“It really is just such a collage of different materials,” says Wada.Īcross roughly 64 costume changes for each band member, Wada’s toughest challenge was pants. Re-creating performance outfits - such as those worn in the “Looks That Kill” music video - was a bigger undertaking, with the explosions of vivid colors, studs, chains and straps. Even Wada’s own closet got raided, with her white leather jacket ending up on Webber in the film. But she also borrowed shirts from a friend of hers, Howie Pyro, who has a collection dating back to the ’70s. it was really fun to show them that timeline, to sort of see their wonderment of how much they have been through.”įor scenes requiring casual wear, Wada - who worked in the ’80s as a bartender at the legendary NYC punk club CBGB - sourced tees from vintage shops. “I created sort of a huge timeline on my wall,” says Wada, “and when Nikki and Tommy came through. “It wasn’t sort of what you would think when you hear the band Mötley Crüe,” says Castellano, with a laugh. Mötley Crüe in their “Looks That Kill” costumes in 1983. Each started with massive amounts of research, from magazine clippings and YouTube videos to time spent with the band members themselves, who turned out to be surprisingly polite and professional. It was up to costume designer Christine Wada and makeup artist Corey Castellano to believably morph the four actors into the iconic musicians. Director Jeff Tremaine explores the personal struggles of each band member throughout the hard-partying journey, including more than a few calls upon “Dr. The flick follows bassist Nikki Sixx (Douglas Booth), guitarist Mick Mars (Iwan Rheon), vocalist Vince Neil (Daniel Webber) and drummer Tommy Lee (Colson Baker, better known as rapper Machine Gun Kelly) as they rise to ’80s superstardom. The infamous hair metal group gets the biopic treatment in “The Dirt,” streaming Friday.
We found ticketsĪ generation of heavy metal fans were introduced to Mötley Crüe with their raucous hit “Looks That Kill,” and now thanks to a new Netflix movie, audiences can relive the band’s killer looks. Mötley Crüe & Def Leppard have just 9 shows left in 2023. Tommy Lee's hillside Calabasas mansion finally sells at a lossĪlice Cooper is going on three (!) tours in 2023.
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