movie with michael pitt based on kurt cobain. The last hours of kurt cobain tv episode 2017 imdb. Kurt speaks no more than 10 words of discernable dialogue, while the rest of the movie is held up by snippets of mundane conversation that is selfaware enough to be hilarious. It was all falling apart, and courtney wasnt helping much. Which in your opinion is the best kurt cobain movie. The below interview with gus van sant originally appeared in our summer, 2005 issue. While the name of the main character has been changed from kurt to blake and the setting of the suicide changed from a greenhouse in seattle to a greenhouse in upstate new york, theres no mistaking this film is the product of van sants imagination pursuing the final, lonely. Gus van sants film last days takes an anonymous look at the final days of a very famous rock star.
His whereabouts for that week has remained a mystery until now. More than 25 years later, the world still hasnt moved on especially since kurt cobains suicide photos were released. Dead at 27 by taking a shotgun to his head on april 5, 1994, he. The divorce left kurts outlook on the world forever scarred. If it is true that kurt cobains inability to cope with fame led him to take his life in 1994, then gus van sants last days, a film loosely based on the musicians fall from grace, would have.
Michael pitt, playing blake, does a fantastic job in this tough role. Kurt and his family lived in hoquiam for the first few months of his life then later moved back to aberdeen, where he had a happy childhood until his parents divorced. It is a fictionalized account of the last days of a musician, loosely based on kurt cobain. A seattle musicians life and career are reminiscent to those of kurt cobain. Cobains final days in seattle are an unsolvable puzzle of unconfirmed sightings and unsuccessful credit card transactions. The subject matter of gus van sants new film, last days, appears on the surface to be the stuff of a sensationalistic movie of the week. Now hes gone and joined that stupid club, said kurt cobains mother, wendy oconnor, on april 9, 1994. He mumbles imcomprehensibly at least 90% of the time, and the supporting cast might as well not say anything at all, because the viewer hasnt a clue what theyre talking about.
The last days of nirvanas leader in this investigative report, rolling stone traces cobains final days from his nearly fatal drug overdose in rome to the. Its also a film drenched in ennui, something that automatically turns off nearly 34 of viewers. Watch death to birth michael pitt last days movie kurt cobain minjossy on dailymotion. With charles cross, harvey ottinger, alice wheeler, leland cobain. Death to birth michael pitt last days movie kurt cobain. Revisiting the tragic last days of kurt cobain consequence of. A 2015 docudrama directed by benjamin statler soaked in bleach followed the last days of cobains life casting a nirvana movie biopic.
The week before kurt cobain was found dead from a single gunshot, he went missing. Not to mention the last time courtney saw kurt was also a very ugly situation after a staged intervention. Last days or end time is the time period described by the eschatology of various religions. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of last days. The films main character, blake, a thinlyveiled interpretation of kurt cobain in his last days, doesnt do much of anything for the entire 96 minute running time.
I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to. Some people told the police that they saw cobain in viretta park by. Gus van sants last days was bound to be be misunderstood from the get go. Aside from pitt, the movie features italian actress and model asia argento and lukas haas of. Kurt cobain inspired movie to imagine tortured last days gus van sant drama promises to ask more questions than it answers. Kurt cobaininspired movie to imagine tortured last days mtv. Last days is a definitive record of death by gradual drug exhaustion. Characters use drugs, drink, smoke, and curse casually and frequently including the fk. One of kurt cobains last meals was at cactus 48 hours. Really not a fan of last days, and im certainly not alone. Lukas haas at an event for last days 2005 lukas haas and dany wolf at an. Nobody knows what happened when he was in the greenhouse. The movie is inspired by kurt cobain, the front man of nirvana, and the events of the days leading up to his death. According to rolling stone, cobain had only spent a couple of days in a california rehab center before he scaled the facilitys sixfoot brick wall and made his way home to seattle.
Grunge as a style is a deliberate way of presenting the self as disposable. An official selection in the 2005 cannes film festival, gus van sants last days is inspired by the final hours of kurt cobain. But for the first time, the story of what happened to him can now be told, using the testimony of people who knew him, the witnesses who. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Kurt cobain about a son is the closest thing to an autobiography of kurt cobain. The events leading up to it were stressinducing and just all around terrible. The films main character, blake, a thinlyveiled interpretation of kurt cobain in his. Gus van sants latest movie last days is just about to be released. Parents need to know that this movie focuses on a musicians depressed final days, and he shoots himself at the end, in a sequence featuring images recalling kurt cobains suicide based on widely circulated police and press photos. The film draws upon a series of audiotaped conversations between cobain and music writer michael azerrad over. Last days is a 2005 american drama film directed, produced and written by gus van sant.
