David Bowie Filmography

Kurt Cobain About a Son

Crew: Featured Music

Synopsis: Filmmaker A.J. Schnack draws from over twenty-five hours of audio taped interviews to offer an intimate meditation on the life of the man who changed the face of rock and roll in the 1990s in this film that uses materials originally gathered for music journalist Michael Azerrad's book Come as You Read More

Air Guitar Nation

Crew: Featured Music

Actors: David "C-Diddy" Jung, Dan "Bjorn Turoque" Crane

Synopsis: In this documentary from filmmaker Alexandra Lipsitz, the cameras roll to capture the fierce competitive spirit that defined the first annual U.S. Air Guitar Championship. Staged in Finland and featuring some of the fastest-fingered shredders on the planet, the U.S. Air Guitar Championship would Read More

Glastonbury

Actors: Michael Eavis, T. Rex, Radiohead, R.E.M., Coldplay

Synopsis: In 1970, a music aficionado and entrepreneur named Michael Eavis staged a "pop, folk, and blues" festival on a dairy farm in the English community of Glastonbury, not far from Stonehenge. 1,500 attended the "Glastonbury Fayre," and a second festival followed in 1971. By 2005, The Glastonbury Read More

Scott Walker: 30 Century Man

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Scott Walker, Sara Kestelman, Brian Eno, Radiohead, Jarvis Cocker

Synopsis: Explore the life and career of a musical artist who penned some of the biggest hits of the 1960s before turning his back on fame and completely reinventing himself as a reclusive, outsider artist. In the mid-1960s few bands rise higher up the British pop charts than The Walker Brothers; and as the Read More

Extras: David Bowie

The Man Who Souled the World

Crew: Featured Music

Actors: Steve Rocco

Synopsis: Filmmaker Mike Hill profiles one of the skateboarding world's most revolutionary figures in this documentary tracing the life and career of World Industries founder Steve Rocco. Founded in 1989, World Industries made waves throughout the skateboarding industry by ambushing the corporate world to Read More

SpongeBob SquarePants: Atlantis SquarePantis

Synopsis: Guided to Atlantis by an ancient medallion, Spongebob and the gang eagerly prepare to meet the Oldest Living Bubble. When Patrick accidentally pops the bubble and the Atlantean guards give chase, the gang must make a mad dash out of the mythical city to avoid being captured. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Read More

David Bowie: The Plastic Soul Review

Actors: David Bowie

David Gilmour: Remember That Night - Live From Royal Albert Hall

Actors: David Gilmour

Synopsis: David Gilmour: Remember That Night - Live From Royal Albert Hall captures the Pink Floyd guitarist playing a number of that band's most well known songs along with selections from his solo album {^On An Island}. A number of special guest stars play with him over the course of the evening including Read More

Arthur and the Invisibles

Actors: Freddie Highmore, Mia Farrow, David Bowie, Madonna, Snoop Dogg

Synopsis: On the heels of his first foray into romantic comedy, versatile French filmmaker Luc Besson breaks new ground yet again with this computer-animated, family-friendly adaptation of his own children's book Arthur and the Minimoys. Arthur is a wide-eyed ten-year-old whose vivid imagination is fueled Read More

The Prestige

Actors: Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson, David Bowie, Rebecca Hall

Synopsis: Obsession, jealousy, and deceit define the tense relationship shared between two turn-of-the-century magicians in Memento and Batman Begins director Christopher Nolan's dizzying tale of sleight of hand. Rupert Angier (Hugh Jackman) and Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) are London-based magicians of Read More

The Nomi Song

Actors: Klaus Nomi, Ann Magnuson, Gabriele Le Fari, David MacDermot, Page Wood

Synopsis: Andrew Horn (co-writer/producer of East Side Story) directs the documentary The Nomi Song, a portrait of late German artist Klaus Nomi. Born in Bavaria during the '40s, Nomi was a trained opera singer who became an underground cult figure in New York City during the '70s. Fancifully dressed in Read More

The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou

Crew: Featured Music

Actors: Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Anjelica Huston, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum

