Hated: GG Allin and The Murder Junkies (1993)

Hated: GG Allin and the Murder Junkies is a 1993 documentary film about the life of GG Allin, a punk rock musician who was infamous for excessive behavior (drug addiction, alcoholism, physical violence) and his stage shows became confrontational events involving indecent exposure (stripping and 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 filmmakers shot additional material on his death (from a heroin overdose during post-production) for inclusion in the film. It is also the directorial debut of Todd Phillips who was a junior at New York University during production and has directed highly successful mainstream comedy films, such as Old School, Starsky & Hutch and The Hangover trilogy.

While GG Allin's own musical releases received a generally negative response from critics as well as a polarizing response from punk fans, the Hated documentary has achieved critical acclaim. As of 2015, the film has a 63% score on the Rotten Tomatoes website.

Synopsis

Hated includes concert and rehearsal footage as well as interviews with Allin, fellow bandmembers, friends, detractors and dedicated fans. Later, Allin discusses the earliest years of his childhood in rural New Hampshire, and how his father tried to encourage his family to assist him in a mass suicide. Footage of his controversial performances include a violent confrontation with audience members at a spoken word appearance at New York University (where director Phillips was a student), as well as scenes of Allin defecating during shows, mutilating himself and assaulting concertgoers at a rock club in East Village, Manhattan.