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Hit So Hard
“The Life & Near Death Story of Patty Schemel”
50%
Movie
1h 43m
AI Analysis
Hit So Hard (2012) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Hit So Hard (2012) — a movie tagged as Documentary and Music with heartwarming moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: The rise to fame (and the near-fatal fall from it) of Patty Schemel, drummer for Courtney Love's seminal rock band, Hole. Given a Hi-8 video camera just before Hole's infamous Live Through This world tour, Patty captured stunningly intimate footage of the scene that has never been seen... until now. Not just an all-… Our models also surface themes such as redemption from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~103 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Hit So Hard 50% (19 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
The rise to fame (and the near-fatal fall from it) of Patty Schemel, drummer for Courtney Love's seminal rock band, Hole. Given a Hi-8 video camera just before Hole's infamous Live Through This world tour, Patty captured stunningly intimate footage of the scene that has never been seen... until now. Not just an all-access backstage pass to the music that shaped a generation, Hit So Hard is a harrowing tale of overnight success, the cost of addiction, and ultimately, recovery and redemption.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2012-04-20
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- TMDB rating
- 5.0
- TMDB ID
- 96556
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What is Hit So Hard about?
The rise to fame (and the near-fatal fall from it) of Patty Schemel, drummer for Courtney Love's seminal rock band, Hole. Given a Hi-8 video camera just before Hole's infamous Live Through This wor... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie Hit So Hard?
The official runtime for Hit So Hard is approximately 103 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Patty Schemel
Self

Courtney Love
Self

Eric Erlandson
Self

Melissa Auf der Maur
Self

Kurt Cobain
Self (archive footage)

Frances Bean Cobain
Self (archive footage)

Kristen Pfaff
Self (archive footage)
- L
Larry Schemel
Self

Gina Schock
Self

Debbi Peterson
Self
- K
Kate Schellenbach
Self
- N
Nina Gordon
Self

Roddy Bottum
Self
- J
Joe Mama-Nitzberg
Self
- P
Phranc
Self

Sarah Vowell
Self
- D
Dallas Taylor
Self
- A
Alice de Buhr
Self
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