Made for Netflix, airing on instant streaming March 22nd in the US.
Filmed in Louisiana and California.
Based on truths.
The story: In Seattle 1967 all young Frank Feranna Jr has is various stepdads, his neglectful mother and music.
By 1973, Frank is an angry kid who has taken up guitar.
After a fight with his mom, Frank leaves home in 1978 and finds himself broke and hungry on the streets of Hollywood.
He decides to call up his biological dad but that doesn't go well so Frank decides to change his name to Nikki Sixx.
At the same time in California, young Tommy Lee couldn't be living a more different life.
Family is where it's at for Tommy. Family and music.
One night after seeing a favorite band play he sees the bands bassist, who happens to be Nikki Sixx at a local restaurant and decides to talk to him.
That's when the two get together and begin to form a band.
While looking for a lead guitarist they find Mick Mars in a newspaper ad and the three hit it off.
Then, to find their frontman.
Tommy takes the guys to a house party where high school friend Vince is singing in a cover band.
Tommy gives Vince their demo , asking him to check it out and join them.
Very soon Vince is in and before they know it they are playing their own original music at all the local clubs under the badass name of Motley Crew.
Next, a young scout for Elektra signs them to a 5 album contract and they've finally made it.
Young and living on the edge every day of their lives, fame and fortune came so fast that before they knew it the shit hit the fan hard.
Stars Trace Masters , Vince Mattis , Mark Ashworth , Kathryn Morris , Avis Marie Barnes , Machine Gun Kelly , Iwan Rheon , Daniel Webber , Katherine Neff , Leven Rambin , Max Milner , Tony Cavalero , Jordan Lane Price , Pete Davidson , Kabby Borders , Rebekah Graf
Directed by Jeff Tremaine
Rated TV MA
BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY/COMEDY/DRAMA/MUSIC
"That's fate. That's family , and that's Motley fucking Crew."
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