We Are Twisted Fucking Sister!

2014 film

Silke Botsch
Erik Schefter

Production
company

Andrew Horn Filmproduktion

Release date

November 30, 2014 (2014-11-30) (IDFA)^[1]

Running time

136 minutesCountries

Germany
United States

LanguageEnglish

We Are Twisted Fucking Sister! is a 2014 German-US documentary about the early years of heavy metal band Twisted Sister directed by Andrew Horn.

Synopsis

Through interviews, filmmaker Andrew Horn traces the history of Twisted Sister from their origins in the bar scene of early 1970s Long Island to their pre-MTV rise as a popular regional, New York-based band in the mid 1970s and early 1980s.^[1]

Production

Horn became acquainted with the band when he made his previous documentary, The Nomi Song. Though he was not a fan, he found the band to be interesting and entertaining.^[1]

Release

In 2014, Dee Snider endorsed the documentary and its Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for distribution.^[2] We Are Twisted Fucking Sister! premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam on November 30, 2014.^[1] Band member Jay Jay French attended the premiere.^[3] A preview fundraiser was held at a club in Ferndale, Michigan, on January 9, 2015.^[1]

Reception

Neil Young of The Hollywood Reporter called it "a raucously riotous rags-to-riches record of rip-roaring rock renegades".^[4] Geoffrey Macnab of The Independent wrote that it is "uproarious and poignant by turns".^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Graff, Gary (2015-01-08). "Twisted Sister film documents band's early days". The Oakland Press. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
^ Giles, Jeff (2014-01-08). "Dee Snider Endorses Crowdfunding Campaign for Twisted Sister Documentary". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
^ Macnab, Geoffrey (2014-11-20). "IDFA 2014 opens with concert film". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
^ Young, Neil (2014-12-03). "'We Are Twisted F—ing Sister!': IDFA Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
^ Macnab, Geoffrey (2014-11-30). "We Are Twisted F****ng Sister! documentary: Noise, mayhem, endless reversals and plenty of uproarious comedy". The Independent. Retrieved 2015-01-17.