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2001 documentary film directed by Kevin Macdonald

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Being Mick

Directed by	Kevin Macdonald Jim Gable
Starring	Mick Jagger Jerry Hall Elizabeth Jagger Elton John Bono Pete Townshend Bill Wyman Wyclef Jean Lenny Kravitz Keith Richards
Theme music composer	Mick Jagger and others listed
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Victoria Pearman Paul Sarony
Cinematography	Kevin Macdonald
Editor	Ian Davies
Running time	62 minutes
Production company	Jagged Films
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	19 November 2001 (2001-11-19)

Being Mick is a 2001 documentary television film which chronicles the life of Mick Jagger for one year. Much of the film was shot by Jagger himself using a handheld camera. The film documents his recording of the Goddess in the Doorway album, as well as daily life including his family and friends. In the film, Mick attends a charity fundraiser hosted by Elton John as well as the premiere of the Kate Winslet film Enigma, which Jagger's company produced.

The film was directed by Kevin Macdonald and Jim Gable and produced by Victoria Pearman. Following its television debut on ABC on Thanksgiving night 2001, the film was released on DVD on 21 May 2002 through Lionsgate Home Entertainment.

Cast

Mick Jagger as Himself
Bono as Himself
Bob Geldof as Himself
Hugh Grant as Himself
Jerry Hall as Herself
George Hickenlooper as Himself
Elizabeth Jagger as Herself
Gabriel Jagger as Himself
Georgia Jagger as Herself
Jade Jagger as Herself
Wyclef Jean as Himself
Elton John as Himself
Lenny Kravitz as Himself
Keith Richards as Himself
Dougray Scott as Himself
Sting as Himself
James Threapleton as Himself
Pete Townshend as Himself
Kate Winslet as Herself
Ron Wood as Himself
Bill Wyman as Himself

Reception

Variety was cool about the film, calling it "more the work of a talented spin doctor than an auteur".

References

Gallo, Phil (20 November 2001). "Being Mick". Variety. Retrieved 25 February 2024.

External links

Being Mick at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Kevin Macdonald
Feature films	The Last King of Scotland (2006) State of Play (2009) The Eagle (2011) How I Live Now (2013) Black Sea (2014) The Mauritanian (2021)
Documentaries	One Day in September (1999) Being Mick (2001) Touching the Void (2003) My Enemy's Enemy (2007) Life in a Day (2011) Marley (2012) Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang (2016) Whitney (2018) Life in a Day 2020 (2021) High & Low – John Galliano (2023)
Other	Oasis (2017)

v t e Mick Jagger
Albums	She's the Boss Primitive Cool Wandering Spirit Goddess in the Doorway Alfie The Very Best of Mick Jagger
Songs	"Memo from Turner" "Just Another Night" "Lucky in Love" "Dancing in the Street" "Let's Work" "Sweet Thing" "God Gave Me Everything" "Visions of Paradise" "Joy" "Old Habits Die Hard" "Checkin' Up on My Baby" "Gotta Get a Grip" "Eazy Sleazy"
Featured singles	"State of Shock" "T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)"
Related	The Rolling Stones Jagger–Richards Solo discography SuperHeavy Being Mick The Mick Jagger Centre "Moves like Jagger" Vinyl
Species named for Jagger	Aegrotocatellus jaggeri Anomphalus jaggerius Jaggermeryx naida
Family	Bianca de Macias (first wife) Jerry Hall (second wife) Jade Jagger (daughter) Elizabeth Jagger (daughter) Georgia May Jagger (daughter) Chris Jagger (brother)
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