Betty Blowtorch Movie

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The special expanded edition DVD of "Betty Blowtorch and Her Amazing True Life Adventures" is available everywhere now!
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The DVD is jam packed with new interviews from all the surviving members and the film maker added live performances and music videos. The brand new expanded cut of the film features new interviews and never before seen footage along with optional commentary tracks with Blare, Sharon, Judy and Anthony Scarpa.
"Funny, touching and jubilant."
LA Weekly
The award winning documentary directed by Anthony Scarpa, chronicles the rise of the hard rocking, foul-mouthed female foursome from its roots in the P.M.R.C. targeted band Butt Trumpet, through its tragic ending with the death of leader Bianca Butthole Halstead. Along the way the film unfolds as a hilarious, head-banging, compelling look at a truly remarkable human being. Bianca's life may have been cut short, says Scarpa but the fact that she made it as far as she did is pure triumph.
"We dare you not to be moved by the tragic story presented here"
FOUR STARS
Film Threat Magazine
The DVD is distributed by the influential Cinema Libre studios who have brought us such memorable documentaries as Robert Greenwald's Outfoxed, Uncovered: The War On Iraq, and Tim Robbins Embedded Live.
"Honest, vulnerable, gritty and unafraid. The film refuses to be become melodramatic even when faced with death. A film every music-lover owes it to themselves to see."
The American Film Institute
Bianca Butthole, Blare N. Bitch and Sharon Needles met in 1993 while backing up singer Thom Bone in Butt Trumpet, the first punk rock outfit since the Sex Pistols to sign a worldwide record deal with E.M.I. Records. When Tipper Gore and her cronies sank their teeth into the one Butt Trumpet song sung by guitarist Needles, it gave the band more exposure than misfortune but also caused turmoil within the band. After Butt Trumpet's lead singer abruptly quit in the middle of a show, Bianca took over lead vocals (that night!) and was an immediate crowd pleaser.
Forming the all girl band Betty Blowtorch in 1998 with new drummer, Judy Molish, the bands no-bullshit approach and boisterous live shows were not only wildly entertaining, but their punk meets metal anthems were also catchy as hell and often shamelessly hilarious to boot. Bianca was known for being sexually aggressive, raw and confident on stage. She often started shows with her famous tag "We're Betty Blowtorch and were from Hollywood and we dont give a fuck!"
Guns N Roses bassist Duff McKagan produced the bands controversial debut EP "Get Off", whose title song is a loud and angry fuck you to Bianca's former stepfather for his molestation. The EP gained them a rabid following around the country. However, the song received limited airplay, being deemed too hardcore for mainstream radio outlets.
In 2001 the band was finally garnering the mainstream attention they deserved with their now classic release "Are You Man Enough?". Which leads us to the sad part of the Betty Blowtorch saga. The part that turned Anthony Scarpa's documentary about a vibrant and promising all girl band blazing its own bold trail to success into a tragedy. Following a show in New Orleans Bianca was killed in a high speed automobile accident, a passenger in a car driven by a Chicago-area fan.
Featuring Duff McKagan of Guns'N Roses and Velvet Revolver, Dez Cadena of Black Flag, Jennifer Finch of L7 and yes, even Vanilla Ice.
"Meet the girls your parents warned you about dating... or turning into."
Alternative Press
"With the films powerful execution, you can't help but feel an immense loss, as if you knew Bianca personally, and after seeing her life unfold, most will wish they did."
Campus Circle Magazine
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