Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

IMDb ID: tt0387412 · Rating: 7.5 (20,673 votes)

Genres: Documentary · Music

The iconic metal band struggles for two years to create their album St. Anger, dealing with alcoholism, the loss of their bass player, and the challenge of working with a psychotherapist.

IMDb Details

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Finland: Metallica (TV Title)
Greece: Metallica: Η καρδιά του κτήνους (Festival Title)
Ukraine: Metallica: Подібні чудовиську
Russia: Металлика
Japan: メタリカ:真実の瞬間 (Japanese)
Taiwan: 金屬製品樂團：異種怪獸
Metallica: Подібний монструContent RatingNot RatedRuntime84 minutesMetascore74IMDb Popularity0User Reviews112Critic Reviews70Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsrock music
heavy metal
guitar
bassist
bandFilming LocationsGiants Stadium, Meadowlands Sports Complex - 50 State Highway 120, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USAProduction CompaniesRadicalMedia
Third Eye Motion Picture CompanyOfficial SitesOfficial site - http://www.somekindofmonster.com/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387412/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0387412.jpgUpdated At2025-01-30T17:29:15

Directors

Joe Berlinger
Bruce Sinofsky

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Metallica | Character: Themselves
Actor: Lars Ulrich | Character: Self
Actor: Kirk Hammett | Character: Self
Actor: Robert Trujillo | Character: Self
Actor: James Hetfield | Character: Self
Actor: Echobrain | Character: Themselves
Actor: Michael Ansaldo | Character: Self
Actor: Eric Avery | Character: Self
Actor: Uwe Bradke | Character: Self
Actor: Cliff Burnstein | Character: Self
Actor: Cliff Burton | Character: Self
Actor: Crazy Cabbie | Character: Self
Actor: Martin Carlsson | Character: Self
Actor: Steffan Chirazi | Character: Self
Actor: Knut Claussen | Character: Self
Actor: Dylan Donkin | Character: Self
Actor: Marcelo Flores | Character: Self
Actor: Erica Forstadt | Character: Self
Actor: Antonio Freitas | Character: Self
Actor: Gio Gasparetti | Character: Self
Actor: Mike Gillies | Character: Self
Actor: Brett Gorvy | Character: Self
Actor: Lani Hammett | Character: Self
Actor: Zach Harmon | Character: Self
Actor: Eric Helmkamp | Character: Self
Actor: Cali Tee Hetfield | Character: Self
Actor: Castor Virgil Hetfield | Character: Self
Actor: Francesca Hetfield | Character: Self
Actor: Masanori Ito | Character: Self
Actor: Pepper Keenan | Character: Self
Actor: Marko Lehtinen | Character: Self
Actor: Danny Lohner | Character: Self
Actor: Zane Lowe | Character: Self
Actor: Elena Luciano | Character: Self
Actor: Will MacLachlan | Character: Self
Actor: Peter Mensch | Character: Self
Actor: Pam Moore | Character: Self - 24 Hour News
Actor: Frank Munoz | Character: Self
Actor: Dave Mustaine | Character: Self
Actor: John Norris | Character: Self - MTV News
Actor: Nathaniel Oliver Grey | Character: Teacher
Actor: Peter Paterno | Character: Self
Actor: Scott Reeder | Character: Self - Unida, Kyuss
Actor: Scott Reeder | Character: Self
Actor: Marc Reiter | Character: Self
Actor: Bob Rock | Character: Self
Actor: Brian Sagrafena | Character: Self
Actor: Skylar Satenstein | Character: Self
Actor: Niclas Swanlund | Character: Self
Actor: Phil Towle | Character: Self
Actor: Myles Ulrich | Character: Self
Actor: Torben Ulrich | Character: Self
Actor: Jeordie White | Character: Self
Actor: Patricia Wiig | Character: Self
Actor: Steven Wiig | Character: Self
Actor: Chris Wyse | Character: Self
Actor: Joe Berlinger | Character: Self
Actor: Dan Braun | Character: Self
Actor: Jason Newsted | Character: Self
Actor: Bruce Sinofsky | Character: Self
Actor: Orrie V. | Character: Self - Guest at Kimo's

[Directors Group]
Name: Joe Berlinger | Role: Director
Name: Bruce Sinofsky | Role: Director

[Producers Group]
Name: Joe Berlinger | Role: Producer
Name: Michael Bonfiglio | Role: Producer
Name: Rachel Dawson | Role: Producer
Name: Robert Fernandez | Role: Producer
Name: Julie Fischer | Role: Producer
Name: Jon Kamen | Role: Producer
Name: Frank Scherma | Role: Producer
Name: Bruce Sinofsky | Role: Producer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Wolfgang Held | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Robert Richman | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Doug Abel | Role: Editor
Name: M. Watanabe Milmore | Role: Editor
Name: Greg Rogers | Role: Editor
Name: David Zieff | Role: Editor

