Behind the Music Twisted Sister (Season 5, Episode 3)
TV-14
TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, Music

Behind the Music

Twisted Sister (Season 5, Episode 3)

TV-14

TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, Music

Glam metal band Twisted Sister was discovered. After rejections from record labels, Twisted Sister released "Stay Hungry" in 1984 and it was a smash. Their metal happiness was short lived due to overexposure, arrests, violence, etc.

Writers

Doug Rittenhouse | Gay Rosenthal (creator) (co-writer)

Producer

Doug Rittenhouse

Cinematographer

Drew Thomas

Editor

Parris Patton

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Edit Released

Updated Aug 19, 2001

Release date

Aug 19, 2001 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
43 cast members

Name	Known for
John Bonham Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Song Remains the Same (1976)
Marty Callner Self Self See fewer	Standing Room Only (1976)
Phil Carson Self Self See fewer	We Are Twisted Fucking Sister! (2014)
Vinny Cecolini Self Self See fewer	Breaking the Band (2018)
Dieter Dierks Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Jawbreaker (1999)
Jason Flom Self Self See fewer	Stolen Time
Jim Forbes Self Self See fewer	Pass/Fail
J.J. French Self Self See fewer	Z Rock (2008)
Joe Gerber Self Self See fewer	We Are Twisted Fucking Sister! (2014)
Tipper Gore Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Convention '92 (1992)
Mark Mendoza Self Self See fewer	No Small Affair (1984)
Eddie Ojeda Self (as Eddie 'Fingers' Ojeda) Self (as Eddie 'Fingers' Ojeda) See fewer	Twisted Sister: We're Not Gonna Take It (1984)
A.J. Pero Self Self See fewer	Priceless (2008)
Mark Puma Self Self See fewer	We Are Twisted Fucking Sister! (2014)
Quiet Riot Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Babylon A.D. (2008)
Deb Rosner Self Self See fewer	Behind the Music (1997)
Sevendust Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Masterminds (1997)
The Shangri-Las Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Killers (2010)
Dee Snider Self Self See fewer	Twisted Sister: We're Not Gonna Take It (1984)
Frankie Banali Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Babylon A.D. (2008)
Black Sabbath Themselves (archive footage) (uncredited) Themselves (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Iron Man (I) (2008)
Geezer Butler Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Iron Man (I) (2008)
Carlos Cavazo Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Babylon A.D. (2008)
John Connolly Themselves (archive footage) (uncredited) Themselves (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Sevendust: Retrospect (2001)
Alice Cooper Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Wayne's World (1992)
Céline Dion Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Titanic (1997)
Kevin DuBrow Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Babylon A.D. (2008)
Vince Hornsby Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Sevendust: Retrospect (2001)
Tony Iommi Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Iron Man (I) (2008)
Led Zeppelin Themselves (archive footage) (uncredited) Themselves (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Song Remains the Same (1976)
Lemmy Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Clint Lowery Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Snot: Angel's Son (2000)
Mark Metcalf Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
New York Dolls Themselves (archive footage) (uncredited) Themselves (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Kick-Ass (2010)
Ozzy Osbourne Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Little Nicky (2000)
Jimmy Page Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Song Remains the Same (1976)
Robert Plant Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Song Remains the Same (1976)
Morgan Rose Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Sevendust: Praise (2001)
Suzette Snider Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Fool's Day (2013)
Bill Ward Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Iron Man (I) (2008)
Mary Weiss Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	NYPD Blue (1993)
Lajon Witherspoon Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Daria (1997)
Angus Young Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	School of Rock (2003)