When We Were Beautiful
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When We Were Beautiful, also known as Bon Jovi: When We Were Beautiful, is a 2009 feature documentary
of the American rock band Bon Jovi
, marking the band's 25th year.
Premiered at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival
as a work in progress production, the film documents Bon Jovi's Lost Highway Tour
in 2007 and includes interviews with band members. The film is directed by Phil Griffin and produced by Jon Kamen, Jack Rovner and Justin Wilkes. The production company for the release is Radical Media.
on April 29, 2009. Jon Bon Jovi
was present at the premiere. The film explored the band's 25-year career as well as looking at their live show on their 2008 Lost Highway tours. The documentary is premiering on SHOWtime October 24 in its entirety, and an edited version will be released as a DVD with certain copies of the band's 11th studio album, The Circle
, released in the US on November 10 and the edited version is also included on the Live at Madison Square Garden
Blu-ray. A book of the same name as the film was also released in hardcover form on November 3,2009 and in paperback form on November 2, 2010.
Documentary
A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...
of the American rock band Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Formed in 1983, Bon Jovi consists of lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi , guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, as well as current bassist Hugh McDonald...
, marking the band's 25th year.
Premiered at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival is a film festival founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff in a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Lower Manhattan.The mission of the festival...
as a work in progress production, the film documents Bon Jovi's Lost Highway Tour
Lost Highway Tour
The Lost Highway Tour was a worldwide concert tour by American rock band Bon Jovi, that took place from October 2007 to July 2008 in support of their tenth studio album Lost Highway...
in 2007 and includes interviews with band members. The film is directed by Phil Griffin and produced by Jon Kamen, Jack Rovner and Justin Wilkes. The production company for the release is Radical Media.
Production
Phil Griffin stated that “throughout the process of working with Bon Jovi, I was amazed at the candor and humility Jon and his band showed me. The result is not a neatly wrapped up bundle of staged interviews and musical interludes, but rather a series of open and sometimes difficult conversations, explored against a backdrop of music spanning 25 years. It is a film about the peace of Tico, the complexity of Richie, the drive of Jon and the brutal honesty of Dave. It is their willingness to share their stories that gives us what I hope is a very human story—that humanity is what I believe has seen this band stand the test of time.”Release
The film premiered at the 2009 Tribeca Film FestivalTribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival is a film festival founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff in a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Lower Manhattan.The mission of the festival...
on April 29, 2009. Jon Bon Jovi
Jon Bon Jovi
Jon Bon Jovi is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor, best known as the founder, occasional rhythm guitarist, and lead singer of rock band Bon Jovi, which was named after him...
was present at the premiere. The film explored the band's 25-year career as well as looking at their live show on their 2008 Lost Highway tours. The documentary is premiering on SHOWtime October 24 in its entirety, and an edited version will be released as a DVD with certain copies of the band's 11th studio album, The Circle
The Circle (Bon Jovi album)
The Circle is the eleventh studio album by rock band Bon Jovi. Produced by John Shanks, the album was released November 10, 2009, with the new single "We Weren't Born to Follow" premiering on radio August 17...
, released in the US on November 10 and the edited version is also included on the Live at Madison Square Garden
Live at Madison Square Garden
Live at Madison Square Garden is a fifth concert video by American band Bon Jovi from the last North American leg of their Lost Highway Tour. It was recorded on July 14 and July 15, 2008 at Madison Square Garden. It was directed by Anthony Bongiovi and Brian Lockwood...
Blu-ray. A book of the same name as the film was also released in hardcover form on November 3,2009 and in paperback form on November 2, 2010.