Synopsis: The first effort from director Wes Anderson since his critically beloved The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou finds the filmmaker re-teaming with a number of familiar faces, including Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Anjelica Huston, and Seymour Cassel. Murray plays Steve Zissou, an Read More

The Mayor of the Sunset Strip

Actors: Rodney Bingenheimer

Synopsis: When Rodney Bingenheimer was just a teenager -- a diminutive, long-haired kid who was picked on a lot -- his mother, a divorced autograph hound, dropped him off in front of the home of actress Connie Stevens and essentially said, "Good luck." Stevens was on location shooting a movie and Bingenheimer Read More

David Bowie: Origins of a Starman

Synopsis: Many know of David Bowie as the glam-rocker behind such immortal classics as "Space Oddity," "Young Americans," and "Ziggy Stardust," but what preceded stardom? This unauthorized look at Bowie's life from Chrome Dreams attempts to answer that question and more. David Bowie: Origins of a Starman Read More

David Bowie: A Reality Tour

Synopsis: The concert film David Bowie: A Reality Tour features the singer taking over two hours to perform almost 30 of his compositions dating from every phase of his lengthy career, including such classics as "Changes," "All the Young Dudes," "Ziggy Stardust," "Heroes," "Rebel Rebel," and "Under Read More

The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch

Actors: Eric Idle, Neil Innes, Rikki Fataar, John Halsey

Synopsis: Monty Python-alum Eric Idle directs and stars in this sequel to his 1978 mockumentary, The Rutles. It's decades later and the Rutles are embarking on their final reunion tour. Along for the ride is S.J. Krammerhead (Idle) who, just like in the first film, interviews several notable celebrities who Read More

David Bowie: Best of Bowie

Synopsis: This video compiles over 40 music videos from rock & roll's greatest chameleon, David Bowie. Promotional clips from every phase of the performer's lengthy career include "Ziggy Stardust," "Young Americans," "I'm Afraid of Americans," "Modern Love," "Heroes," "China Girl," and over 30 more. ~ Perry Read More

Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

Actors: David Bowie

Synopsis: The off-and-on "romance" between the movies and rock & roll is entertainingly detailed in this made-for-cable documentary. In the tradition of earlier AMC network specials which covered the 1950s and 1960s, Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s demonstrated Tinseltown's efforts to keep apace with Read More

Zoolander

Actors: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Christine Taylor, Milla Jovovich

Synopsis: Comic actor Ben Stiller co-wrote, directed, and stars in this spoof of the fashion industry that began as a short skit for the 1996 VH1 Fashion Awards. Stiller is Derek Zoolander, an intellectually challenged but bone structure-blessed male model who's despondent after being eclipsed in popularity Read More

VH1 Storytellers: Classics

Synopsis: Combining intimate acoustic performances with personal banter and song history, VH1 Storytellers attempted to take the concept introduced with MTV Unplugged a step further. On this 2001 release, viewers are given the opportunity to sample highlights from some of the program's most popular Read More

The Concert For New York City

Synopsis: In the wake of the attacks on New York City and Washington D.C. on September 11, 2001, many figures in the entertainment community stepped forward to offer their talents to raise money towards relief efforts for the victims and their survivors. On October 20, 2001, some of the biggest names in Read More

Mr. Rice's Secret

Actors: David Bowie, Garwin Sanford, Teryl Rothery

Synopsis: Owen Walters (Bill Switzer) is a terminally ill 12-year-old boy. He and some of his friends, who are also sick, deal with the typical preteen realities of life -- bullies, parents, and sports -- but their lives are haunted by their apparent short life expectancies. Owen has developed a special Read More

Best of Tina Turner: Celebrate!

