Two Brothers. 45 Years of Punk, Glam, Bubblegum, Power Pop, Grunge, College Rock, Independent, Rock N Roll.

LIMITED EDITION: FIRST PRESSING OF 2000 COPIES COMES PACKAGED IN AN O-RING WITH A BOOKLET AND 2 OF 4 RANDOMLY INSERTED POSTCARDS

Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story is not your regular rock doc.

After all, brothers Jeff and Steve McDonald were never a regular rock band. They were the group with the eleven-year-old bass player threading their way through the hardcore punk scene only to reappear, just a few years later, as masters of power pop hooks and bubblegum fun. They were Partridge Family fanatics who influenced the entire grunge crowd. They were long-haired punks with stage costumes that would have put even the boldest glam rockers to shame.

These sound like contradictions, but Redd Kross is the unfettered expression of two brothers and their rock'n'roll dream so exclusively informed by a visceral love of music and pop culture that it couldn't help but defy genres and conventions, evolve without pause and survive both the music industry and a kidnapping.

A line-up of talking heads straight outta Lollapalooza tells stories you would swear were made up. But Jeff and Steve McDonald were already larger than life when they were in their teens, and the adventures that followed reflect just that. Through more than four decades Redd Kross have been nothing but happily, outrageously and courageously themselves. Director Andrew Reich (Emmy Award-winning writer on the hit TV Show Friends) conducted dozens of new interviews and had unfettered access to home movies and archival footage featuring THE RUNAWAYS, X, NIRVANA and GUNS N ROSES and members of the SOUNDGARDEN, PEARL JAM, THE MUFFS, MELVINS, GO-GOs and BLACK FLAG.

This is the definitive story of the most eclectic, unpredictable, thrilling and heartwarming band you never knew.

Media

Bonus Materials

Commentary Track with Jeff McDonald, Steven McDonald and Andrew Reich
Desperate Teenage Lovedolls and Lovedolls Superstar Featurette – 15:07
Desperate Teenage Lovedolls and Lovedolls Superstar Featurette – 15:07
Polliwog Park Concert Featurette – 5:09
Santa Monica Pier Concert Featurette – 4:29
Beginnings – Expanded – 8:04
The Posh Boy Era – Expanded – 10:34
Ron Reyes and Dez Cadena – 4:49
Name Change from Red Cross to Redd Kross – 9:12
Teen Babes From Monsanto – Expanded – 12:32
Neurotica – Expanded – 8:38
The Naz Pad – 2:04
Third Eye Gets A Good Rap – 1:47
Spirit of ’76 – Expanded – 5:46
Naz Pad Rehearsal Jan 1989 – 52:41
Media Blitz Appearance – 12:29
Digging in Jeff’s Record Closet – 18:31
Steve Breaks Down Every Redd Kross Record – 27:50
Kim Shattuck Full Interview – 30:52
The Tourists Reunion Rehearsal 11/21/15 – 12:37
The Tourists Reunion Show 11/22/15 – 13:18
The McDonald Brothers Unplugged – 41:21
Santa Monica Screening Q&A with McDonald Brothers and Andrew Reich 11/11/24 – 30:09
First Pressing of 2000 Limited Editions comes packaged in an o-ring with a booklet and 2 of 4 randomly inserted postcards

Cast & Crew

Actors:

Jeff McDonald
Steven McDonald
Ron Reyes
Dez Cadena
Buzz Osborne
Kim Shattuck
Anna Waronker
Charlotte Caffey
Robert Hecker
Greg Hetson
Eddie Kurdziel
Brian Reitzell
Tracy Lea
Vicki Peterson
Dale Crover

Director: Andrew Reich

Producer: Julian Cautherley

Producer: Andrew Reich

Additional Details

Label: Reich & Co.

Genre: Alternative/Punk

Language: English

Run Time: 89 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 04/03/26

UPC: 760137198932

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