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Beastie Boys Story

Here's a little story they're about to tell... Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of the band, Beastie Boys, and 40 years of friendship in a live documentary experience directed by friend and collaborator, Spike Jonze.

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Spike Jonze

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documentary, biography, music

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Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys. 3 wins & 12 nominations total

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Now here's a little story
That I got to tell - Beastie Boys Story

Now here's a little story That I got to tell

When you listen to a group for that long, - Beastie Boys Story

When you listen to a group for that long,

Mine's actually an exercise video
that never came out. - Beastie Boys Story

Mine's actually an exercise video that never came out.

It's a word that is not really used
that much in these days, - Beastie Boys Story

It's a word that is not really used that much in these ...

We're not very talented musically, - Beastie Boys Story

We're not very talented musically,

Yo, hold up, wait up,
just sit down for a minute. - Beastie Boys Story

Yo, hold up, wait up, just sit down for a minute.

A lot of bands, they just break apart, - Beastie Boys Story

A lot of bands, they just break apart,

I can't stand it
I know you planned it - Beastie Boys Story

I can't stand it I know you planned it

Also known as Michael Diamond or Mike D. - Beastie Boys Story

Also known as Michael Diamond or Mike D.

Now, tonight we're going
to tell you the story of three kids - Beastie Boys Story

Now, tonight we're going to tell you the story of three...

The two of us will do the best we can,
because one of us isn't here. - Beastie Boys Story

The two of us will do the best we can, because one of us isn...

Yeah, it just felt too weird
to do the band without Yauch, - Beastie Boys Story

Yeah, it just felt too weird to do the band without Yauch,

So, although Yauch's not here with us, - Beastie Boys Story

So, although Yauch's not here with us,

But trying to imagine what
Yauch would actually do is pretty hard, - Beastie Boys Story

But trying to imagine what Yauch would actually do is pretty...

He was a wild card,
but we'll get to that later. - Beastie Boys Story

He was a wild card, but we'll get to that later.

When they're not on the red carpet,
they are always at the shows in Paris. - Beastie Boys Story

When they're not on the red carpet, they are always at ...

The Beastie Boys are back
after a six-year absence. - Beastie Boys Story

The Beastie Boys are back after a six-year absence.

-Hey!
-Actually, I know it sounds kinda funny, - Beastie Boys Story

-Hey! -Actually, I know it sounds kinda funny,

What we're gonna do right here
is go back. - Beastie Boys Story

What we're gonna do right here is go back.

Being a weird kid from, sorry, Mom,
a weird family, is just kind of weird. - Beastie Boys Story

Being a weird kid from, sorry, Mom, a weird family, is just ...

Not only did I love their music, - Beastie Boys Story

Not only did I love their music,

One afternoon, we saw an ad in the back of
this free paper called The Village Voice. - Beastie Boys Story

One afternoon, we saw an ad in the back of this free paper c...

It was for a band that we loved
called the Bad Brains. - Beastie Boys Story

It was for a band that we loved called the Bad Brains.

And the Bad Brains were playing this show - Beastie Boys Story

And the Bad Brains were playing this show

So we go down to the club - Beastie Boys Story

So we go down to the club

But there was one other kid our age there. - Beastie Boys Story

But there was one other kid our age there.

He had this long trench coat on
from, like, a thrift store, - Beastie Boys Story

He had this long trench coat on from, like, a thrift store,

So I met Yauch and Mike and John Berry
at a Misfits show in 1982. - Beastie Boys Story

So I met Yauch and Mike and John Berry at a Misfits show in ...

It might have been Circle Jerks, - Beastie Boys Story

It might have been Circle Jerks,

Now, somehow, me and my two friends heard - Beastie Boys Story

Now, somehow, me and my two friends heard

So we walked in there - Beastie Boys Story

So we walked in there

And I actually recognized one of them,
Jill Cunniff, - Beastie Boys Story

And I actually recognized one of them, Jill Cunniff,

I also recognized one of the other kids
in the group, - Beastie Boys Story

I also recognized one of the other kids in the group,

And she was into, I don't know, more
sophisticated, European kind of music-- - Beastie Boys Story

And she was into, I don't know, more sophisticated, Eur...

So, she was into cool bands
like Kraftwerk. - Beastie Boys Story

So, she was into cool bands like Kraftwerk.

And she lived in this loft on 14th Street
with her mom - Beastie Boys Story

And she lived in this loft on 14th Street with her mom

My first punk rock friend
was Dave Scilken. And he-- - Beastie Boys Story

My first punk rock friend was Dave Scilken. And he--

So me and my best friend
in junior high school, - Beastie Boys Story

So me and my best friend in junior high school,

At that time, our main hangout
was at John Berry's apartment - Beastie Boys Story

At that time, our main hangout was at John Berry's apar...

In the early '80s, everyone in our scene
was in some kind of band. - Beastie Boys Story

In the early '80s, everyone in our scene was in some ki...

And Yauch kept pushing us
to start a band with him. - Beastie Boys Story

And Yauch kept pushing us to start a band with him.

Now he already had a name for it: - Beastie Boys Story

Now he already had a name for it:

The band originally
was me, Kate, Adam Yauch, John Berry. - Beastie Boys Story

The band originally was me, Kate, Adam Yauch, John Berry.

The name stood for - Beastie Boys Story

The name stood for

The acronym alone makes no sense - Beastie Boys Story

The acronym alone makes no sense

And inaccurate,
because there was a girl drummer, Kate. - Beastie Boys Story

And inaccurate, because there was a girl drummer, Kate.

So, our very first gig
was at John Berry's house, - Beastie Boys Story

So, our very first gig was at John Berry's house,

And Yauch's like, "You know what, - Beastie Boys Story

And Yauch's like, "You know what,

And then, when we go up to play,
somehow I got nominated to be the singer. - Beastie Boys Story

And then, when we go up to play, somehow I got nominated to ...

