Rodney Bingenheimer

Rodney Bingenheimer

Born: December 15, 1947
in Mountain View, California, USA
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Rodney Bingenheimer, born December 15, 1947, is a radio disc jockey on the long-running Los Angeles rock station KROQ who is notable for helping numerous iconic bands become successful in the American market. His contribution to the music business has been described as important. He developed a reputation for being the first American deejay to identify new artists and play "edgy new bands" such as Blondie, the Ramones, the Sex Pistols, Duran Duran, The Cure, Joan Jett, No Doubt, Blur, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, The Bangles, X, Coldplay and many others. He managed a key but now-defunct L.A. nightclub called English Disco in the early seventies.He was the subject of a documentary by late filmmaker George Hickenlooper entitled Mayor of the Sunset Strip which told the story of a groupie-turned-kingmaker with a knack for making friends in the music industry. He was described as a "famous groupie, now respectable" by Mick Jagger and he has numerous high-profile friends. In 2007, he was honored with the 2,330th star on Hollywood Boulevard.

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Suzi Q
Title: Suzi Q
Character: Self
Released: September 25, 2019
Type: Movie
Story of trailblazing American rock singer-songwriter Suzi Quatro, who helped redefine the role of women in rock 'n' roll when she broke out in 1973.
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My View: Clem Burke
Title: My View: Clem Burke
Character: Self
Released: January 5, 2019
Type: Movie
An access all areas documentary with Clem Burke, a look back at 40 years on the road and performing with one of the worlds most iconic bands. Clem Burke is the drummer behind multi-platinum selling band BLONDIE. His signature beats have brought millions to the dance floor and his unique approach to playing has seen him accompany an endless list of artists from Bob Dylan to The Eurythmics. We follow Clem on the road, playing as hard as ever in this access all areas documentary. Feel the energy behind the kit as Clem plays with Blondie at Hyde park to 80,000 people and witness his tireless work ethic at The Cavern Club for Beatles week, where he plays 5 gigs in 24 hrs. Exclusive interviews from Dave Stewart, Chris Stein, Hugh Cornwall, Glen Matlock, Bob Gruen and many more put the spotlight on one of rock 'n' rolls most enigmatic unsung heroes - Clem Burke the Doctor of Rock.
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Bad Reputation
Title: Bad Reputation
Character: Self
Released: September 28, 2018
Type: Movie
The life and career of rock n' roll icon Joan Jett from her early years ripping it up onstage as the founder and backbone of hard-rock legends The Runaways, to her long time collaboration with Kenny Laguna as Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, and her enduring presence in pop culture as a rock pioneer and mentor. With her inimitable singles "I Love Rock n Roll," and "Bad Reputation" Joan Jett inspired a generation of young women to rock.
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Ghostroads: A Japanese Rock N Roll Ghost Story
Title: Ghostroads: A Japanese Rock N Roll Ghost Story
Released: August 31, 2018
Type: Movie
A struggling musician finds a haunted amp with a ghost who promises fame.
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Debbie Harry: Atomic Blondie
Title: Debbie Harry: Atomic Blondie
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 17, 2018
Type: Movie
Portrait of Debbie Harry, co-founder of Blondie, punk rock pioneer, that was one of the few feminine icon in rock music at that time.
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Absolute Vow
Title: Absolute Vow
Character: Wanderer
Released: October 24, 2017
Type: Movie
In 1,000 BC, a virgin and her friends venture into the hills, to grieve and ponder the grim fate that awaits her.
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B.C. Butcher
Title: B.C. Butcher
Character: Himself
Released: January 8, 2016
Type: Movie
When a tribe of cavewomen imparts cruel justice on one of their own their fate takes a turn for the worst. After discovering and falling in love with the corpse sacrificed by the girl-gang, a lone wandering giant of pre-historic mythos is inspired to homicide. Consequently the cavewomen are menaced by the heartbroken and bloodthirsty cave-brute with a grudge, and the prophetess among them is ignored when she predicts the tragic outcome.
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The Seeds: Pushin' Too Hard
Title: The Seeds: Pushin' Too Hard
Character: Himself
Released: August 16, 2014
Type: Movie
Documentary about seminal garage-rock band, The Seeds, that uses vintage footage, rare photos, memorabilia and audio, plus fresh interviews with band members and associates as well as notable fans and observers, Pushin’ Too Hard relates the bizarre rage-to-riches-to-rags tale of the rock quartet who took Los Angeles by storm in the mid-60s.
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Clockwork Orange County
Title: Clockwork Orange County
Character: Self
Released: July 4, 2012
Type: Movie
Many objected to leather-jacket, spike-hair kids with tattoos. But, that did not dissuade a generation... No one realized that a little club in Costa Mesa, CA would end up spawning a multi-billion dollar youth culture that still endures today! It was the Cuckoos Nest of the late 70s and early 80s. With archival, unseen and new footage, the filmmakers compiled an intimate story about the beginning of a movement, a place of refuge for a youth culture, a fearful establishment and a police force that didnt understand what was happening.
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Iconoclast
Title: Iconoclast
Character: Himself
Released: August 17, 2010
Type: Movie
Boyd Rice may well be the only person alive who's been on a first name basis with both Charles Manson and Marilyn Manson. His career has spanned more than three decades, during which time he has remained at the epicenter of underground culture and controversy.
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We Were Feared
Title: We Were Feared
Character: Himself
Released: April 25, 2010
Type: Movie
