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Aerosmith: Janie's Got a Gun

  • Music Video
  • 19891989
  • 5m
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Aerosmith, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Joe Perry, Steven Tyler, and Brad Whitford in Aerosmith: Janie's Got a Gun (1989)
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A young girl murders her abusive father.A young girl murders her abusive father.A young girl murders her abusive father.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • David Fincher
  • Stars
    • Aerosmith
    • Kristin Dattilo
    • Nicholas Guest
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  • Director
    • David Fincher
  • Stars
    • Aerosmith
    • Kristin Dattilo
    • Nicholas Guest
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    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 6 nominations

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    Aerosmith and Steven Tyler in Aerosmith: Big Ones You Can Look At (1994)
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    Aerosmith
    Aerosmith
    • Aerosmithas Aerosmith
    Kristin Dattilo
    Kristin Dattilo
    • Janieas Janie
    Nicholas Guest
    Nicholas Guest
    • Fatheras Father
    Tom Hamilton
    Tom Hamilton
    • Tom Hamiltonas Tom Hamilton
    Joey Kramer
    Joey Kramer
    • Joey Krameras Joey Kramer
    Joe Perry
    Joe Perry
    • Joe Perryas Joe Perry
    Steven Tyler
    Steven Tyler
    • Steven Tyleras Steven Tyler
    Lesley Ann Warren
    Lesley Ann Warren
    • Janie's Motheras Janie's Mother
    Brad Whitford
    Brad Whitford
    • Brad Whitfordas Brad Whitford
    • Director
      • David Fincher
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    • Trivia
      The song is one of the few Aerosmith songs to deal with a heavy social issue. The lyrics are about a girl named Janie who takes revenge on her father after years of being sexually abused by him.
    • Connections
      Edited into Aerosmith: Big Ones You Can Look At (1994)

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    8/10
    Memorable hard rock hit that sends a message and awareness.
    In 1989 this was one of pop hard rock band "Aerosmith's" biggest hits "Janie's Got a Gun" which was a top 40 radio hit, and the video got plenty of "MTV" airplay. The video has the band singing and clips are shown of a married father with his wife, and he has a teenage daughter who's unhappy wanting to leave home and run away. As this girl is abused by daddy and she takes matters into her own hands as the title of the song tells the story. The video is blunt and sends a message to be aware of child abuse.
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    • Release date
      • November 13, 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Propaganda Films
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    • Runtime
      5 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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