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The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain
Directed byJohn Dower[1]
Written byJohn Dower
Produced byBBC
StarringKurt Cobain
Release date
  • 2006(2006)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobainis a 2006BBCdocumentary about the last hours of the life ofKurt Cobainwho was the front man of AmericangrungebandNirvana.[2]

Premise[edit]

The documentary details the last 48 hours of the life of Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain leading up to his death in April 1994, including details such as how he used to frequent theAurora AvenueinSeattleto use drugs.[3]The documentary was directed by John Dower whose works also included the bo xing documentaryThrilla in Manila,[1]andLive Forever: The Rise and Fall of Brit Pop.[4]The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobainincludes interviews with stars such asGuns N' RosesbassistDuff McKagan,[4]who coincidentally sat next to Cobain on a flight back to Seattle shortly before he committed suicide.[5][6][7]The documentary also features interviews withCharles R. Crosswho wrote the Cobain biographyHeavier Than Heaven,Cobain's grandfather Leland Cobain,Sub PopphotographerCharles Peterson,Chad Channingwho was Nirvana's drummer before being replaced byDave Grohl,producerJack Endino,andMelody MakerjournalistEverett True.[8]

The last 48 hours of Cobain's life was subsequently not detailed in his official 2015HBOdocumentary,Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck.[9]

Reception[edit]

In 2015,The HairpinrankedThe Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobainsixth in theirA Definitive Ranking of Every Kurt Cobain Movie Ever Made.[10]In a 2014 review,Open Culturestated that "Much more than its title suggests, the hour and twenty minute doc works well as a biography of Cobain and a brief history of Nirvana and the Seattle scene that birthed them".[11]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^abSiegel, Tatiana (April 15, 2015)."Tribeca: 'My Scientology Movie' Filmmakers Were Confronted by Church Members During Shoot".The Hollywood Reporter.RetrievedMay 25,2020.
  2. ^"The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain".BBC Online.RetrievedMay 25,2020.
  3. ^Seminara, Dave (March 25, 2014)."Chasing Kurt Cobain in Washington State".The New York Times.RetrievedMay 25,2020.
  4. ^ab"DUFF MCKAGAN Featured In New KURT COBAIN Documentary".Blabbermouth.net.February 13, 2007.RetrievedMay 25,2020.
  5. ^"Duff Mckagan Says He Was One of The Last People to See Kurt Cobain Alive".Blabbermouth.net.October 24, 2004.RetrievedDecember 14,2022.
  6. ^Robinson, Joe (October 23, 2011)."Duff Mckagan Heckled About Kurt Cobain at Book Signing".Ultimate Classic Rock.RetrievedDecember 14,2022.
  7. ^Cross, Alan(July 10, 2014)."GnR's Duff McKagan Recalls Kurt Cobain's Last Ever Airline Flight".A Journal of Musical Things.RetrievedDecember 14,2022.
  8. ^"The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain - Full Cast & Crew".TVGuide.RetrievedJanuary 10,2024.
  9. ^Littleton, Cynthia (November 25, 2014)."'Humanistic Portrait' of Kurt Cobain Coming in HBO, Universal Pictures Intl. Docu ".Variety.RetrievedMay 25,2020.
  10. ^Slone, Isabel (April 24, 2015)."A Definitive Ranking of Every Kurt Cobain Movie Ever Made".The Hairpin.Archived from the original on October 21, 2022.RetrievedMay 25,2020.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^"Watch the Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain on the 20th Anniversary of the Musician's Suicide".openculture.April 5, 2014.RetrievedMay 25,2020.

External links[edit]

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