Dirty Old Town (film)

Dirty Old Town
Directed byJustin Mitchell
Produced byGary Hustwit
Justin Mitchell
StarringTed Leo
David Cross
CinematographyRobert Banks
Michael Isabell
Mike Isabell
Justin Mitchell
Edited byJustin Mitchell
Distributed byPlexifilm
Release date
  • February 21, 2004 (2004-02-21)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30,000 (estimate)

Ted Leo & the Pharmacists: Dirty Old Town is a 2004 concert film by director Justin Mitchell documenting a day in the life of Ted Leo and the Pharmacists on Coney Island. The bulk of the footage is of the band's energetic performance at the Siren Music Festival interspersed with interviews, boardwalk montages, and a cameo by comedian David Cross. Additionally, included as special features are a couple of songs performed live by just Ted Leo and a slideshow of pictures of Coney Island. This film is named after the Ewan MacColl song "Dirty Old Town"; Leo performs a live cover of this song at the beginning of the movie.