Phase One: Celebrity Takedown is a compilation

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 DVD by Gorillaz

Gorillaz

Gorillaz is an English musical project created in 1998 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. This project consists of Gorillaz music itself and an extensive fictional universe depicting a "virtual band" of cartoon characters...

, released in November 2002. The DVD compiles the videos and animatics related to the release of the band's first album, Gorillaz

Gorillaz (album)

Gorillaz is the debut album by the British virtual band Gorillaz, released in March 2001. It includes the singles "Clint Eastwood", "19-2000", "Rock the House" and "Tomorrow Comes Today"...

, as well as the related singles. The DVD came with an extra CD-ROM

CD-ROM

A CD-ROM is a pre-pressed compact disc that contains data accessible to, but not writable by, a computer for data storage and music playback. The 1985 “Yellow Book” standard developed by Sony and Philips adapted the format to hold any form of binary data....

 containing desktop wallpapers, screensavers and other such special features. Limited edition copies came packaged in a hard box with a map of Kong Studios, exclusive sticker sheet and a 52-page reprint of the original promotional booklet released in limited quantities three years prior. The DVD itself follows a small storyline. You are a police investigator sent to check out Kong Studios due to strange goings on. The studios look in a reasonably good state, which would change dramatically for Phase Two. If you wait in a room for too long, you will get attacked and die. The DVD predominantly follows a cartoon style, although some elements have 3D aspects to them.

Tracklisting

1. "Introduction" - 1:20
2. "Tomorrow Comes Today" (Video) - 3:15
3. "The Game Of Death" (G-Bite) - 1:00
4. "Clint Eastwood" (Video) - 4:44
5. "Clint Eastwood" (Animatic) - 4:44
6. "Clint Eastwood" (Storyboards)
7. "Image Gallery" - 6:13
8. "The Eel" (G-Bite) - 1:00
9. "19/2000" (Video) - 3:55
10. "19/2000" (Animatic) - 3:55
11. "19/2000" (Storyboards)
12. "2D Interview" - 0:55
13. "Free Tibet" (G-Bite) - 1:00
14. "Rock The House" (Video) - 3:15
15. "Rock The House" (Animatic) - 3:15
16. "Rock The House" (Storyboards)
17. "Jump The Gut" (G-Bite) - 1:15
18. "5/4" (Unfinished Animatic) - 3:00
19. "Hey, Our Toys Have Arrived!" (G-Bite) - 0:45
20. "Clint Eastwood" (Live At The Brits) - 4:12
21. "Clint Eastwood" (Live At The Golden Music Awards) - 4:15
22. "The Charts Of Darkness" (Documentary) - 24:55
23. "M1A1" (Live Show Visual) - 4:01
24. "Tomorrow Comes Today" (Live Show Visual) - 3:15
25. "Dracula" (Live Show Visual) - 4:44
26. "Punk" (Live Show Visual) - 1:36
27. "5/4" (Live Show Visual) - 3:00
28. "Sound Check (Gravity)" (Live Show Visual) - 4:34
29. "Gorillaz Website Tour" - 10:03
30. "Dr. Wurzel's Winnebago" - 6:11
31. "Fancy Dress" (Unfinished G-Bite) - 0:45
32. "Lil' Dub Chefin" (Video) & End Credits - 4:45
33. "Hidden Extras"

Gorilla Bites

• Jump the Gut – Noodle
  Noodle (Gorillaz)
  Noodle is a musician and member of the virtual band Gorillaz. She provides the guitar and keyboard, as well as some main and backing vocals for the band. She, like all other Gorillaz members, was created by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett...
  
   and Del
  Del tha Funkee Homosapien
  Teren Delvon Jones , better known as Del the Funky Homosapien or Del tha Funkee Homosapien, is an American MC.-Early life and beginnings: 1990-1997:...
  
   are betting to see if 2D
  2D (Gorillaz)
  The fictional character Stuart Pot , better known by his stage name 2-D, also simply spelled as 2D, is a member of the British virtual band Gorillaz...
  
   will jump over Russell's 'gut'. 2D is on a tricycle, speeding up with his hands firmly on the brakes, while Russell is on the ground asleep, scratching his crotch. 2D peddles up a wooden ramp, but fails to jump over Russel
  Russel (Gorillaz)
  Russel Hobbs is a member of the virtual band Gorillaz. He provides the drums for the band. He, like all other Gorillaz members, was created by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett.-Biography:...
  
