Billy Idol Should Be Dead traces the life and career of punk pioneer turned rock ‘n’ roll icon Billy Idol. Through never-before-seen archival and personal interviews with Idol, his family, peers and collaborators, the documentary digs deep into his emergence as a prototypical punk rocker, his meteoric rise as a global superstar in the MTV era and the myriad of challenges Idol had to overcome to not just survive, but to remain one of the most beloved figures in rock n roll, fifty years into his career.
BILLY IDOL SHOULD BE DEAD
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STUDIO CITY, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 14: Lorne Michaels at the Focus Features' "Lorne" Los Angeles Special Screening at The Commons, Universal Studios on April 14, 2026 in Studio City, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Focus Features via Getty Images)
STUDIO CITY, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 14: (L-R) Writer/director/producer Morgan Neville, Donna Langley, Chairperson of Universal Pictures, Lorne Michaels and Steven Spielberg at the Focus Features' "Lorne" Los Angeles Special Screening at The Commons, Universal Studios on April 14, 2026 in Studio City, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Focus Features via Getty Images)
STUDIO CITY, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 14: (L-R) Donna Langley, Chairperson of Universal Pictures, Lorne Michaels and Steven Spielberg at the Focus Features' "Lorne" Los Angeles Special Screening at The Commons, Universal Studios on April 14, 2026 in Studio City, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Focus Features via Getty Images)
STUDIO CITY, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 14: Writer/director/producer Morgan Neville at the Focus Features' "Lorne" Los Angeles Special Screening at The Commons, Universal Studios on April 14, 2026 in Studio City, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Focus Features via Getty Images)
STUDIO CITY, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 14: Writer/director/producer Morgan Neville (L) and Lorne Michaels at the Focus Features' "Lorne" Los Angeles Special Screening at The Commons, Universal Studios on April 14, 2026 in Studio City, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Focus Features via Getty Images)
STUDIO CITY, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 14: Lorne Michaels at the Focus Features' "Lorne" Los Angeles Special Screening at The Commons, Universal Studios on April 14, 2026 in Studio City, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Focus Features via Getty Images)
STUDIO CITY, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 14: (L-R) Kiska Higgs, President, Production & Acquisitions at Focus Features, writer/director/producer Morgan Neville, Lorne Michaels, Peter Kujawski, Chairman of Focus Features, and Jason Cassidy, Vice Chairman at Focus Features, at the Focus Features' "Lorne" Los Angeles Special Screening at The Commons, Universal Studios on April 14, 2026 in Studio City, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Focus Features via Getty Images)
STUDIO CITY, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 14: Vanessa Bayer (L) and Kyle Mooney at the Focus Features' "Lorne" Los Angeles Special Screening at The Commons, Universal Studios on April 14, 2026 in Studio City, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Focus Features via Getty Images)