Cobain: Montage of Heck Page #4

Synopsis: An authorized documentary on the late musician Kurt Cobain, from his early days in Aberdeen, Washington to his success and downfall with the grunge band Nirvana.
Director(s): Brett Morgen
Production: Universal Pictures/HBO
  Nominated for 7 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 10 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.5
Metacritic:
83
Rotten Tomatoes:
98%
TV-MA
Year:
2015
145 min
$485,164
Website
1,001 Views


And I decided I'd just try

to support him

because he wanted

to be a musician,

he wanted to, you know,

get his band going.

He was ambitious.

He didn't want to just be...

Play in a bar band, you know,

and play music that way.

He wanted to be a success.

- Good luck. Good luck. Good luck.

- Shh!

Part the Red Seas!

What the f***? Go on, boy!

Bell on door clanks,

come on in

Floyd observes

my hairy chin

Sit down chair,

don't be afraid

Steamed hot towel

on my face

I'm ashamed

I'm ashamed

I'm ashamed

Barney ties me to a chair

I can't see,

I'm really scared

Floyd breathes hard,

I hear a zip

Pee-pee pressed

against my lips

I was shamed

Oh, I was shamed

I was shamed.

Hey, thanks, everybody,

for coming.

Yeah!

When I met him,

he was a handyman

and then,

he got a job as a janitor

cleaning, like, you know,

doctors' offices

and dentists' offices

and things like that.

But, yeah, he just ended up

not having another job

after that, so...

So, who would support him?

Me.

And what would he do all

day while you were at work?

It was kinda funny,

'cause sometimes

he'd just sit there

and watch TV for four hours.

And you'd think

he wasn't creating,

but he'd be playing guitar while he was

doing that or think up stuff later,

and then you'd go out for a few hours,

and you'd come back,

and there was

a painting on the wall,

or there was a big comic

strip or whatever.

He wrote a song.

You know, recorded it.

...finds them

arriving at this scene...

This is like f***ing rad, you know?

Cool.

Where's the...

Hey, a girl,

she could bring me

I can be more,

she could be free

I don't even care,

we could be on free

She said,

she said...

Babies on my cold feet,

at the end of my bed.

It is easy.

Shh, they're in the house.

They're in the house.

Some highlights follow,

but we warn that viewers may find

parts of the footage disturbing.

The object of the exercise

is to observe the monster

for as long as possible.

Think I'll go

for a walk outside now

The summer sun's

calling my name...

It is sucking dry

all the resin

from the bong water...

I hear you now

I just can't stay inside all day...

A person who is success-minded

has a success consciousness...

- ...and success awareness...

- Everybody's smiling

Into the sunshine...

Why is that so groovy?

She could have soared

with pleasant dreams

She could evolve

with what I've seen

She could have been a son

She could have sung a song

She could have

Sung a song...

Hello?

No, she's not.

She went to work.

All right.

She could have

Sung a song...

Bass part.

You can't change me

Change me

Change me

Burn a note in

Under nighted valley

Then imagine

Under dark

of the trees...

She said

Sorry, man

Silence

Trippin'

Sorry, man

Sorry, man

Sorry, man

Sorry, man

Sigh

Die

Die, man

Silent

Mama

Mama

Mama

Mama

Hey, man

Sorry, man

Sigh

Die

Die, man

Sorry, man.

That's why there's no other...

A person who is

success-minded has a success consciousness

and suc...

Boy, am I gonna wake you up!

- ...success awareness.

- Now come on!

You know this is really the

best way to start your day.

Now don't think about

anything else

but getting that body in shape,

because you deserve it.

Now hold the stomach in.

Come on.

Give me some good posture.

Hold your head up high.

Tighten those butts!

Get ready,

because this is for...

She said

she'd take me anywhere

She'd take me anywhere

as long as she stays with me

She said

she'd take me anywhere

She'd take me anywhere

as long as I stay clean

Kiss, kiss Molly's lips

Kiss, kiss Molly's lips

Kiss, kiss Molly's lips

Kiss, kiss

Molly's lips...

This song has two notes.

That's it.

This note... and this note.

She said

she'd take me anywhere

She'd take me anywhere

as long as she stays with me

She said

she'd take me anywhere

She'd take me anywhere

as long as I stay clean

Kiss, kiss Molly's lips

Kiss, kiss Molly's lips

Kiss, kiss Molly's lips

Kiss, kiss Molly's lips...

Kiss, kiss Molly's lips

Kiss, kiss Molly's lips

Kiss, kiss Molly's lips

Kiss, kiss Molly's lips.

- Look at these losers.

- Ha ha ha.

A bunch of long-haired

f***ing sissies, man.

Hi, my name's Dana.

I caught Nirvana

in their dressing room

on their recent tour.

At what point are you

on this tour right now?

We're at the point

of kicking each other's ass.

I would imagine that the

constant party atmosphere on the road

would create a great deal

of physical and mental stress.

How do you deal with it?

We've prepared for the

rock 'n' roll lifestyle.

We can kick it, man.

You know what?

We should move in our stuff

before it starts raining.

Yeah.

100% humidity here

in Fort Worth, Texas.

...um, just excessive

or frightening?

- Go in the van.

- Hey, whoo!

No, because we actually want

to become more successful

so we can have

a comfortable life.

Neato.

- Okay, man, take it away, buddy.

- Don't worry about me.

I know this is kind of a strange angle,

but it'll work.

Yes.

That's a big camera, man.

That's not your...

How would you describe the

music you play and the things you do?

Well, the things we do

is just we play

a very powerful,

high-energy type of rock 'n' roll.

We move around onstage a lot

and just scream with an abandon,

I guess.

What makes you

want to be Nirvana?

What makes us

want to be Nirvana?

We're Nirvana because we're not

Aerosmith or something

or "The Vegetables" or...

What's the future of Nirvana?

The future of Nirvana?

I don't know.

Hopefully try to write

some more good songs.

That's all we care about

is writing good music.

If we get popular or not,

it doesn't matter.

The music's more important.

...one song, and it's the last one.

Would you believe me

if I told you

You're the queen

of my heart?

Please don't deceive me

when I hurt you

Just ain't the way you seem

Can you feel

my love buzz?

Can you feel

my love buzz?

Can you feel

my love buzz?

Can you feel

my love buzz?

Whoo!

I remember the first

review Nirvana ever got

was for "The Love Buzz/Big Cheese"

single we did.

And it was in this hip

magazine out of Michigan

these scenesters were doing,

and they gave us a bad review,

and they said it was like Lynyrd Skynyrd,

but without the flares.

Kurt was really hurt with that,

and he was telling me that.

He goes... And I'd said,

"Don't worry about it.

They're just scenesters.

They're hipsters."

Or, you know,

"Screw them" or whatever.

But, you know,

Kurt hated being humiliated.

He hated it.

He hated it.

If he ever thought

he was humiliated,

then you'd see

the rage come out.

And so he was also

very careful and stubborn

about how the way the art

and the work was presented,

because he didn't want

to be humiliated.

I can be humiliated or, like,

humiliate myself or whatever,

but not Kurt, no.

He had really

violent dreams a lot.

People would be breaking

into his house,

trying to kill him,

and he'd have to stab them.

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Brett Morgen

Brett D. Morgen (born October 11, 1968) is an American documentary film director, producer and social commentator. more…

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