Nick Broomfield Documentary Collection - 12-DVD Box Set ( Proud to Be British / Behind the Rent Strike / Tattooed Tears / Soldier Girls / Chicken Ranch / Driving Me Crazy / The Leader, His Driver and the Driver's Wife / Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer / Tracking Down Maggie ) ( Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam / Fetishes / Kurt & Courtney / Biggie and Tupac / Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer / His Big White Self / Sarah Palin: You Betcha! )

Nick Broomfield Documentary Collection - 12-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Proud to Be British / Behind the Rent Strike / Tattooed Tears / Soldier Girls / Chicken Ranch / Driving Me Crazy / The Leader, His Driver and the Driver's Wife / Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer / Tracking Down Maggie
Alternate Title: Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam / Fetishes / Kurt & Courtney / Biggie and Tupac / Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer / His Big White Self / Sarah Palin: You Betcha!
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
British Independent Film Awards
European Film Awards
Sundance Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
1260 min + 163 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Box Set
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1973 - 2011 and produced in:
Canada ( USA, Canada )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Nick Broomfield

Joan Churchill
Sandi Sissel

Written By:
Nick Broomfield
Joan Churchill
Sandi Sissel

Actors:
Nick Broomfield
Marcus ..... Himself
Pedro ..... Himself
Ronnie ..... Himself
Gregory Abing ..... Himself
Clara Alves ..... Herself
Jackie Hall ..... Herself
Joann Johnson ..... Herself
Pvt. Kelsaw ..... Herself
Pvt. Tutin ..... Herself
Fran ..... Herself - The Madam
Walter Plankinton ..... Himself - The Owner
Connie ..... Herself
Claudia ..... Herself
Mandy ..... Herself
J.J. ..... Herself
André Heller ..... Himself
Graciela Daniele ..... Herself - Choreographer
Mercedes Ellington ..... Herself - Choreographer
George Faison ..... Himself - Choreographer
Clent Bowers ..... Himself - Singer
Victor Cook ..... Himself - Singer
Carolyn Dennis ..... Herself - Singer
Granoldo Frazier ..... Himself - Singer
Marion Ramsey ..... Herself - Singer
Clare Janice Bathe ..... Herself - Singer
Gerard Alexander ..... Himself - Dancer
Jennifer Bell ..... Herself - Dancer
Lathaniel Cooper ..... Himself - Dancer
Harold Cromer ..... Himself - Dancer
Randy Davis ..... Himself - Dancer
Nick Broomfield ..... Himself
Eugene Terre'Blanche ..... Himself
J.P. Meyer ..... Himself
Anita Meyer ..... Herself
Jesse 'The Human Bomb' Aviles ..... Himself
Nick Broomfield ..... Himself - Interviewer
Cannonball ..... Himself
Steve Glazer ..... Himself
Brian Jarvis ..... Himself
Stéphane Markcovich ..... Himself
Michael McCarthy ..... Himself
Dick Mills ..... Himself
Arlene Pralle ..... Herself
Mike Reynolds ..... Himself
Aileen Wuornos ..... Herself
Nick Broomfield ..... Himself - Interviewer / Narrator
Margaret Thatcher ..... Herself (also archive footage)
Ari Ben-Menashe ..... Himself
Elizabeth Buchanan ..... Herself
Robin Day ..... Himself (archive footage)
Christopher Hitchens ..... Himself
Gerald James ..... Himself
Julian Seymour ..... Himself
Howard Teicher ..... Himself
Carol Thatcher ..... Herself
Mark Thatcher ..... Himself (archive footage)
Francis Wheen ..... Himself
Nick Broomfield ..... Narrator
Madam Alex ..... Herself
Corinne Bohrer ..... Actor
Mike Brambles ..... Himself
Cookie ..... Himself
Elisa Fleiss ..... Herself
Heidi Fleiss ..... Herself
Jason Fleiss ..... Himself
Jesse Fleiss ..... Himself
Kim Fleiss ..... Herself
Paul Fleiss ..... Himself
Shannon Fleiss ..... Herself
Gabby ..... Herself
Daryl Gates ..... Himself (Los Angeles Chief of Police)
Ron Jeremy ..... Himself
Mistress Beatrice ..... Himself - Interviewer
Nick Broomfield ..... Herself / Client
Mistress Catherine
Mistress Delilah
Mistress Natasha
Mistress Raven
Elissa Wald
Kurt Cobain ..... Himself (archive footage)
Courtney Love ..... Herself
Al Bowman ..... Himself
Jack Briggs ..... Himself
Dylan Carlson ..... Himself
Chelsea ..... Herself
Victoria Clarke ..... Herself
El Duce ..... Himself
Mari Earle ..... Herself
Larry Flynt ..... Himself
Tom Grant ..... Himself
Hank Harrison ..... Himself
Tracey Marander ..... Herself
Rozz Rezabek ..... Himself
The Notorious B.I.G. ..... Himself (archive footage)
Tupac Shakur ..... Himself (archive footage)
Russell Poole ..... Himself
David Hicken ..... Himself
Billy Garland ..... Himself
Voletta Wallace ..... Herself
Mopreme Shakur ..... Himself
Kevin Hackie ..... Himself
Reggie Wright Sr. ..... Himself
Frank Alexander ..... Himself
Sonia Flores ..... Herself
Marshall Bigtower ..... Himself
Don Seabold ..... Himself
Mark Hyland ..... Himself
Terry Humphreys-Slay ..... Herself - Daughter of Victim
Leitha Prather ..... Herself - Sister of Victim
Shirley Humphreys ..... Herself - Wife of Victim
Joe Hobson ..... Himself - Attorney
Dawn Botkins ..... Herself - Friend
Arlene Pralle ..... Herself - Friend
Tyria Moore ..... Herself - Friend
Muriel Blount ..... Herself (archive footage)
Danny Caldwell ..... Himself - Witness
Jerry Moss ..... Himself - Witness
Michelle Chauvin ..... Herself - Witness
Dennis Allen ..... Himself - Childhood Friend
John McCain ..... Himself (archive footage)
Bill O'Reilly ..... Himself (archive footage)
Sarah Palin ..... Herself (also archive footage)

