About Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
- Released on April 24, 2009
An East Village performance space fought against the Bowery homeless shelter who threatened to shut them down. Some of the most iconic figures in music have performed here.
Full Cast of Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
Dicky Barrett plays Himself
Michael Bloomberg plays Himself
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Jayne County plays Herself
Jonathan Demme plays Himself
Fab 5 Freddy plays Himself
Flavor Flav plays Himself
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Ice-T plays Himself
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James Robert "Jim" Jarmusch (born January 22, 1953 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) is an American writer-director and musici...
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Kurt Loder plays Himself
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Joey Ramone plays Himself
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Henry Rollins plays Himself
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Chris Stein plays Himself
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