Gus van sants new film is about kurt cobains last days. It was released to theaters in the united states on july 22, 2005 and was produced by hbo. The divorce left kurt s outlook on the world forever scarred. With michael pitt, lukas haas, asia argento, scott patrick green. Last days is dedicated to the suicide of kurt cobain, who led the band nirvana, influential in the creation of grunge rock. The last days of kurt cobain, in his own words the independent. Kurt cobain celebrity profile check out the latest kurt cobain photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. A definitive ranking of every kurt cobain movie ever made the. In a disclaimer that distances itself from cobain with cruel precision, the movie says its characters are in part, fictional. Aside from pitt, the movie features italian actress and model asia argento and lukas haas of tvs 24 among other things. Gus van sant loosely based his 2005 movie last days on the events in the final days of cobains life, starring michael pitt as cobain. The movie contains some sexual imagery and references a girl in her. He imitates what he assumed cobain suffered including illusions, addiction, stomach ailments. Its about time they made a movie about nirvana and kurt cobain, like the doors movie.
The film is drab, boring, and painful to sit through. In january 2007, love began to shop the biography heavier than heaven to various movie studios in hollywood to turn the book into an alist feature film about cobain and nirvana. Het verhaal van het hoofdpersonage is gebaseerd op het leven van nirvanazanger kurt cobain. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title last days. Michael hunter investigates the last hours of nirvanas lead singer, kurt cobain.
According to the setlist for the show on march 1, 1994, the last song played was heartshaped box during the encore. A moody, confused, perhaps drugadled rock star blake michael pitt who bears more than a coincidental resemblance to kurt cobain wanders aimlessly through a. Its a terrible terrible story to read about kurt cobain s life in. Moulin rouge kurt cobain was born on february 20 1967, in aberdeen, washington.
In last days, the elephant in the living room is rock star blake michael pitt as the spitting image of kurt cobain, even wearing the late nirvana leads trademark jack purcell sneakers. Kurt cobain is always one of those people who fascinate music fans. While the film is directly influenced by the death of kurt cobain, last days is a fictional story. Ik denk niet dat deze man kurt cobain moet voorstellen maar dat van sant, kurt. He looks like him, he dresses like him, and he acts like him. The film stars michael pitt as the character blake, based on kurt cobain. Krist in the face to get away from him at the airport when krist was trying to get him to rehab and that was the last time krist saw kurt. Here, we take a journey through cobain s life and his career with nirvana through the lens. While the name of the main character has been changed from kurt to blake and the setting of the suicide changed from a greenhouse in seattle to a greenhouse in upstate new york, theres no mistaking this film is the product of van sants imagination pursuing the final, lonely moments of the great 90s icon. I actually do like kurt and courtney, regardless of some of. There have been books written and plans to make films about the band for decades. Aaron paul is interested in playing kurt cobain in a biopic.
Kurt cobain, king of grunge, frontman of nirvana and spokesman for an entire disillusioned generation, died as he had lived in the loud, angry chaos of a bewildered genius that altered the course of modern music, exported the seattle sound to the rest of the world and sold 75 million albums in a career spanning 7 short years. Last days 2005 a gus van sant film about kurt cobain. In 2005, auteur gus van sant made last days, which starred michael pitt as a rock star in what was widely interpreted as a fictionalized account of the end of cobains life. Kurt cobain, lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of nirvana, remains an icon 20 years after his death. Gus van sant directed last days which was released by hbo in 2005 which was loosely based on cobains life. Inspired by the true story of kurt cobain, the lead singer of the popular seattlebased rock band nirvana who committed suicide in 1994, director gus van sant elephant presents this meditative journey through the last days in the life of fictional musician blake michael pitt. The last days of kurt cobain, in his own words the. Howard feinstein on gus van sants new film, last days film the. With eric meyers, matthew bone, kurt cobain, michael hunter. Blake, played by michael pitt, is an eerie standin for nirvanas lead singer kurt cobain. Here, we take a journey through cobains life and his career with nirvana through the lens. It rattled me for a while how sad march 1994 was for kurt and nirvana in general. Gus van sants last days portrays the famous singer and song writer blake and the last couple days of his life. In 2005 gus van sant directed a movie, last days loosely based on the band and kurt cobains last days.
I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free. Death to birth michael pitt last days movie kurt cobain minjossy. The last 48 hours of kurt cobain tv movie 2007 imdb. Kurt cobain, king of grunge, frontman of nirvana and spokesman for an entire disillusioned generation, died as he had lived in the loud, angry chaos of a bewildered genius that altered the course of modern music, exported the seattle sound to the rest of the world. Gus van sants last days is a film about the death of kurt cobain. Nirvana began the european leg of its tour behind in utero, its third and final album, in february 1994, and by all accounts, it was a shit show. Montage of heck is the definitely the bestproduced, probably the best yet overall. One of kurt cobains last meals was at cactus 48 hours before. While the film is directly influenced by the death of kurt cobain.
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