This is a great look at one of the forgotten bands that would go on to forge the music we heard in the 90s and early 2000s, and the story of Arthur Kane is an incredible one.

What a sincere slice into the life of Arthur Kane. I wasn’t a big New York Dolls fan before this documentary but I grew a great amount of respect for their music and Arthur Kane’s very curious life journey and passing.

I didn't really know who the New York Dolls were. I'm not familiar with their music. However, when I first saw this film years ago, it made me care about their bassist Arthur "Killer" Kane. New York Doll is a simple documentary about the life of a former punk rocker who hits rock bottom and then finds new hope in religion. It's a redemption story, really. Kane is portrayed as such a humble and likeable person that you want him to be happy. And the sadness in his life is constantly accompanied by a sweetness from his optimism those who surround & support him. New York Doll is definitely worth watching.

Saw this years ago, and it still sticks in my mind as one of the most interesting docs I have ever seen. The scene of the Dolls reuniting in NY is very moving. This is a must see.

Heartbreakingly awesome. A must see for musicians with chips on their shoulders

An intriguing and a sentimental documentary of Arthur Kane that is bittersweet and belies the integrity of the man, and an ending that is simply written straight from a Hollywood movie. Overall very good though I wish they showed more of the early footage but this is more about Arthur and the reforming of the dolls.

Beautiful rock doc. You really feel like you get to know the man, and you fall in love with the music.

A wonderful documentary 5/13

Phineas & Ferb fan? This is likely whom they referenced in the "Ain't Got Rhythm" segment - a retired musician now working in a library, possibly rejoining his mates to form a Police-type band. Arthur's story is a happy, and sad, one. This is a fantastic movie.

Urgh. How NOT to make a documentary. Potentially: super-interesting. Actually: not.

I'm torn between thinking this is lovely and sweet, and thinking it's about the guy who got lucky by being in a band that captured lightning in a bottle for a few years, while not being particularly talented, then got drunk for a decade, then became a Mormon. I'm not sure, which is probably a good thing for a documentary, but I think I'll aim for sweet. Well worth a watch if you ever heard any New York Dolls growing up.

Truly heartbreaking story, less than brilliant filmmaker

One of the most moving documentaries ever filmed.

Touching Documentary

The dude became a Mormon!

Fantastic doc on Arthur 'Killer' Kane, the bassist for the New York Dolls. If you like documentaries and/or the Dolls, this is one for you.

I guess this wasn't exactly what I was expecting. Theoretically a story of Arthur Kane, and I guess it is, it really is the story of the Dolls first reunion (without Nolan or Thunders of course) at the hands of Morrissey in 2004. Kane's life story is used as a framing device, and sadly he dies just a few months after returning from the reunion. I wondered if the story might have had more "meat" if this hadn't happened. David Jo - still a hot rock star. Steve Conte acquits himself admirably in the Thunders role (though Izzy Stradlin would still have been my first choice.

Touching....non traditional rock documentary....

Fascinating documentary about somebody I knew nothing about.

(Watched Fri 02 Mar 2007)