Actors: Tina Turner

Synopsis: A video celebrating the incredible career of Tina Turner. The main attraction is a reprise of Turner's 60th birthday concert, featuring duets with Bryan Adams. Clips of her past performances with Cher, David Bowie, Mick Jagger, and Rod Stewart are interspersed with testimonials to her artistic Read More

Tina Turner: Celebrate! The Best of Tina Turner

Actors: Tina Turner, Bryan Adams, Cher, Rod Stewart, David Bowie

Synopsis: Tina Turner: Celebrate! The Best of Tina Turner captures a birthday concert by the singing legend. In addition to the show, and vintage clips of her performing with other artists, this release features celebrities offering testimonials to Turner's influence and greatness. Among the songs performed Read More

Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Laughs

Synopsis: Like it or not, for 25 years, Saturday Night Live has graced our living rooms on Saturday nights. The show has gone through changes and ups and downs in its 25 year run and has become a breeding ground for many talented comics who use its stage as a trampoline to stardom. This side-achingly funny Read More

Saturday Night Live: Jerry Seinfeld [2]

Actors: Jerry Seinfeld, David Bowie

Synopsis: This 1999 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Jerry Seinfeld and features musical guest David Bowie. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

B.U.S.T.E.D.

Actors: Goldie, Andrew Goth, David Bowie, Rachel Shelley, Clint Dyer

Synopsis: Goldie and David Bowie star in this fast-paced, gritty crime thriller. The film opens with Ray (writer-director Andrew Goth) and Terry (Goldie) getting released from jail. The two are cousins, long-time friends, and fellow gang members. Ray wants to go straight, have a family and a real job. Terry Read More

Il Mio West

Actors: Leonardo Pieraccioni, Harvey Keitel, David Bowie, Sandrine Holt, Alessia Marcuzzi

Synopsis: Popular Italian comedian Leonardo Pieraccioni shfts gears to take on the traditions of the American Western in this family-focused drama. In Il Mio West, Pieraccioni plays Doc, a physician in a small town in the American West. Doc is a peaceful man opposed to hunting, ecological waste and eating Read More

Saturday Night Live: Neve Campbell

Actors: Neve Campbell, David Bowie

Synopsis: This 1997 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Neve Campbell and features musical guest David Bowie. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

Inspirations

Actors: Tadao Ando, David Bowie, Dale Chihuly, Roy Lichtenstein, Louise Lecavalier

Synopsis: British filmmaker Michael Apted explores the creative process in this 100-minute documentary examining seven very different talents in action: David Bowie recording with his band; pop artist Roy Lichtenstein (1923-97) painting in his studio; Montreal choreographer Edouard Lock discussing modern Read More

The Hunger [TV Series]

Passaggio Per il Paradiso

Crew: Co-producer

Synopsis: This romantic Italian drama tells the offbeat love story of a somewhat senile but still feisty elderly American lady who escapes from the nursing home where her children put her and a world-weary private investigator who finds her on the road. The American, Martha, has lived in Tuscany for most of Read More

Basquiat

Actors: Jeffrey Wright, Michael Wincott, Benicio Del Toro, Claire Forlani, David Bowie

Synopsis: Andy Warhol was a phenomenon who warrants a lot of explaining: a completely colorless mega-star celebrity, and a kind of LaBrea Tarpit for a vivid and talented collection of oddballs in the New York scene. He fostered their continued degeneration into weird lifestyles and heavy drug use; and at Read More

The Fine Art of Separating People From Their Money

Synopsis: The Fine Art of Separating People From Their Money is a provocative voyage through the evolution of commercials. Dennis Hopper hosts this unique look at the commercial as an artistic medium. The film explores how humor, art and shock-value are used to promote products. Featured clips from classic Read More

Buvos Vadasz

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Gary Kemp, Alexander Kaidanovsky, Sadie Frost, Ildiko Toth, Peter Vallai, Alexandra Wasscher

Synopsis: Elements of mystery and fantasy are deftly interwoven and presented from a child's perspective in this unique film. The basic plot focuses on a police marksman, Max. Recently Max had accidentally shot a hostage, and now his confidence is shaken. He is offered special bullets by a peer. These Read More

David Bowie: Black Tie White Noise

Synopsis: David Bowie: Black Tie White Noise combines footage of the famous star performing songs off of the album of the same name with interview footage of Bowie discussing his life, his career, and his work on the album. Also included are three of the music videos produced for songs that appeared on the Read More

