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{{short description|2015 film}}
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| name           = The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead
| image          = Damned-doc.jpg
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| director       = Wes Orshoski
| producer       = Wes Orshoski
| writer         = Wes Orshoski
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| starring       = {{plainlist|*[[David Vanian]]
*[[Captain Sensible]]
*[[Rat Scabies]]
*[[Brian James (guitarist)|Brian James]]}}
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| music          = [[The Damned (band)|The Damned]]
| cinematography = Wes Orshoski
| editing        = Wes Orshoski
| production_companies = Three Count Films<ref name="variety-review">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/the-damned-dont-you-wish-that-we-were-dead-film-review-1201458666/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=Film Review: 'The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead'|accessdate=14 July 2015|last=Harvey|first=Dennis|date=25 March 2015}}</ref>
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| released       = {{film date|2015|03|19|SXSW Film Festival}}
| runtime        = 110 minutes<ref name="variety-review" />
| country        = United States<ref name="sxsw-premiere" />
| language       = English
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'''''The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead''''' is a 2015 American documentary film about the British rock band [[The Damned (band)|The Damned]]. It was directed by Wes Orshoski and premiered at the [[SXSW Film Festival]].
==Summary==
The film is a mix of archival, interview and contemporary footage of The Damned and other musicians and fans.<ref name="variety-review" /> The film discusses the rivalry between members [[Captain Sensible]] and [[Rat Scabies]] with their disagreement over unpaid royalties.<ref name="hr-review" />
==Production==
The film was directed by Wes Orshoski, who was also the film's producer, writer, cinematographer and editor.<ref name="sxsw-premiere" /> It was the filmmaker's follow-up to his previous documentary ''[[Lemmy (film)|Lemmy]]''.<ref name="variety-review" /> The Damned provided the music for the film.<ref name="sxsw-premiere" /> The film was shot over a three-year period.<ref name="sxsw-premiere" />
==Release==
The film premiered at the [[SXSW Film Festival]] on 19 March 2015.<ref name="sxsw-premiere">{{cite web|url=http://schedule.sxsw.com/2015/events/event_FS17986|publisher=[[SXSW Film Festival]]|title=The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead|accessdate=14 July 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318082825/http://schedule.sxsw.com/2015/events/event_FS17986|archivedate=18 March 2015 }}</ref> At the screening, The Damned's lead guitarist [[Captain Sensible]] shouted commentary in the auditorium whenever a moment or a former Damned member he did not like appeared in the film.<ref name="variety-review" /> Damned frontman [[Dave Vanian]] did not attend the premiere.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/damned/83699|work=[[NME (magazine)|NME]]|title=The Damned attend world premiere of biographical documentary at SXSW|accessdate=14 July 2015|last=Cooper|first=Leonie|date=19 March 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711142904/http://www.nme.com/news/damned/83699|archivedate=11 July 2015}}</ref>
The film received its premier in the United Kingdom on 3 June at the [[Prince Charles Cinema]].<ref name="hr-review">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/damned-don-t-you-wish-801115|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|title='The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead': Film Review|date=8 June 2015|last=Dalton|first=Stephen|accessdate=14 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="uncut-dates">{{cite web|url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/news/the-damned-documentary-gets-release-date-68703|work=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]|title=The Damned documentary gets release date|accessdate=14 July 2015|date=28 May 2015|last=Bonner|first=Michael|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714042921/http://www.uncut.co.uk/news/the-damned-documentary-gets-release-date-68703|archivedate=14 July 2015}}</ref> Rat Scabies and Brian James were present for the London premiere of the film, where Scabies stated that he hopes the film will bring closure between himself and Captain Sensible.<ref name="hr-review" /><ref name="uncut-dates" />
The film was released on [[Blu-ray]] (which also included the [[DVD]]) on 20 May 2016.
==Reception==
''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' gave the film a positive review, stating that even an audience unfamiliar with the group may find sufficient entertainment value in the documentary, noting "the Damned's unpredictability only endeared them further to a diehard fan base, and it makes this documentary all the more entertaining".<ref name="variety-review" /> ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' opined that the director "struggles to impose dramatic shape on a sprawling subject, but at least he finds an emotional hook in the decades-old rift between Sensible and Scabies"<ref name="hr-review" />
==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|http://damneddoc.com/}}
* {{IMDb title|3512486}}
* {{rottentomatoes|the_damned_dont_you_wish_that_we_were_dead}}
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