Hated is a 1994 documentary directed by Todd Phillips about the life of GG Allin, a punk rock musician whose career ended with his death from a drug overdose in 1993. Allin was infamous for excessive behavior (drug addiction, alcoholism, physical violence), and his stage shows became confrontational events involving indecent exposure (performing naked was one of Allin's most common rituals), onstage defecation and coprophagia, physical assault (b...
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Hated is a 1994 documentary directed by Todd Phillips about the life of GG Allin, a punk rock musician whose career ended with his death from a drug overdose in 1993. Allin was infamous for excessive behavior (drug addiction, alcoholism, physical violence), and his stage shows became confrontational events involving indecent exposure (performing naked was one of Allin's most common rituals), onstage defecation and coprophagia, physical assault (both on and by Allin), and obscene language.
The documentary included concert and rehearsal footage as well as interviews with Allin, fellow bandmembers, friends, detractors and dedicated fans. Later in the film, Allin discusses the earliest years of his childhood in rural New Hampshire, and that his father tried to encourage his family to assist him in a mass suicide. The documentary continues through his rise as a punk musician. Footage of his controversial spoken word appearances includes a violent confrontation with audience members during...
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