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The Nomi Song
He came from outer space to save the human race. Man or Martian? New wave or opera?
Genres
DocumentaryMusic
Overview
Looks like an alien, sings like a diva - Klaus Nomi was one of the 1980s' most profoundly bizarre characters to emerge through rock music: a counter tenor who sang pop music like opera and brought opera to club audiences and made them like it. The Nomi Song is a film about fame, death, friendship, betrayal, opera, and the greatest New Wave rock star that never was!
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
98 min
Release Date
2004-10-14
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
22
Vote Average
6.477
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Ann Magnuson
Self
Joey Arias
Self
Calvin Churchman
Self
Gabriele Lafari
Self
David McDermott
Self
Page Wood
Self
Tony Frere
Self
Kristian Hoffman
Self
Kenny Scharf
Self
Man Parrish
Self
Klaus Nomi
Self (archive footage)
Ron Johnsen
Self
Anthony Scibelli
Self
Alan Platt
Self
Adrian
Self (as Boy Adrian)
Jay Jay French
Self (as JJ French)
Michael Halsband
Self
Janus
Self
Pamela Rosenthal
Self
Ira Siff
Self
Trude Sperber
Self (voice)
David Bowie
Self (archive footage)
Jon Cobert
Self (Nomi's Band)
Thomas Gottschalk
Self (archive footage)
Martin Sheen
Self (archive footage)
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