The Dirt is an American biographical comedy-drama movie directed by Jeff Tremaine from a screenplay by Rich Wilkes and Amanda Adelson. The movie stars Douglas Booth, Colson Baker, Daniel Webber, and Iwan Rheon. This movie premiered in Hollywood on March 18, 2019, then it became available for streaming on Netflix as an original movie on March 22, 2019. It is based on the autobiography The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band.
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- "In this unflinching biopic based on Mötley Crüe's best-selling book, four LA misfits navigate the monster highs and savage lows of music superstardom."
- —Official Netflix synopsis
Cast[]
- Douglas Booth as Nikki Sixx, Mötley Crüe's bassist
- Trace Masters and Vince Robert Mattis play eight-year-old and 14-year-old Frank Feranna Jr., respectively
- Iwan Rheon as Mick Mars, Mötley Crüe's guitarist
- Colson Baker as Tommy Lee, Mötley Crüe's drummer
- Daniel Webber as Vince Neil, Mötley Crüe's lead vocalist
- Pete Davidson as Tom Zutaut, an Elektra Records executive
- David Costabile as Doc McGhee, Mötley Crüe’s longtime manager
- Leven Rambin as Sharise Neil, Vince’s wife
- Kathryn Morris as Deana Richards, Nikki's mother
- Rebekah Graf as Heather Locklear, Tommy's second wife
- Tony Cavalero as Ozzy Osbourne, former lead vocalist of Black Sabbath struggling with drug addiction who headlined one of Mötley Crüe's earlier tours
- Max Milner as Razzle, drummer of Hanoi Rocks
- Katherine Neff as Lovey, Vince's first girlfriend
- Jordan Lane Price as Roxie, Tommy's first fiancé, who prior to their breakup was having an affair with Nikki
- Christian Gehring as David Lee Roth, lead vocalist of Van Halen
- Anthony Vincent Valbiro as John Corabi, Mötley Crüe's second lead vocalist after Vince's departure from the band
- Kamryn Ragsdale as Skylar Neil
- Iris D'Aquin and Lyra D'Aquin play two-year-old Skylar
- Melanie Hebert as an MTV VJ
- Courtney Dietz as Athena Lee, a musician and Tommy’s younger sister
- Joe Chrest as David Lee, Tommy’s father
- Elena Evangelo as Voula Lee, Tommy’s mother
- Michael Hodson as Randy Feranna, Nikki's half-brother
The real Mötley Crüe appear in archival footage during the end credits
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Watch The Dirt on Netflix