Wayne Kramer

Acting

Wayne Kramer

Born April 30, 1948 · Detroit, Michigan, USA

Died February 2, 2024 · aged 75

Wayne Kramer (born April 30, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and film and television composer. Kramer came to prominence as a teenager in 1967 as a co-founder of the Detroit rock group MC5 (Motor City 5), a group known for their powerful live performances and radical left-wing political stance. The MC5 broke up amid personality conflicts, drug abu…

Known For

Hell and BackHell and Back · 2015
Hell and Back
5.32015
MovieFantasyComedy
Two best friends set out to rescue their pal after he's accidentally dragged to hell.
Gimme DangerGimme Danger · 2016
Gimme Danger
6.92016
MovieDocumentaryMusic
No other band in rock'n'roll history has rivaled The Stooges' combination of heavy primal throb, spiked psychedelia, blues-a-billy grind, complete with succinct angst-ridden lyrics, and a snarling, preening leopard of a frontman who somehow embodies Nijinsky, Bruce Lee, Harpo Marx, and Arthur Rimbaud all rolled into one. There is no precedent for The Stooges, while those inspired by them are now legion. The film will present the context of their emergence musically, culturally, politically, historically, and relate their adventures and misadventures while charting their inspirations and the reasons behind their initial commercial challenges, as well as their long-lasting legacy.
The Boneyard CollectionThe Boneyard Collection · 2008
The Boneyard Collection
5.32008
MovieHorrorComedy
A quirky anthology, consisting of four separate short films connected by host segments. The first one, BOOGIE WITH THE UNDEAD, has an all girl rock band booked to play a gig in a town overrun by flesh-eating zombies. In the second one, THE DEVIL'S DUE AT MIDNIGHT, a coven of beautiful witches conjure up Brad Dourif as The Devil, and endures the inept attacks of witch killer Ken Foree. In the first long segment, HER MORBID DESIRES, an actress gets the lead role in a vampire movie, only to discover that starlets are being murdered on the set. The other long segment, CRY OF THE MUMMY, has the reincarnated mummy, formerly the last Pharaoh of the 4th Dynasty, looking to sue the movie studios because he can't get work as a mummy. His new lawyer offers to represent him as an agent, but the mummy will only work in film if he can direct.
MC5: Early Video Collection 1967-1972MC5: Early Video Collection 1967-1972 · 2013
MC5: Early Video Collection 1967-1972
2013
MovieMusic
Detroit legends, MC5, captured live and in-studio performance throughout their short -- yet influential -- career.
Stan Ridgway's Holiday In DirtStan Ridgway's Holiday In Dirt · 2005
Stan Ridgway's Holiday In Dirt
7.02005
MovieMusic
14 short films by 14 different filmmakers, from the music of Stan Ridgway.
The Ventures: Stars on GuitarsThe Ventures: Stars on Guitars · 2020
The Ventures: Stars on Guitars
5.32020
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Documentary film on the #1 instrumental rock group in the world, The Ventures. The story of their rise to fame in the 1960s right up to now, as they celebrate their 60th anniversary of playing the best guitar-rock of all time.
Sonic Revolution: A Celebration of the MC5Sonic Revolution: A Celebration of the MC5 · 2003
Sonic Revolution: A Celebration of the MC5
2003
MovieMusicDocumentary
Detroit's iconic rock group The MC5 is celebrated in this raucous London concert featuring other musicians and artists who join the band's remaining members onstage for an unforgettable show. The guest list boasts such rock luminaries as The Hydromatics' Nicke Royale, The Cult's Ian Astbury, The Damned's Dave Vanian, Meg and Jack of The White Stripes, Primal Scream, Death in Vegas, Dollhouse, The Go and more.
MC5: Kick Out the JamsMC5: Kick Out the Jams · 1999
MC5: Kick Out the Jams
8.01999
MovieMusicDocumentary
Kick Out the Jams features many never before seen films of the MC5 as created by Leni Sinclair & conceptual artist Cary Loren during the peak of their career. Featuring: Looking At You, Ramblin' Rose, Kick Out The Jams, Black To Comm, I Want You Right Now, Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa), The Pledge Song, Come Together, Starship, Motor City Is Burning, Shakin' Street, John Sinclair Interview 2003

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The Boneyard CollectionThe Boneyard Collection · 2008
The Boneyard Collection
5.32008
MovieHorrorComedy
A quirky anthology, consisting of four separate short films connected by host segments. The first one, BOOGIE WITH THE UNDEAD, has an all girl rock band booked to play a gig in a town overrun by flesh-eating zombies. In the second one, THE DEVIL'S DUE AT MIDNIGHT, a coven of beautiful witches conjure up Brad Dourif as The Devil, and endures the inept attacks of witch killer Ken Foree. In the first long segment, HER MORBID DESIRES, an actress gets the lead role in a vampire movie, only to discover that starlets are being murdered on the set. The other long segment, CRY OF THE MUMMY, has the reincarnated mummy, formerly the last Pharaoh of the 4th Dynasty, looking to sue the movie studios because he can't get work as a mummy. His new lawyer offers to represent him as an agent, but the mummy will only work in film if he can direct.

Wayne Kramer (segment "The Devil's Due at Midnight")