Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 1983

Overview

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is a music film released in 1983. The movie captures the historic farewell performance of the king of glitter rock, British singer David Bowie, as he performs his alter ego Ziggy Stardust for the very last time at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on July 3, 1973. Described as a decadent show and a hallucinogenic collage of kitsch, pop irony, and flamboyant excess, the performance features a musical symbiosis of feminine passion and masculine dominance that defines Bowie's art and the glam rock genre. In 1983, the film received a worldwide theatrical release, which corresponded with the release of its soundtrack album entitled Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture. The following year, in 1984, the film was released to home video under the title Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: The Motion Picture.