We Were Feared chronicles the rise and fall of the Cuckoo's Nest punk rock club. Hailed as the birthplace of slam-dancing, the Nest famously shared a parking lot with a cowboy bar and the mayhem that would ensue when both clubs emptied was immortalized in the Vandals' songs “The Legend of Pat Brown” and “Urban Struggle.” Featuring interviews with the people who populated the scene, archival images of gigs, and live performances by Black Flag, the Circle Jerks, & T.S.O.L.
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Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Title: Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Character: Self
Released: June 17, 2003
Type: Movie
A look at the history of fame in the world through the eyes of pop star impresario, Rodney Bingenheimer
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The Man from Elysian Fields
Title: The Man from Elysian Fields
Character: Self (uncredited)
Released: September 13, 2001
Type: Movie
A failed novelist's inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife and leads him to work at an escort service where he becomes entwined with a wealthy woman whose husband is a successful writer.
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Inevitable Grace
Title: Inevitable Grace
Character: Simone's Club Companion
Released: September 30, 1994
Type: Movie
A Beverly Hills millionaire with an obsession about actress Grace Kelly blackmails a woman into becoming her.
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Rockula
Title: Rockula
Character: Rodney Bingenheimer
Released: February 23, 1990
Type: Movie
Ralph is a sexually frustrated vampire who suffers from a peculiar curse. He's condemned for eternity to watch his one true love, Mona be murdered by a pirate wielding a ham bone. But now? Now it's 1990, and Ralph is determined to break Mona's cycle of reincarnation. His first order of business is winning her affections-- He does that by starting Rockula: a rock band that's sure to stake a claim on her heart.
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Back to the Beach
Title: Back to the Beach
Character: Self
Released: August 7, 1987
Type: Movie
Cowabunga! The surfing '60s ride into the new wave as Frankie and Annette star in this hip update of their old-time, good-time beach movies. With special appearances by Bob Denver, Tony Dow, Pee-Wee Herman, Jerry Mathers and other familiar faces. Frankie and Annette grow up and have kids in the midwest. They return to LA to visit their daughter who is shacked up with her boyfriend and tries to hide the fact. They begin to have marriage problems when Frankie runs into Connie, who has erected a shrine to him in her night club. Their punk son has joined up with the local surf toughs, and things all come to a head when the toughs challenge the good guys to a surfing duel
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Uncle Meat
Title: Uncle Meat
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
This is a documentary about an unfinished movie. Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention try to film the sci-fi epic "Uncle Meat."
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X: The Unheard Music
Title: X: The Unheard Music
Released: March 1, 1986
Type: Movie
A documentary about the band X. Includes live and studio performances and interviews with the band members.
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Repo Man
Title: Repo Man
Character: Club Owner
Released: March 2, 1984
Type: Movie
A down and out young punk gets a job working with a seasoned repo man, but what awaits him in his new career is a series of outlandish adventures revolving around aliens, the CIA, and a most wanted '64 Chevy.
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Phil Spector: He's a Rebel
Title: Phil Spector: He's a Rebel
Released: January 1, 1982
Type: Movie
Biography of famed record producer Phil Spector, noted for discovering and producing the records of such rock icons as The Righteous Brothers, The Ronettes and The Crystals, and who worked with such stars as Ike and Tina Turner and even The Beatles. Included is footage of him rehearsing The Blossoms in a recording studio, and interviews with two of his recording engineers who explain how his famous "Wall of Sound" was created.
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Up in Smoke
Title: Up in Smoke
Character: Rodney Bingenheimer
Released: May 16, 1978
Type: Movie
An unemployed pot-smoking slacker and amateur drummer, Anthony Stoner ditches his strict parents and hits the road, eventually meeting kindred spirit Pedro de Pacas. While the drug-ingesting duo is soon arrested for possession of marijuana, Anthony and Pedro get released on a technicality, allowing them to continue their many misadventures and ultimately compete in a rock band contest, where they perform the raucous tune "Earache My Eye."
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The Trip
Title: The Trip
Character: Club goer (uncredited)
Released: August 23, 1967
Type: Movie
After his wife leaves him, a disillusioned director dives into the drug scene, trying anything his friend suggests.
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Mondo Hollywood
Title: Mondo Hollywood
Released: June 30, 1967
Type: Movie
Long considered a cult classic, "Mondo Hollywood" captures the underside of Hollywood by documenting a moment in time (1965-67), when an inquisitive trust in the unknown was paramount, hope for the future was tangible and life was worth living on the fringe. An interior monologue narrative approach is used throughout the film, where each principal person shown not only decided on what they wanted to be filmed doing, but also narrated their own scenes. The film opens with Gypsy Boots (the original hippie vegan - desert hopping blender salesman), and stripper Jennie Lee, working out 'Watusi-style' beneath the 'Hollywood' sign -- leading into the 'sustainable community' insight of Lewis Beach Marvin III, the S&H Green Stamp heir, who lived in a $10 a month garage while owning a mountain retreat in Malibu.
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Warning Shot
Title: Warning Shot
Released: January 18, 1967
Type: Movie
Hounded by the press for shooting a doctor, an ousted Los Angeles policeman works his own case.
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Untitled KROQ Documentary
Title: Untitled KROQ Documentary
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
The history and enduring legacy of one of the world's biggest and most influential radio stations.