Product Details

• Actors: Richard Hell, Billy Idol, Landau, Jerry Nolan, Dee Dee Ramone
• Directors: Lech Kowalski
• Producers: Odile Allard, Ronni Thomas
• Format: Color, DVD, Limited Edition, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Mvd Visual
• DVD Release Date: December 16, 2003
• Run Time: 63 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000C0FK6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #112,991 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Dee Dee Ramone - Hey Is Dee Dee Home" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

This program features Lech Kowalski’s 2003 documentary feature about the life and times of Ramones bassist and all-star burn out, Dee Dee Ramone (1952-2002). Dee Dee’s life is a fascinating character study of a punk rock legend who never grew up. Listen

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not what Ramones' fans would expect, September 1, 2003

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Stacy D'Arc (Fort Lee, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dee Dee Ramone - Hey Is Dee Dee Home (DVD)

The Dee Dee in question is, of course, Dee Dee Ramone: Writer of the best songs for the first and best punk band and the world's most loveable drug addict. I saw this one at the Tribeca Film Festival (With Marky Ramone sitting behind me...never took off his sunglasses!). I guess it's going to skip theatrical run and go right to dvd. The problem with this documentary is that it consists entirely of an interview conducted for another (as yet unreleased) documentary on Johnny Thunders. Upon Dee Dee's death the director decided to release it as a tribute. Consequently, very little is said by Dee Dee about his early life or life with the Ramones. Still it's an engaging snapshot of a reasonably clean Dee Dee, circa 1991,witty and wise in that sweet burned out way of his. Particularly adorable is his long conversation with his cat and his request for supplements from GNC in leiu of coffee since he's "Healthy Dee-Dee, now". For those of us who loved and miss Dee Dee, though, it's definitely worth checking out. Like spending an hour with an old irresponsible but much loved friend (without having to check if the silverware's missing when he leaves!).

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Dee Dee fans only, June 14, 2004

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Jason Tharp (Wolverine, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dee Dee Ramone - Hey Is Dee Dee Home (DVD)

One warning I would give is for Ramones fans. There's basically nothing on here about them. Occasionally Dee Dee will mention something in passing about Joey, Johnny, Marky or Tommy, but as the description mentions, these interviews were conducted for a Johnny Thunders documentary. He does mention bringing "Chinese Rocks" to Johnny Ramone & having it rejected cause it was about dope (which seems weird considering their other songs about nazis, child abuse, & huffing etc). Most of this dvd is dope stories involving members of the Heartbreakers (not Tom Petty's): copping, scoring, stealing from friends in the process, ad nauseum. The tattoo segments are interesting. At one point Dee Dee seems to say that it's an addiction like heroin. For me I kind of wish I hadn't seen him this way, but I guess now that he's dead it serves as a warning.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A must for all fans of the original New York punk scene., October 26, 2003

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Napoleon Zivkovic (Paterson, NJ & NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dee Dee Ramone - Hey Is Dee Dee Home (DVD)

Essentially an interview interspersed with some archival footage. I agree with previous reviewer Stacy D'Arc that there could've been more details and topics covered, which would've tied in nicely with his autobiographical book, LOBOTOMY. Nonetheless, there's much to enjoy for the Ramones fan and music historian. Steady talk about dope and references to his contemporaries/collaborators (Johnny Thunders, Stiv Bators). He mentions how Deborah Harry used to carry a horseshoe in her purse to fend off predatory men. I remember the audience, myself included, laughing out loud a lot when I caught this in a small East Village moviehouse the week of our mutual birthday (September 18). Sad to see you go, man. . .You and Joey are always in our hearts. Peace.