Out Takes 2012 - Hit So Hard


Patty Schemel was nearly Nirvana`s drummer, but Kurt Cobain lost her to Courtney Love`s band Hole which had a meteoric rise to fame at the height of the grunge era in the early 1990s. An out lesbian, Patty thrived in a corner of the music industry that didn`t always show much respect for women or drummers. But the faster the rise, the harder the fall and Patty`s fall from the top nearly killed her. Archival footage spanning Patty`s career, and many brutally honest interviews with friends and band mates, combine to tell one hell of a story of addiction, recovery and rock and roll. Patty has also drummed for ``Juliette Lewis and the Licks``, ``Pink and Phranc``, and collaborated with Gina Gershon and Linda Perry on `Stupidstar`. A couple of small gems within this engrossing documentary: Phranc explains how grunge borrowed its aesthetics from lesbians, and Debbi Peterson (of ``the Bangles``) and Gina Schock (of ``the Go-Go`s``) weigh in on what it`s like to be a ``girl drummer`` in the rock industry.
  • Language: English
  • Censor Rating: G
  • Release Date: May 25, 2012
  • Duration: 103 minutes
  • Starring: Patty Schemel, Courtney Love, Eric Erlandson
  • Director: P. David Ebersole


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