Synopsis
For Jimmy Lee Lindsay, life was a mosh pit. Whether it was growing up among crack addicts on the rough side of Memphis, or his years in the rough-and-tumble underground rock scene of the '00s, the man the world came to know as Jay Reatard always had to fight in order to create, to grow, to live, to rise above. For the first time, filmmakers Alex Hammond and Ian Markiewicz tell Reatard's difficult, tragic, and ultimately inspiring story, tracing his steps from a poverty-stricken childhood to his teen years as a two-fisted tunesmith slugging it out with fans and band-mates alike to his final years as a surprisingly thoughtful and restlessly creative man. While Reatard died too young, his music-and the story that made it possible-is as vital and thrilling as ever.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
4.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
18.9%
Critic Consensus
80.0% Fresh • 10 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 80% of 10 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, character-driven, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
lightheartedcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| N/A |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score80.0
RT critic review count10
Rotten Tomatoes audience score92.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes162
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2012 | $21,697 | $29,644 |
| International | 2012 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2012 | $21,697 | $29,644 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2012 | $10,848 | $14,822 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2012 | $727,000 | $993,292 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2012 | $327,000 | $446,777 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2012 | $1,153,000 | $1,575,331 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2012 | $2,848,000 | $3,891,192 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2012 | $64,500 | $88,126 |
| Total Revenues | 2012 | $5,130,348 | $7,009,540 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2012 | $215,000 (est) | $293,752 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2012 | $80,000 (est) | $109,303 (est) |
| Participations | 2012 | $205,000 | $280,089 |
| Residuals ? | 2012 | $330,000 | $450,875 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2012 | $43,000 | $58,750 |
| Total Expenses | 2012 | $873,000 | $1,192,770 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2012 | $4,257,348 | $5,816,769 |
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|---|
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 | Whitney | 2018 | Shared genres: 3 | 67.4 | $9,808,625 |
Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $0, DVD $2,097,000, BluRay $751,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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