Now, I was a super shy type of kid. - Beastie Boys Story

Now, I was a super shy type of kid.

I guess the main thing I remember is
probably, like, 10 or 12 kids in a room - Beastie Boys Story

I guess the main thing I remember is probably, like, 10 or 1...

But it was all basically, like,
friends having a good time. - Beastie Boys Story

But it was all basically, like, friends having a good time.

At that point, I was hanging out with
Mike and Yauch and Kate all the time. - Beastie Boys Story

At that point, I was hanging out with Mike and Yauch and Kat...

I guess since I was standing there,
I'm the new guitar player. - Beastie Boys Story

I guess since I was standing there, I'm the new guitar ...

I mean, we were like Monty Python
as much as we were Black Flag. - Beastie Boys Story

I mean, we were like Monty Python as much as we were Black F...

My name is Kate. I'm a Capricorn,
and I have lint in my pocket. - Beastie Boys Story

My name is Kate. I'm a Capricorn, and I have lint in my...

-Give us your name.
-My name's Ad, but you can call me Adam. - Beastie Boys Story

-Give us your name. -My name's Ad, but you can call me ...

And I'm just hanging out here on TV.
You know, your basic stuff. - Beastie Boys Story

And I'm just hanging out here on TV. You know, your bas...

We listened to soul and punk
and rap and reggae. - Beastie Boys Story

We listened to soul and punk and rap and reggae.

So we were obsessed
with this stupid commercial - Beastie Boys Story

So we were obsessed with this stupid commercial

Hello, I'm a Carvel celestial person
from outer space. - Beastie Boys Story

Hello, I'm a Carvel celestial person from outer space.

And someone had the smart idea - Beastie Boys Story

And someone had the smart idea

So, this guy Dave Parsons, - Beastie Boys Story

So, this guy Dave Parsons,

We would cut school
to go hang out at this place, right? - Beastie Boys Story

We would cut school to go hang out at this place, right?

And then something happened
that we never thought would happen. - Beastie Boys Story

And then something happened that we never thought would happ...

DJs started playing our record in clubs. - Beastie Boys Story

DJs started playing our record in clubs.

Then other people besides our 15 friends
actually heard our music. - Beastie Boys Story

Then other people besides our 15 friends actually heard our ...

And one day, I went to visit a friend at
some weird high school temp job she had. - Beastie Boys Story

And one day, I went to visit a friend at some weird high sch...

And we heard that DJ Afrika Bambaataa - Beastie Boys Story

And we heard that DJ Afrika Bambaataa

And we ran down
and we snuck onto the TV set. - Beastie Boys Story

And we ran down and we snuck onto the TV set.

I was wondering--
There's a song I really like - Beastie Boys Story

I was wondering-- There's a song I really like

Yes, I heard of "Cooky Puss." - Beastie Boys Story

Yes, I heard of "Cooky Puss."

Yeah, it's just a really funny song.
I heard it on the radio-- - Beastie Boys Story

Yeah, it's just a really funny song. I heard it on the ...

Chapter 2: - Beastie Boys Story

Two years ago, a friend of mine
Asked me to say some MC rhymes - Beastie Boys Story

Two years ago, a friend of mine Asked me to say some MC rhym...

You heard it coming out of cars, - Beastie Boys Story

You heard it coming out of cars,

We were lookin' at every picture,
tryin' to figure out their sneaks, - Beastie Boys Story

We were lookin' at every picture, tryin' to figure...

We would study and repeat
all our favorite rap songs all day. - Beastie Boys Story

We would study and repeat all our favorite rap songs all day...

I think now we're gonna show
a little example - Beastie Boys Story

I think now we're gonna show a little example

We're back. We really-- We rehearsed this.
We practiced this, like, for real. - Beastie Boys Story

We're back. We really-- We rehearsed this. We practiced...

That's a good transition, you guys.
"Anyways." - Beastie Boys Story

That's a good transition, you guys. "Anyways."...

Wait. The Studio 54.
You know, with, like, Brooke Shields. - Beastie Boys Story

Wait. The Studio 54. You know, with, like, Brooke Shields.

Okay. With, like, Baryshnikov,
Halston, Donna Summer. - Beastie Boys Story

Okay. With, like, Baryshnikov, Halston, Donna Summer.

Footnote about our show at Studio 54,
it was a Battle of the Bands and we lost. - Beastie Boys Story

Footnote about our show at Studio 54, it was a Battle of the...

So, we had this show
coming up at Studio 54, - Beastie Boys Story

So, we had this show coming up at Studio 54,

Our friend told us that he knew
about this NYU college kid that could DJ - Beastie Boys Story

Our friend told us that he knew about this NYU college kid t...

But more important,
he had a bubble machine. - Beastie Boys Story

But more important, he had a bubble machine.

Wait. Say what, Ad-Rock?
A bubble machine? - Beastie Boys Story

Wait. Say what, Ad-Rock? A bubble machine?

So we went over to this guy's dorm room
to meet him. - Beastie Boys Story

So we went over to this guy's dorm room to meet him.

But when we get there, the door's opened
by this long-haired heavy metal guy - Beastie Boys Story

But when we get there, the door's opened by this long-h...

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Here's a little story they're about to tell... Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of the band, Beastie Boys, and 40 years of friendship in a live documentary experience directed by friend and collaborator, Spike Jonze.

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Director: Spike Jonze

Writer: Adam Horovitz, Spike Jonze, Mike D

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary, biography, music

Year: 2020

MetaScore: 74/100

ImdbRating: 7.7

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 24 Apr 2020

Awards: Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys. 3 wins & 12 nominations total

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