Hey! Is Dee Dee Home?

Director Lech Kowalski profiles late Ramones bassist Dee Dee in this moving, and often chaotic, portrait of his life. Drawing on a potent mixture of vintage footage and recent tributes, Kowalski paints a picture of an exuberant, friendly, yet hopelessly drug-addled individual, who was widely loved within the music community. Among the fascinating footage are clips of Dee Dee and Johnny Thunders hanging out, stories about scoring drugs, getting tattoos, women, and of course tales from his lengthy history with The Ramones. An essential release for any punk rock connoisseur, this moving testimony to one of the New York scene’s most charismatic figures is a touching story that will have you laughing, crying, and screaming in equal measures. –rottentomatoes