Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

The historic farewell performance of the king of glitter rock.

Directed by D. A. Pennebaker

Produced by Bewlay Bros., MainMan

198390 min7.4 / 10

A visually stunning, high-energy concert film capturing a legendary farewell performance that blends theatrical excess, glam rock spectacle, and artistic reinvention.

Hammersmith Odeon, London, July 3, 1973. British singer David Bowie performs his alter ego Ziggy Stardust for the very last time. A decadent show, a hallucinogenic collage of kitsch, pop irony and flamboyant excess: a musical symbiosis of feminine passion and masculine dominance that defines Bowie's art and the glam rock genre.

Questions people ask

  • Is Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Does Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

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80/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity96

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise61

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love85

How much audiences actually like it

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