  's stomach and wakes him up, sending Del back into Russel's head and 2D soaring through the air. Russell stands up with money in his ear (which was Del's betting money) while Noodle is grabbing the money that Del dropped. Russel picks 2D up, and explains that if 2D keeps doing this, Russel is going to do that to him, and judges that neither of them "are going to make it."

• Hey! Our Toys Have Arrived – The band is sitting on the couch,bored, staring at their model toys. 2D says that they are useless, saying that his head doesn't wobble like the toy. Russel grabs hold of 2D's neck and shakes it, revealing that it does. Noodle is amazed, while Murdoc encourages him to do it again.

• The Game of Death – Russel and Noodle spar in a short sequence serving as an obvious homage to the movie Game of Death
  Game of Death
  The Game of Death is a 1972 film starring Bruce Lee. It was almost the last film Bruce Lee had planned to be the demonstration piece of his martial art Jeet Kune Do. Over 100 minutes of footage was shot before his death, some of which was later misplaced in the Golden Harvest archives...
  
  , with Noodle wearing Bruce Lee's distinctive yellow jumpsuit. When Noodle quickly wins, it is revealed that 2D and Murdoc are using them as video game characters, and Murdoc complains that the Russel character "can't do nothing" and that his controller is broken.

• Free Tibet
  Free Tibet Campaign
  Free Tibet or Free Tibet Campaign is a non-profit, non-governmental organization, founded in 1987 and based in London, England. It stands for the rights of Tibetans to determine their own future and campaigns for "an end to the Chinese occupation of Tibet and for the fundamental human rights of...
  
   Campaign – In this bit, 2D is sitting in meditation with other Tibetans outside the Chinese embassy in London, in protest at the treatment of Tibetans. At the end of the bite, a message is shown, which states "Free Tibet Campaign stands for the Tibetans' right to determine their own future. It campaigns for an end to the Chinese occupation of Tibet, and for the Tibetans' fundamental rights to be respected."

• The Eel – Murdoc awakens from his sleep to the sound of incessant banging, dressed only in his underwear and with a massive hangover, only to find 2D with a mallet and an eel, trying to knock it out. Murdoc tells him to stop, but 2D explains that Russel wanted him to knock it out so he can cook it. When Murdoc yells at him again to stop the banging, 2D announces that he can't catch it, because it's so slippery, and can't think of any other way to knock it out. Murdoc then grabs hold of the eel, and takes it to the oven where he wants to 'melt its face.' 2D is worried that he'll mess up and get burned, and begins to bite his nails. Russel then walks in, asking where his eel is. Murdoc says that it feels 'eel (ill)
  Pun
  The pun, also called paronomasia, is a form of word play which suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. These ambiguities can arise from the intentional use and abuse of homophonic,...
  
  ', and holds up the dead eel.

• Fancy Dress – The Gorillaz are taking a Halloween photo. Murdoc focuses the camera on them, and runs back to pose. Russel thinks Murdoc shouldn't go dressing up as a Nazi, because he has an appreciation for clothes.

Release details

The DVD was released in various countries in November 2002.

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	18 November 2002	Parlophone Parlophone Parlophone is a record label that was founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon. The British branch was formed in 1923 as "Parlophone" which developed a reputation in the 1920s as a leading jazz label. It was acquired in 1927 by the Columbia Graphophone Company which...	DVD	490 1310
United States	26 November 2002	Virgin Records Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...	DVD	90132
Japan	26 February 2003	Toshiba-EMI Toshiba-EMI (formerly , is one of Japan's leading music companies. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of British music company EMI Group Ltd. in June 30, 2007 after Toshiba sold off its previous 45% stake. The current CEO and president is San-e Ichii. When EMI Music Japan was trading as Toshiba-EMI, it was...	DVD

External links

• Gorillaz "Unofficial" webpage for Phase One: Celebrity Take Down DVD