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Hired Gun

Hired Gun

2016Movie⏱️ 1h 38mNot Rated
DocumentaryMusic
7.2
IMDB Rating
2,359 votes

A documentary film about session and touring musicians that are hired by well established and famous bands and artists like Metallica, KISS, and Billy Joel. These hired guns may not be household names, but are still masters of the...

Director
Fran Strine
Writers
Tim Calandrello, Fran Strine
Stars
John 5, Kenny Aronoff, Corey Britz
Release Date
August 1, 2017
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 4
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 22
Reviews
📋 2.7K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

John 5
John 5
as Self
👤
Kenny Aronoff
as Self
Corey Britz
Corey Britz
as Self
👤
Kara Britz
as Self
Phil Buckman
Phil Buckman
as Self
👤
Nick Buda
as Self
👤
Paul Bushnell
as Self
👤
Phil Chen
as Self
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
as Self
👤
Kenneth Crouch
as Self

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Filming Location
New York City, New York, USA
Production
Drama Kills

🏷️ Keywords

artistgift

🎯 Categories

DocumentaryMusic

⭐ Featured Review

A depressing exposé
by Tin_ear2022-04-29
8/10

"You'll never look at Billy Joel the same way again, that's for damn sure. The fact that millionaires regularly treat session musicians so poorly goes to show that the music industry is even sleazier than we ever thought possible...."

💡 Did You Know?

Rock band Art of Dying's frontman Jonny Hetherington wrote and performed the theme song, also called 'Hired Gun' with Five Finger Death Punch guitarist Jason Hook. The song plays over the closing credits in the film.

📖 Synopsis

A documentary film about session and touring musicians that are hired by well established and famous bands and artists like Metallica, KISS, and Billy Joel. These hired guns may not be household names, but are still masters of the...