Gift (1993 film)

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Gift is a 1993 experimental docudrama made by Perry Farrell and his then-girlfriend, Casey Niccoli.<ref name="janesaddiction.org">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="disinfo">Template:Cite web</ref> The film prominently features Farrell's band Jane's Addiction.

Production

Though released in 1993, the majority of filming took place three years earlier during the recording sessions of Ritual de lo Habitual in 1990.

The film was edited by Eric Zumbrunnen and Niccoli.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Release

Gift premiered to a limited audience on February 19, 1993, more than 18 months after Jane's Addiction officially dissolved, and was released to VHS by Warner Brothers<ref name="janesaddiction.org"/> on August 24, 1993.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> A laserdisc version was released in Japan, which features Japanese subtitles and obligatory censorship of visible genitalia.<ref name="janesaddiction.org"/> The film has achieved cult status among Jane's Addiction fans.<ref name="disinfo"/>

Music

The following Jane's Addiction songs are featured in the soundtrack:

Rapper Ice-T, Body Count, and Jane's Addiction performed Sly and the Family Stone's "Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey" in the film.<ref name="disinfo"/>

See also

References

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