Released:
2004-06-10

Overview:
After bassist Jason Newsted quits the band in 2001, heavy metal superstars Metallica realize that they need an intervention. In this revealing documentary, filmmakers follow the three rock stars as they hire a group therapist and grapple with 20 years of repressed anger and aggression. Between searching for a replacement bass player, creating a new album and confronting their personal demons, the band learns to open up in ways they never thought possible.

Directors:
Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky

Runtime:
2h 20min

Genre:
Documentary, Music

• Cast:
• 
  James Hetfield
  as
  Self
• 
  Lars Ulrich
  as
  Self
• 
  Kirk Hammett
  as
  Self
• 
  Robert Trujillo
  as
  Self
• 
  Jason Newsted
  as
  Self