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In 1974, the New York City music scene was shocked into consciousness by the violently new and raw sound of a band of misfits from Queens called The Ramones. Playing in a seedy Bowery bar to a small group of fellow struggling musicians, the band struck a chord of disharmony that rocked the foundation of the mid-seventies music scene. This quartet of unlikely rock stars traveled across the country and around the world connecting with the disenfranchised everywhere, while sparking a movement that would resonate with two generations of outcasts across the globe. Although the band never reached the top of the Billboard charts, they managed to endure by maintaining a rigorous touring schedule for twenty-two years.
 
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“AN ABSORBING DOCUMENTARY. The seminal punk band’s history is traced in exhaustive detail. The claim that the Ramones saved rock and roll may finally not be far off the mark.” - Stephen Holden, NY Times
“A TRUE FAN’S NIRVANA.” – Megan Lehmann, NY Post
"VOLCANIC! PROVOCATIVE! MARVELOUSLY PROPULSIVE! EXHILARATING! The filmmakers have achieved something singularly rich.” – Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
“How good is this film? We guarantee you won’t be able to control your fingers or your toes.” – Time Out New York
“AMAZING! A seismic snapshot of the early days of punk.” – Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
“Fans of punk are well-advised not to miss this.” – New York Magazine
“A thorough, moving, long-awaited documentary with miraculous archival clips.” - Robert Christgau, Village Voice
“For the unfortunates who aren’t already in love with the Ramones, this film should give them a better understanding of what they’ve been missing, and leave them wondering why they’ve missed out on it for so long.” – Keith Phipps, The Onion
“The film clarifies the band’s place in history - the Ramones saved rock ‘n roll.” – Warren Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
“HEY, HO, LET’S GO SEE IT AGAIN! FASCINATING! Best of all, the filmmakers don’t shortchange the Ramones’ music or cultural significance.” – Kimberly Chun. SF Bay Guardian
“The movie reveals and revels in those brilliant, backbreakingly fast anthems and adds some astonishing audio and video.” – Robert Wilonsky, SF Weekly
“ESSENTIAL AND REVELATORY.” – Ty Burr, Boston Globe
“HEY HO, LET”S GO SEE THE RAMONES MOVIE. The definitive doc about the prototypical punk band.” – Paul Sherman, Boston Herald
“Paces the emotional blows with the nonstop intensity of a Ramones concert.” – Falling James, LA Weekly
“THIS IS THE NEXT BEST THING TO HAVING SEEN THEM LIVE! The filmmakers do a terrific, entertaining jog with this incredible tale.” Bill Holdship, LA City Beat
“RAMONES FANS AND MUSIC FANS ALIKE MUST SEE THIS ONE. A fine, heartfelt testament to the group.” – Aaron M. Fontana, Entertainment Today
“THE RAMONES FINALLY GET THEIR DUE IN ‘END OF THE CENTURY’. Emotional and engaging, it lets us marvel at how much personal chaos and global influence a few guys from Queens could create.” – Kenneth Turan, LA Times
“FANS COULDN’T FIND A MORE APPROPRIATE TRIBUTE TO JOHNNY THAN THIS FILM.” – Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
“It captures the band in all its paradoxical glory.” – Mark Jenkins, Washington City Paper
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