[Production Management]
Name: Michael Balabuch | Role: Production Manager
Name: Cheryll Stone | Role: Production Manager

[Sound Department]
Name: Michael Emery | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jeremy Frindel | Role: Sound Department
Name: James Jack | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mark Kenna | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andy Kris | Role: Sound Department
Name: Eddie O'Connor | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Mitch Paulson | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Eli Adler | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Behrens | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Joe Berlinger | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Bonfiglio | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mike Booth | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Chater | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Annamaria DiSanto | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andrew Eckmann | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Robert Elfstrom | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ned Hallick | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Wolfgang Held | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Brian Heller | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Don Lenzer | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kevin McGill | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Robin McLeod | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nancy Morita | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Allan Palmer | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Priebe | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ben Schneider | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tom Schnitzler | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nancy Schreiber | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bruce Sinofsky | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bruce Smith | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Niclas Swanlund | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kerry Sweeney | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mike Van Dine | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bill Winters | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Wayne Anderson | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Jennifer Brooks | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Dave Gargani | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Leslie King | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Zachary MacDonald | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Richie Roefaro | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Kristine Smith | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Scott C. Wilson | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Charles Herzfeld | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Chris Robertson | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Ray Aparicio | Role: Production Department
Name: Lisa M. Friedrichs | Role: Production Department
Name: Agnes Gardette | Role: Production Department
Name: Ian Kennedy | Role: Production Department
Name: David Marchetti | Role: Production Department
Name: Mads Marstrand Nørfeldt | Role: Production Department
Name: Cindy Rhodes | Role: Production Department
Name: Ben Schneider | Role: Production Department
Name: Gino Tomac | Role: Production Department
Name: Aleksander Zobec | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Randall Balsmeyer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Marc Frydman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joe Gawler | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Debra MacCulloch | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Adam Seth Nelson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sabrina Padwa | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jan Rofekamp | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Evan Schechtman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nadine Sklodowski | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nick Vuchnich | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christian Zak | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Ray Aparicio | Role: Thanks
Name: Jack Lechner | Role: Thanks
Name: Brian Lew | Role: Thanks
Name: Matt Olyphant | Role: Thanks
Name: Guy Pechard | Role: Thanks
Name: Claire Sinofsky | Role: Thanks
Name: Steven Wiig | Role: Thanks

Trailers

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Release Schedule

United States: January 21, 2004 (Sundance Film Festival)
United States: April 2, 2004 (Chicago International Documentary Film Festival)
Denmark: April 3, 2004 (NatFilm Festival)
United States: April 4, 2004 (Taos Picture Show)
United States: April 14, 2004 (Philadelphia International Film Festival)
United States: April 27, 2004 (USA Film Festival)
United States: April 30, 2004 (Nashville Film Festival)
Finland: May 19, 2004 (Helsinki, premiere)
Finland: May 21, 2004
Czech Republic: June 10, 2004
United States: June 11, 2004 (Newport International Film Festival)
Australia: June 12, 2004 (Sydney Film Festival)
United States: June 19, 2004 (Provincetown International Film Festival)
Switzerland: June 24, 2004 (German speaking region)
Iceland: June 25, 2004
Germany: June 30, 2004 (Munich, premiere)
Sweden: July 2, 2004
Israel: July 9, 2004 (Jerusalem Film Festival)
United States: July 9, 2004 (limited)
Canada: July 23, 2004 (Ottawa, premiere)
Germany: July 31, 2004 (Hamburg)
Poland: August 6, 2004
Germany: August 11, 2004 (Stuttgart)
Denmark: August 13, 2004
Germany: August 14, 2004 (Cologne)
Germany: August 17, 2004 (Öhringen)
Germany: August 18, 2004 (Heilbronn)
Germany: August 21, 2004 (Augsburg)
Germany: August 26, 2004
United States: September 2004
Australia: September 16, 2004
Greece: September 20, 2004 (Athens Film Festival)
Canada: September 26, 2004 (Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival)
United Kingdom: October 1, 2004
Ireland: October 1, 2004
Belgium: October 8, 2004 (Flanders International Film Festival)
Austria: November 19, 2004
Spain: December 2, 2004 (Gijón International Film Festival)
Italy: January 26, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Hungary: March 8, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Argentina: March 9, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Mexico: March 11, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Romania: May 29, 2005 (Transilvania International Film Festival)
Japan: July 30, 2005 (Tokyo)
Taiwan: June 5, 2006 (DVD premiere)
France: June 20, 2006 (TV premiere)
Greece: March 8, 2008 (Thessaloniki Documentary Festival)

Awards

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