The Buddha of Suburbia

Crew: Composer (Music Score)

Actors: Roshan Seth, Naveen Andrews, Susan Fleetwood, Steven Mackintosh, Brenda Blethyn

Synopsis: In the new tradition of "Tales of the City," this long, complex British satire profiles a decade in the life of a British family. The story opens in a South London suburb where main protagonist Karim Amir lives with his Indian father, Haroon, and his English mother during the 1970's. Haroon is a Read More

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Actors: Sheryl Lee, Chris Isaak, Ray Wise, David Bowie, Moira Kelly, Kyle MacLachlan, Harry Dean Stanton

Synopsis: David Lynch's prequel to his cult television series "Twin Peaks" concerns the last seven days in the life of Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee), whose plastic-wrapped corpse, found floating in a river, was the fulcrum for the television series. During the day in the town of Twin Peaks, Laura is a top Read More

Travelling Light

Actors: Jack Birkett

Synopsis: Few people know exactly what they want to do with their lives when they are only a few years old and then go on to do exactly that, but in this documentary of the British performance artist and mime Lindsay Kemp, it appears that he was one of those few. Along with footage from some of his better Read More

The Linguini Incident

Actors: Rosanna Arquette, David Bowie, Marlee Matlin, Eszter Balint, Buck Henry, Andre Gregory

Synopsis: A magic-obsessed New York waitress (Rosanna Arquette) is persuaded by a colorful group of characters to help her rob the restaurant where she works. Along the way, she falls in love with the eatery's bartender (David Bowie), who just so happens to be looking for someone who will make him a Read More

The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert

Actors: Queen

Synopsis: The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert features the surviving members of Queen (Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon) reuniting for a performance at Wembley Stadium in London on April 20, 1992, following the death of lead singer Freddie Mercury in 1991. Songs include "Crazy Little Thing Called Read More

Lennon: A Tribute

Synopsis: This is a celebration of the music of a generation's talented songwriter and performer John Lennon. This musical salute mixes footage of Lennon the solo artist with the Lennon as a member of the legendary the Beatles, a man who helped reshaped pop music and changed a culture. Many artists cover 22 Read More

Pretty Woman

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Ralph Bellamy, Jason Alexander, Laura San Giacomo

Synopsis: Self-involved corporate raider Edward Lewis (Richard Gere) has recently split up with his girlfriend. Seeking directions to the Beverly Hills Hotel, he makes the acquaintance of free-spirited hooker Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts) and decides to put her on a 3,000-dollar retainer as his "date." He Read More

The Last Temptation of Christ

Actors: Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Harry Dean Stanton, David Bowie, Verna Bloom, Andre Gregory

Synopsis: Willem Dafoe plays Jesus Christ in this extraordinarily controversial adaptation of Nikos Kazantzaki's novel. The film depicts a sometimes reluctant, self-doubting Jesus, gradually coming to accept His divinity and the inexorability of His ultimate fate. The much-maligned sex scene with Mary Read More

David Bowie: Day in Day out

David Bowie: Glass Spider World Tour 1987

Actors: David Bowie

David Bowie: The Glass Spider Tour

Synopsis: Known as the "Chameleon of Pop," David Bowie's creative evolution became a part of his colorful legend. The British-born pop icon launched his career in the 1960s and 1970s. From singer/songwriter to painter and actor, he reinvented himself throughout the years. David Bowie: The Glass Spider Tour Read More

When the Wind Blows

Crew: Composer (Music Score), Songwriter

Actors: Peggy Ashcroft, John Mills

Synopsis: In this animated film, based on the novel by Raymond Briggs, an older English couple must struggle to deal with their altered reality when a nuclear war strikes, destroying their peaceful lives. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide Read More

Something Wild

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: Jeff Daniels, Melanie Griffith, Ray Liotta, Margaret Colin

