Movie

I Need That Record!

“The death (or possible survival) of the independent record store”

★ 6.4(15)20081h 17m

I Need That Record! is streaming on FlixFling in Canada, and available to rent or buy on Google Play Movies, FlixFling and YouTube. Availability checked 25 June 2026.

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Director: Brendan Toller
Release date: 2008-05-03
Runtime: 1h 17m
Language: English
Budget: $10
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Studio: Brendan Toller Productions

I Need That Record! — trailer

About I Need That Record!

I Need That Record! is a 2008 movie in the Documentary and Music genres, directed by Brendan Toller, starring Glenn Branca, Pat Carney and Noam Chomsky. It has a runtime of 1 hour 17 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.4/10 from 15 viewers. Below you can see where to watch I Need That Record! in Canada — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

Guerilla filmmaker Brendan Toller unleashes I NEED THAT RECORD! THE DEATH (OR POSSIBLE SURVIVAL) OF THE INDEPENDENT RECORD STORE, "an elegy for a vanishing subculture...a lively, bittersweet film that examines - with caustic humor, brutal candor, and, ultimately, great affection - why roughly 3,000 indie record stores have closed across the nation over the past decade," (Johnathan Perry, Boston Globe). A tour-de-force tale of greed, media consolidation, homogenized radio, big box stores, downloading, and technological shifts in the music industry told through candid interviews, crestfallen record store owners, startling statistics, and eye-popping animation. Fat cats or our favorite record stores? You decide. Featuring- IAN MACKAYE, NOAM CHOMSKY, MIKE WATT, THURSTON MOORE, LENNY KAYE (Patti Smith), CHRIS FRANTZ (Talking Heads), GLENN BRANCA, PATTERSON HOOD (Drive By Truckers), PAT CARNEY (Black Keys) , LEGS MCNEIL, BOB GRUEN, BP HELIUM, and many indie record stores across the U.S.