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Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

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1983 | 90 min | Music

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a box office flop and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for most people.
The mood
Easygoing.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 30 min.
What might put you off
Nothing much for most grown-ups.

Hammersmith Odeon, London, July 3, 1973. British singer David Bowie performs his alter ego Ziggy Stardust for the very last time. A decadent show, a hallucinogenic collage of kitsch, pop irony and flamboyant excess: a musical symbiosis of feminine passion and masculine dominance that defines Bowie's art and the glam rock genre.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    73% on Rotten Tomatoes, 58 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; interest faded quickly after launch

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 24K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by D. A. Pennebaker

  • David BowieSelf / Ziggy Stardust
  • Mick RonsonSelf - Musician
  • Trevor BolderSelf - Musician
  • Mick WoodmanseySelf - Musician
  • Ken FordhamSelf - Musician
  • Brian WilshawSelf - Musician
  • Geoffrey MacCormackSelf - Musician
  • John HutchinsonSelf - Musician
  • Mike GarsonSelf - Musician
  • Angela BowieSelf (uncredited)