Synopsis: A wildly inventive and entertaining comic nightmare from former Roger Corman prodigy Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs), this screwball odyssey is a ride to remember. Jeff Daniels plays clean-cut New York bond trader Charlie Driggs, who accepts a ride home from a strange but attractive Read More

Labyrinth

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud, Brian Henson, Shelley Thompson, Christopher Malcolm

Synopsis: George Lucas produced and Jim Henson directed this gothic fantasy which pits living and breathing actors Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie (who, along with Trevor Jones, provides the film's music) against a motley collection of Muppet monsters. The film centers upon teenage Sarah (Connelly), who Read More

Absolute Beginners

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: Eddie O'Connell, Patsy Kensit, David Bowie, James Fox, Ray Davies

Synopsis: The rise of teen culture in 1950s Britain provides the backdrop for Julien Temple's unconventional rock musical Absolute Beginners. The film centers on Colin, an 18-year-old with a talent for photography and a fondness for the neon nightlife of British jazz clubs. He also is in love with Crepe Read More

Inside the Labyrinth

The Falcon and the Snowman

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn, David Suchet, Lori Singer, Pat Hingle

Synopsis: John Schlesinger directed this fact-based drama - adapted from Robert Lindsay's bestseller of the same title -- about two Californians, friends since boyhood, who are caught selling government secrets to the Soviet Union. Christopher Boyce (Timothy Hutton) is an all-American boy, studying for the Read More

Video Aid

Into the Night

Actors: Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Pfeiffer, Richard Farnsworth, Irene Papas, Kathryn Harrold

Synopsis: Filled with enough cameos to keep film buffs entertained, this otherwise routine action-comedy by John Landis boasts Michelle Pfeiffer as one of its major attractions. She plays Diana, a woman prone to having affairs with some very dangerous men, and Jeff Goldblum is Ed Okin, an aerospace engineer Read More

David Bowie: Jazzin for Blue Jean

David Bowie: Ricochet

Boy Meets Girl

Crew: Composer (Music Score)

Actors: Denis Lavant, Mireille Perrier, Elie Poicard, Carroll Brooks, Christian Cloarec

Synopsis: A depressed aspiring filmmaker falls in love with a suicidal young woman in this off-beat French drama, the second feature from director Leos Carax. Both have been recently dumped by their lovers and neither is coping very well. They meet via an apartment intercom system. Later the filmmaker sees Read More

David Bowie: Serious Moonlight

Synopsis: Charismatic rock legend David Bowie is captured live in Vancouver in this concert performance staged during his 1983 Serious Moonlight tour and featuring an impressive set list comprised of his most popular tracks. By 1983, fans knew well of Bowie's reputation as a tireless rock showman, and with Read More

Hero

Crew: Composer (Music Score)

Actors: Kim Flowers

Synopsis: In a symbolic journey to nowhere, though ironically from a large West-coast city in the U.S. to a town called "Truth or Consequences" in New Mexico, a group of people in a Yellow Cab define the malaise to be found in late 20th-century America. Paul is a handicapped teen who seems to be a victim of Read More

The Hunger

Actors: Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon, Cliff De Young, Beth Ehlers

Synopsis: The exquisitely beautiful Catherine Deneuve plays Miriam, a centuries-old vampire capable of bestowing the gift of immortality on her lovers -- namely her current partner John (David Bowie). To sustain their sanguinary requirements, the pair cruises New York nightclubs in search of victims (as Read More

David Bowie: China Girl

Yellowbeard

Actors: Graham Chapman, Peter Boyle, Eric Idle, Tommy Chong, Peter Cook

Synopsis: This colorful spoof of pirate movies had all the makings of a classic farce and yet sank straight to Davy Jones' locker at the box-office, for despite it's all-star international cast of famous comedians, and despite the fact that it was largely co-written by "Monty Python"-veteran Graham Chapman Read More

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Actors: David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jack Thompson

Synopsis: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence was the first English-language project of Japanese director Nagisa Oshima (Death by Hanging, In the Realm of the Senses). In tune with his previous filmic essays on racism and brutality, Merry Christmas concentrates on a war of wills between rebellious POW David Bowie Read More