''Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!'' (alternate title: ''Awesome; I... Shot That!'') is a 2006
concert film
A concert film or concert movie is a film that showcases a live performance from the perspective of a concert goer, the subject of which is an extended live performance or concert, by either a musician or a Stand-up comedy, stand-up comedian.
Ea ...
by American hip-hop group
Beastie Boys
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, directed by
Adam Yauch
Adam Nathaniel Yauch ( ; August 5, 1964 – May 4, 2012), also known by the stage name MCA, was an American rapper, bassist, filmmaker and a founding member of the Hip-hop, hip hop group Beastie Boys. Besides his musical work, he also directed m ...
under the name Nathaniel Hörnblowér. It was created by giving
camcorder
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s to 50 audience members of a sold out concert at
Madison Square Garden
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on October 9, 2004. The audience members were instructed to keep the cameras rolling at all times. For a low budget operation, all cameras were returned to the place of purchase for a refund.
The film first screened on January 6, 2006 to the fans that shot the footage. Also that same month it was shown at the
Sundance Film Festival
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The festival has acted ...
. There was a one-night screening across the country on March 23, and the film was then given a general release on March 31, 2006.
The
DVD
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of the concert film was released on July 24, 2006 in the UK and July 25, 2006 in the US.
During a promotional performance on the ''
Late Show with David Letterman
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'', members of the audience were given camcorders to film the televised performance in a similar fashion to that of the film.
The film also screened at
South by Southwest
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, Wisconsin Film Festival, Dead Center Film Festival, Copenhagen Film Festival and
Era New Horizons Film Festival in Poland.
Cameo appearances during the show on and near the stage include
Doug E. Fresh, formerly of Doug E. Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew, and
DMC, of the rap group
Run DMC
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.
Ben Stiller
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and his wife
Christine Taylor can be seen multiple times, even rapping along during "
Sure Shot" in the film as members of the audience. They are also interviewed on film at the show's end.
Donald Glover
Donald McKinley Glover Jr. (; born September 25, 1983), also known by his musical stage name Childish Gambino (), is an American actor, comedian, musician, and filmmaker. While he studied at New York University and after working in Derrick ...
can also be seen as an audience member.
David Cross plays Nathaniel Hörnblowér.
Setlist
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Mixmaster Mike Intro
#"
Triple Trouble"
#"
Sure Shot"
#"
Root Down"
#"
Hello Brooklyn"
#"Time to Get Ill"
#"All Lifestyles"
#"
Pass the Mic"
#"
Shake Your Rump"
#Mixmaster Mix Interlude
#"Sabrosa"
#"
Ricky's Theme"
#"
Something's Got to Give"
#"
An Open Letter to NYC"
#"
Right Right Now Now"
#"
Paul Revere
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#"
Body Movin'"
#"
Three MC's and One DJ"
#"
Brass Monkey"
#"
So What'cha Want"
#"
Ch-Check It Out"
#"
Intergalactic"
#"
Gratitude
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The word come ...
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#"
Sabotage
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References
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2006 films
Beastie Boys video albums
American musical films
2006 video albums
2000s live video albums
2006 live albums
Concert films
Beastie Boys live albums
Albums recorded at Madison Square Garden
2000s English-language films
2000s American films
English-language documentary films