The Go-Go's — Official Trailer

added: Wed, Jul 1st '20

Showtime has released the first official trailer for the forthcoming music documentary "The Go-Go's."

The film, which premiered to mostly positive reviews earlier this year at Sundance, chronicles the meteoric rise of the 1980s all-female pop-punk L.A. rock band, The Go-Go's, whose perhaps best known for the chart-topping songs "We Got the Beat," "Our Lips Are Sealed," and "Vacation."

Featuring rare archival footage and interviews with bandmembers Belinda Carlisle, Jane Wiedlin, Charlotte Caffey, Gina Schock, and Kathy Valentine, the Showtime documentary charts the band's journey from fledgling punk rockers to becoming one of the most successful all-female pop groups in rock history.

"The Go-Go's" is directed by documentary filmmaker Alison Ellwood, who previously helmed the acclaimed two-part docu-series "History of the Eagles" and "Laurel Canyon."

The documentary is set to premiere on Saturday, August 1st on Showtime.

synopsis:
The Go-Go's are rooted in music history as not just a pop phenomenon but groundbreakers as well. Born out of the L.A. punk scene, Charlotte Caffey (lead guitar, keyboards, and vocals), Belinda Carlisle (lead vocals), Gina Schock (drums), Kathy Valentine (bass and vocals) and Jane Wiedlin (guitar and vocals) didn't play the part of bad girls -- they were genuine punk rockers.

Their 1981 debut album Beauty and the Beat, featuring the hits "Our Lips Are Sealed" (one of Rolling Stone's Top 100 Pop Singles) and "We Got the Beat," was one of the most successful debut albums of all time, No. 1 on the Billboard charts for six consecutive weeks and resulted in a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist...

directed by Alison Ellwood

release date August 1, 2020 (on Showtime)