Archival footage and personal testimonials present an intimate portrait of the life and career of British singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse.Archival footage and personal testimonials present an intimate portrait of the life and career of British singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse.Archival footage and personal testimonials present an intimate portrait of the life and career of British singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 51 wins & 47 nominations total
Amy Winehouse
- Self
- (archive footage)
Mitch Winehouse
- Self
- (as Mitchell Winehouse)
Russell Brand
- Self
- (archive footage)
Chris Taylor
- Self
- (archive footage)
Ian Barter
- Self
- (archive footage)
Garry Mulholland
- Self
- (archive footage)
Jonathan Ross
- Self
- (archive footage)
Janis Collins
- Self
- (as Janis Winehouse)
Bobby Womack
- Self
- (archive footage)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAmy Winehouse's immediate family were initially willing to work with the film's producers and director, having heard about the success of their earlier documentary, Senna (2010). They granted the filmmakers access to hours of archive footage of Amy and her family, as well as giving the filmmakers' their blessing to interview Amy's family and friends. However, they - in particular, Amy's father, Mitch Winehouse - soon began to feel they were being misrepresented in the documentary, that the negative aspects of Amy's life were receiving much more attention than the positive, and that footage had been edited in order to produce an inaccurate narrative of Amy's story, especially the last three years of her life. Mitch Winehouse has said that Amy's fans should consider seeing the film for the rare, previously unseen, archive footage of his daughter, but should pay no attention to the film's general portrayal of her, which he has labeled "preposterous". Even after the film was nominated for an Academy Award as 'Best Documentary', Mitch Winehouse tweeted on 14 Jan. 2016: "Still hate the film though."
- GoofsAmy performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival in 2004. At the time the festival was still in The Hague. (And not -yet- in Rotterdam, as the movie states.) She performed at one of the stages in the basement.
- Quotes
Tony Bennett: If she had lived, I would have said:. slow down; you're too important... Life teaches you, really how to live it... if you could live long enough...
- ConnectionsFeatured in The EE British Academy Film Awards (2016)
- SoundtracksHappy Birthday to You
Written by Patty S. Hill, Mildred J. Hill
Performed by Amy Winehouse
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd / Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co Ltd
Featured review
It's sad, depressing, interesting and very insightful
"Amy" The Amy Winehouse Documentary is brilliant. It's sad, depressing, interesting and very insightful. You feel like a fly on the wall as you watch raw video footage throughout that shows you that there were various factors that lead to her Drug addiction and untimely death. It shows you that she wasn't just a dumb junkie but from a young age she was a very mentally troubled person. She had a lack of discipline at a young age. Her Father neglected her as a child. But he had no problem using her as a meal ticket once she became famous. She had various mental issues such as depression and bulimia. Whilst I don't condone Drugs the doc does show you how and why people try and get hooked on them. The Doc is very fair in showing the good side and bad side of Amy. Ultimately it leaves it up to you to make your own judgement about her. My only gripe is that Amy's final Boyfriend Reg Traviss isn't in it at all. This is a huge omission considering he was with her until she died. Overall it is an amazing documentary that is thought provoking and will create a debate between people. RIP Amy 9/10
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Amy: The Girl Behind the Name
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $8,413,144
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $222,500
- Jul 5, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $23,706,386
- Runtime2 hours 8 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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