Who Killed the KLF?
2023·Documentary·1h 28m
7.1
★
Between 1988 and 1992, British Electronic duo The KLF had scored #1 records throughout the world and had become household names. Determined to ridicule the establishment, they battled The Beatles and ABBA after sampling their music in hit records, and published the best-selling book The Manual (How to Have a Number One the Easy Way). In 1993, to mock performance art in the ultimate fashion, The KLF set fire to £1,000,000 in cash and destroyed their entire catalogue, vanishing from the public view... until now.
Directed by Chris Atkins
IMDB
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Cast
Paul Oakenfold
Self
Alan Moore
Self
Carl Cox
Self
James Brown
Self
Crew
Nicky Bentham
Producer
Popular Reviews
6 reviews
Leah McIntyre
10.0★ · 01/26/26
Such a good band, very cool how they just went against everything the music industry was about
Such a good band, very cool how they just went against everything the music industry was about
Alfred HitchTOK
8.0★ · 04/27/24
'No one had ever done that, a mixture of art, music, terrorism, whatever you want to call it'
Remember The KLF? Their brand of Hip Hop infused UK EDM was huge in the early 90s. They had an awesome custom police car, weird robes, insane music videos and several solid gold bangers, one even featuring country icon Tammy Wynette.
And then they just sort of disappeared, but not before becoming weird conceptual artists who ACTUALLY BURNED A MILLION POUNDS.
KLF? More like WTF!?!
This is an engaging doco from Chris Atkins, exploring the rise and fall of Brit duo Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty and is a tale of two halves. The first a journey of two outcasts with immense talent and a penchant for ironic commentary, taking on the establishment and inexplicably become one of the biggest bands in the world.
The later half is a much darker take on fame leading to what appears to be something akin to depression and psychosis as they commit the act of financial pyromania from which they never truly recover.
They start off as Banksy and kind of end as Kanye, with the humour of their actions replaced with pompous wankery, but at least these fellas had the good sense to recognise they took it all a step too far.
Famed comic book genius and reknown grumpy old man Alan Moore is featured as one of the talking heads, however his trademark scruffy beard and unfortunate t-shirt pattern made it looks like he has a severe case of dandruff. But the man wrote Watchmen, he can wear whatever he wants.
Shout-out to another early 90s icon Martika, who is featured here looking trés cool smoking a cigarette while presenting at the 1992 Brit Awards.
Who Killed The KLF? is streaming free for Aussies on SBS On Demand
Remember The KLF? Their brand of Hip Hop infused UK EDM was huge in the early 90s. They had an awesome custom police car, weird robes, insane music videos and several solid gold bangers, one even featuring country icon Tammy Wynette.
And then they just sort of disappeared, but not before becoming weird conceptual artists who ACTUALLY BURNED A MILLION POUNDS.
KLF? More like WTF!?!
This is an engaging doco from Chris Atkins, exploring the rise and fall of Brit duo Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty and is a tale of two halves. The first a journey of two outcasts with immense talent and a penchant for ironic commentary, taking on the establishment and inexplicably become one of the biggest bands in the world.
The later half is a much darker take on fame leading to what appears to be something akin to depression and psychosis as they commit the act of financial pyromania from which they never truly recover.
They start off as Banksy and kind of end as Kanye, with the humour of their actions replaced with pompous wankery, but at least these fellas had the good sense to recognise they took it all a step too far.
Famed comic book genius and reknown grumpy old man Alan Moore is featured as one of the talking heads, however his trademark scruffy beard and unfortunate t-shirt pattern made it looks like he has a severe case of dandruff. But the man wrote Watchmen, he can wear whatever he wants.
Shout-out to another early 90s icon Martika, who is featured here looking trés cool smoking a cigarette while presenting at the 1992 Brit Awards.
Who Killed The KLF? is streaming free for Aussies on SBS On Demand
'No one had ever done that, a mixture of art, music, terrorism, whatever you want to call it'
Remember The KLF? Their brand of Hip Hop infused UK EDM was huge in the early 90s. They had an awesome custom police car, weird robes, insane music videos and several solid gold bangers, one even featuring country icon Tammy Wynette.
And then they just sort of disappeared, but not before becoming weird conceptual artists who ACTUALLY BURNED A MILLION POUNDS.
KLF? More like WTF!?!
This is an engaging doco from Chris Atkins, exploring the rise and fall of Brit duo Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty and is a tale of two halves. The first a journey of two outcasts with immense talent and a penchant for ironic commentary, taking on the establishment and inexplicably become one of the biggest bands in the world.
The later half is a much darker take on fame leading to what appears to be something akin to depression and psychosis as they commit the act of financial pyromania from which they never truly recover.
They start off as Banksy and kind of end as Kanye, with the humour of their actions replaced with pompous wankery, but at least these fellas had the good sense to recognise they took it all a step too far.
Famed comic book genius and reknown grumpy old man Alan Moore is featured as one of the talking heads, however his trademark scruffy beard and unfortunate t-shirt pattern made it looks like he has a severe case of dandruff. But the man wrote Watchmen, he can wear whatever he wants.
Shout-out to another early 90s icon Martika, who is featured here looking trés cool smoking a cigarette while presenting at the 1992 Brit Awards.
Who Killed The KLF? is streaming free for Aussies on SBS On Demand
Remember The KLF? Their brand of Hip Hop infused UK EDM was huge in the early 90s. They had an awesome custom police car, weird robes, insane music videos and several solid gold bangers, one even featuring country icon Tammy Wynette.
And then they just sort of disappeared, but not before becoming weird conceptual artists who ACTUALLY BURNED A MILLION POUNDS.
KLF? More like WTF!?!
This is an engaging doco from Chris Atkins, exploring the rise and fall of Brit duo Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty and is a tale of two halves. The first a journey of two outcasts with immense talent and a penchant for ironic commentary, taking on the establishment and inexplicably become one of the biggest bands in the world.
The later half is a much darker take on fame leading to what appears to be something akin to depression and psychosis as they commit the act of financial pyromania from which they never truly recover.
They start off as Banksy and kind of end as Kanye, with the humour of their actions replaced with pompous wankery, but at least these fellas had the good sense to recognise they took it all a step too far.
Famed comic book genius and reknown grumpy old man Alan Moore is featured as one of the talking heads, however his trademark scruffy beard and unfortunate t-shirt pattern made it looks like he has a severe case of dandruff. But the man wrote Watchmen, he can wear whatever he wants.
Shout-out to another early 90s icon Martika, who is featured here looking trés cool smoking a cigarette while presenting at the 1992 Brit Awards.
Who Killed The KLF? is streaming free for Aussies on SBS On Demand
Ruben
7.0★ · 10/05/23
wandelaar
8.0★ · 12/28/22
Charmaine
6.0★ · 12/02/22