Synopsis:

Ground-breaking, uncompromising and armed with his sound boom and his trusty Nagra tape recorder, Nick Broomfield has been making documentary films for over 30 years - all with a common purpose; the relentless pursuit of truth. This DVD boxset pulls together 16 of his most famous and renowned films, from his early short film Proud To Be British (1973), through his early years and his first big breakthrough with the self-reflective Driving Me Crazy in 1988. The explosion of popular culture in the mid-late 90s led to his most popular films, with expose looks at the likes of LA-based Madam Heidi Fleiss (1995), two of the decade's most enduring music icons in Kurt & Courtney (1998) and an investigation into the still unsolved murders of two of the biggest superstars of rap in Biggie And Tupac (2002). Along the way, Nick Broomfield chases after former British Prime Minister Mrs Thatcher in Tracking Down Maggie (1994), visits a famous S&M parlour in New York in Fetishes (1996), trains with young female US Army recruits in Soldier Girls (1981) interviews America's female serial killer Aileen Wuornos (twice!), and finally embarks on a quest to find the real person behind the persona in his latest film, Sarah Palin: You Betcha! (2011). Multi-award winning, and a true forerunner to the likes of Michael Moore, Louis Theroux and Werner Herzog, Nick Broomfield remains a genuine British filmmaking legend.

Proud to Be British (1973)
A National Film School documentary in which residents of the small town of Beaconsfield reveal appallingly ingrained attitudes on such subjects as Britain's imperialistic benevolence, the natural superiority of the British race, the necessity of class and the status quo. Interviewees range over several generations, and from working to ruling class. Broomfield has eschewed all commentary and allowed the subjects to speak for themselves. The irony is blunt but effective.

