Alice in Chains: AIC 23

AIC 23
Directed byPeter Darley Miller
Written by
Produced by
  • Jennifer Amerine
  • Melissa Larson
Starring
Production
company
Distributed byFunny or Die
Release date
  • April 3, 2013 (2013-04-03)[1]
Running time
10 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

AIC 23 (also known as Alice in Chains Twenty-Three) is a 2013 mockumentary by American rock band Alice in Chains to promote their fifth studio album, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here. The screenplay was co-written by guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell, director Peter Darley Miller, and actor W. Earl Brown. The video premiered on Funny or Die on April 3, 2013.[1] The title is a spoof of Pearl Jam's documentary Pearl Jam Twenty (2011).[2][3]

Snippets of songs from The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here are featured in the film, such as the first two singles, "Hollow" and "Stone", and two songs that had not been made available before the album was released: "Voices" and "Phantom Limb".[4]

  1. ^ a b "Alice in Chains Twenty-Three from Alice in Chains". Funny or Die. April 3, 2013. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "Alice In Chains Release "AIC 23" Mockumentary, Metallica, Soundgarden, Etc. Members Appear". Theprp.com. April 3, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  3. ^ "Alice in Chains 'AIC23' Mockumentary Is 'Spinal Tap' Meets 'PJ20". Banana 101.5. April 3, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  4. ^ "Alice in Chains Team With Funny or Die for Hilarious 'AIC 23' Mockumentary". Loudwire. April 3, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2018.