A biopic of punk legend Darby Crash and his band, the Germs.
General Info
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Post Production: 2007
Release Date: August 8, 2008
Rating: R
Duration: 92 Minutes
16 mm Black and White/ Color
Director: Rodger Grossman
Writer: Rodger Grossman and Michelle Baer Ghaffari
Screenplay: Rodger Grossman
Starring: Shane West, Bijou Phillips, Rick Gonzalez
Executive Producer: Michael LaFetra, David G. Mack, Damon Martin
CO- Executive Producers: Andre Rellis, Lise Romanoff
Co-Producers: Michelle Baer Ghaffarim Andy Wombell
Producers: Rodger Grossman, Kevin Mann, Stpehen Nemeth, Matthew Perniciaro, Todd Traina
Associate Producer: John W. Davidson
Line Producer: Bruce Wayne Gillies
Production Companies: Coalition Film, Foundation Films, Picture Machine, Red Rover Films, Rhino Films
Distributors: King Record Co, Vitagraph Films, Peace Arch Entertainment Group
Other Companies: Valerie Ann Nemeth, Central Casting, Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Departure Studios, Murphy R, NovaStar Digital, Reder and Feig
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Festival /Awards:
Los Angeles Film Festival, June 23, 2007
Newport Beach Film Festival 2008: Won Achievement Award- Feature Film
Philadelphia Film Festival 2008: Won Rising Star Award- Shane West
Prism Awards 2008: Nominated Prism Awards- Film Festival Release
Interviews:
Interview with Shane West
“Shane West on Joining the Germs and ‘What We Do is Secret.’ Rolling Stones Magazine, August 6, 2008. Web. 27, June 2012.Link
Nylon Magazine Interview
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Sheffield and Nylon TV. Behind the Scenes of What We do is Secret
Interview with Rodger Grossman
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Social Media/ Press:
Facebook
Reviews:
Baird, Justin. “ What We Do Is Secret.” Not For The Cool Kids, January 2012. Web. 31, May 2012. Link
Burr, Ty. “ The Germs and Punk Anarchy in the USA.” Boston.Com August 22, 2008. Web. 31, May 2012.Link
Campos, Eric. “ What We Do Is Secret.” Film Threat, August 22, 2008. Web. 31, May 2012. Link
Catsoulis, Jeanette. “ In Search of Posthumous Adulation.” The New York Times, August 7, 2008.Link
Cooper, Chris.” What We Do is Secret and Bronson 2 Amazing Biopics! The Small Town Critic, June 17, 2009. Web. 28, May 2012. Link
Emerson, Jim. “ What We Do Is Secret.” Chicago Sun Times, August 14, 2008. Link
Gallo, Phil. “ What We Do Is Secret.” Variety, July 25, 2007. Web. 31, May 2012. Link
Kempler, David. “ What We Do Is Secret.” Big Picture Big Sound,August 7, 2008. Web. 31, May 2012.Link
Morton, Dan. “ What We Do Is Secret.: Metropolis, December 3, 2009. Web. 31, May 2012.Link
Ordona, Michael. “ The Many Sides of Darby Crash.” Los Angeles Times, August 22, 2008. Link
Thompson, Elise. “What We Do is Secret.” The Laist, June 6, 2007. Web. 27, June 2012. Link
Wiegand, David. “ Movie Review: Germ’s ‘Toxic’ Secret.” San Francisco Chronicle August 29, 2008.Link
Yost, Jonathan. “ What We Do Is Secret.” Racket, August, 5 2010. Web. 31, May 2012 .Link
Articles:
Fredrick, Brittany. “ The Television Balcony- What We Do is Secret.” Digitial Air Wave, October 2, 2010. Web. 27, June 2012. Link
“Filming Completed on Germs Biopic.” Billboard 2012. Web. 27, June 2012. Link
Harrington, Richard. “ A Punk Legacy Takes a New Form.” Washington Post, August 4, 2006.Link
“HFO Features.” Hollywood Film Office, 2008. Web. 27, June 2012. Link
Payne, John. “Crash Landing: What We Do Is Secret.” Los Angeles Weekly, August 20, 2008.LA Weekly
“Filming Completed on Germs Biopic.” Billboard 2012. Web. 27, June 2012. Link
Snaith, Simone. “’What We Do Is Secret’ At the Nuart 8/22.” The Laist, August 6, 2008. Web. 28, June 2012.Link
