![]() ![]() This is a mash-up documentary about Janis Joplin comprised of interviews, clips, and performances. I wasn't there, I can't say the whole story, but it certainly wasn't a happy ending. JANIS JOPLIN: a megadocumentary by orsonext by orsonext. I mean, it's a completion, but it's not the truth. Janis Joplin: Little Girl Blue Premiere: 00:01:19 NR Janis Joplin thrilled audiences and blazed new creative trails before her death at age 27 in 1970. "They want to make it a happy ending - it's not a happy ending. To me, that's a bigger (concern)," the 43-year-old continued. ![]() There was another documentary released in 1974, simply called Janis. ![]() "There's had to have been at least 10 projects that didn't fly. Its a documentary called Little Girl Blues and was released in 2015. The treasures were the glimpses of her live work with the Kozmic Blues Band plus a bonus LP containing 17 previously unreleased folk tracks entitled 'Early Performances.' The frustration lies in the big lie. Over the years, the likes of Renée Zellweger, Amy Adams, and Michelle Williams, among many others, have been attached to portray Janis in different movies.Īnd while Pink was originally onboard with making her feature film debut in a biopic about the rock star, she admitted producers didn't know how to incorporate Janis's death of a heroin overdose at the age of 27 in 1970 into the narrative. In 1975 Columbia Records released this double disc, which held both treasures and frustration for the fans of Janis Joplin. When approached with the script for 'Pearl', Bette Midler believed it was too soon after Joplins death to portray her life in a movie. I think it's a lot harder to get a biopic done about a female - that's why we don't have that many." The movie was originally titled 'Pearl', which was a biographical movie based on Janis Joplins life. "I think there's a lot of things that go into that. "I think, honestly, Janis doesn't want it made," she said. 5.5K YOUR RATING Rate Play trailer 1:21 5 Videos 42 Photos Documentary Biography Music Musician Cat Power narrates this documentary on Janis Joplin's evolution into a star from letters that Joplin wrote over the years to her friends, family, and collaborators. Pink is convinced a biopic about the life and career of Janis Joplin will never get made.īack in 2004, the So What hitmaker was in the mix to portray the late singer in a film but the project never materialised.Īsked about the biopic during an appearance on The Howard Stern Show on Wednesday, Pink - real name Alecia Moore - offered up her take on why the movie has been shelved for so long. ![]()
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