Behind the Rent Strike (1979)
Set in Liverpool in 1979, this documentary follows the tenants of a housing estate as they go about their everyday lives, leading up to going on rent. We get a glimpse of the human struggle behind a national scandal.

Tattooed Tears (1979)
Focusing on a handful of incarcerated youngsters, including kids in jail for glue sniffing and B.B. gun use, the film is a raw depiction of a dehumanizing penal system that crushes the hopes and dreams of at risk teenagers.

Soldier Girls (1981)
Documentary looking at the lives of female army recruits in boot camp at Fort Gordon, following the experiences of three privates.

Chicken Ranch (1983)
Documentary which looks at the luxury legalized brothel in Nevada called the Chicken Ranch, 70 miles from Las Vegas and the lives of the prostitutes who work there.

Driving Me Crazy (1988)
This humorous documentary is as much about itself and how it got made as it is about its ostensible subject, the mounting of Andre Heller's stage musical Body and Soul in Berlin. The musical is to feature black performers and U.S. black culture.

The Leader, His Driver and the Driver's Wife (1991)
A black comedy-documentary about the right wing in South Africa, involving Nick Broomfield attempting to gain an interview with the white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche via his driver and the driver's wife.

Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1993)
Having previously protested her innocence, convicted serial killer Aileen Wuornos suddenly changed her plea to guilty. The film shows Aileen as a woman in fragile mental health, worn out by her years on death row and her lifetime experiences of abuse and violence.

Tracking Down Maggie: The Unofficial Biography of Margaret Thatcher (1994)
Tracking Down Maggie is a 1994 documentary film by Nick Broomfield about former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. What begins as a genuine attempt to get an interview with the so-called 'Iron Lady' quickly turns into a game of cat-and-mouse in the United States, with the filmmaker snubbed at every turn.

Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam (1995)
Documentary about the rise and fall of Heidi Fleiss, her relationships with Ivan Nagy and Madam Alex, and the role of the police in her downfall.

Fetishes (1996)
Documentary revealing the goings-on inside Pandora's Box in Manhattan where men go and pay $175 an hour for sado-masochistic experiences.

Kurt & Courtney (1998)
Documentary profile of the rock icon Kurt Cobain and his widow Courtney Love which sets out to test the theory that Courtney Love had Cobain killed. Includes home tapes made by Cobain as a child and adolescent, home movies, and interviews with friends and family.

Biggie and Tupac (2002)
Documentary on the deaths of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls and the East Coast/West Coast, hip-hop/rap rivalry that culminated in late 1996 and early 1997.

Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003)
Having previously protested her innocence, convicted serial killer Aileen Wuornos suddenly changed her plea to guilty. The film shows Aileen as a woman in fragile mental health, worn out by her years on death row and her lifetime experiences of abuse and violence.

His Big White Self (2006)
His Big White Self is a 2006 documentary film made by Nick Broomfield. It is a follow up to his 1991 film The Leader, His Driver and the Driver's Wife.

Sarah Palin: You Betcha! (2011)
Nick Broomfield goes in pursuit of Sarah Palin, interviewing her family and friends, for a decidedly unauthorized perspective on this growing force in American politics.

Titles comprise
Proud To Be British (1973)
Behind The Rent Strike (1974)
Tattooed Tears (1978)
Soldier Girls (1981)
Chicken Ranch (1983)
Driving Me Crazy (1988)
The Leader, His Driver And His Driver's Wife (1991)
Aileen: The Selling Of A Serial Killer (1992)
Tracking Down Maggie (1994)
Heidi Fleiss: Holloywood Madam (1995)
Fetishes (1996)
Kurt & Courtney (1998)
Biggie And Tupac (2002)
Aileen: Life And Death Of A Serial Killer (2003)
His Big White Self (2006)
Sarah Palin: You Betcha! (2011)

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 16 November, 2012.