"At its heart, this is a deeply relatable story-about the friendships that shape our identities and the lasting power of the bonds forged in adolescence. What's less relatable, of course, is that here those friends went on to create one of the greatest rock bands in history."
"Red Hot Chili Peppers have authorized an original Netflix documentary documenting the band's ascent as childhood friends in 1980s Los Angeles, Variety reports."
"In announcing the doc, Feldman thanked the family of Hillel Slovak-the original Chilis guitarist, who died of a heroin overdose in 1988."
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers is an authorized Netflix documentary directed by Ben Feldman that chronicles the band's ascent from childhood friends in 1980s Los Angeles. Anthony Kiedis and Flea provided input for the film. The documentary acknowledges Hillel Slovak, the original guitarist who died of a heroin overdose in 1988, with thanks to his family. The film emphasizes friendships forged in adolescence as formative to identity and to the band's development. The official premiere date is March 20, though the documentary was secretly screened for prospective buyers at the previous year's Cannes Film Festival.
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