Dave Grohl Featured in Sunset Marquee Hotel Documentary
*If These Walls Could Rockâ film poster. (Credit: Sean Pierce)*
Dave Grohl is featured in a new documentary about Los Angeles’ iconic Sunset Marquee Hotel.
If These Walls Could Rock, directed by Tyler Measom and Craig A. Williams, chronicles the Sunset Strip hotel through archival footage, animation and interviews. According to a press release, the film offers fans a look inside a hotel that “became more than a place to stay while on tour.”
“It became a creative sanctuary where songs were written, debauchery was shared, and music history unfolded behind closed doors,” the description adds.
The documentary also covers the story of the hotel’s founder, George Rosenthal, and his son Mark Rosenthal, who transformed a one-time motel into “one of the most iconic destinations in music history.”
“God, if a bomb went off in this joint, rock radio would be f*****,” Grohl says in the trailer, which is available on YouTube.
The film also includes contributions from Slash of Guns N’ Roses, Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale, The Who’s Roger Daltrey, Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott, Heart’s Nancy Wilson, Sheryl Crow, Morrissey, KISS’ Gene Simmons, Sharon Osbourne and Kelly Osbourne.
If These Walls Could Rock is scheduled to open Aug. 14 at the Landmark Theatres Sunset in Los Angeles, and will debut on Apple TV and Amazon the same day. The LA screening will be followed by a Q&A with the directors and guests.
This article was adapted from original reporting by ABC Audio, as featured on 105.7 The Point.