Film

The Nomi Song

2004 · 1h 38m · Documentary · Music

He came from outer space to save the human race. Man or Martian? New wave or opera?

IMDb

7.4

Rotten Tomatoes

94%

Metacritic

71

Looks like an alien, sings like a diva - Klaus Nomi was one of the 1980s' most profoundly bizarre characters to emerge through rock music: a counter tenor who sang pop music like opera and brought opera to club audiences and made them like it. The Nomi Song is a film about fame, death, friendship, betrayal, opera, and the greatest New Wave rock star that never was!

Ann Magnuson

Self

Joey Arias

Self

Calvin Churchman

Self

Gabriele Lafari

Self

David McDermott

Self

Page Wood

Self

Tony Frere

Self

Kristian Hoffman

Self

Kenny Scharf

Self

Man Parrish

Self

Klaus Nomi

Self (archive footage)

Ron Johnsen

Self

Anthony Scibelli

Self

Alan Platt

Self

Adrian

Self (as Boy Adrian)

Jay Jay French

Self (as JJ French)

• Andrew HornDirector · Writer · Producer
• Anne EvenProducer
• Annette PisacaneProducer
• Thomas MertensProducer
• Mark DanielsDirector of Photography
• Eric SchefterEditor
• Angela ChristliebEditor
• Guido KrajewskiEditor

The Nomi Song trailer

Release date

October 14, 2004

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 38m

Genres

Documentary, Music

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