The Redemption of the Devil

-HOLLYWOOD -- THE LAND OF THE REAL AND THE UNREAL.

A PLACE WHERE, SO THEY SAY,

THEY'LL PAY A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A KISS

AND 50 CENTS FOR YOUR SOUL.

SO MANY PEOPLE TRYING TO MAKE NAMES FOR THEMSELVES,

STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD,

BUT, ULTIMATELY, ACTING THE SAME WAY AS EVERYONE ELSE.

BUT SOMETIMES THERE'S A MAN.

A FELLA BY THE NAME OF JESSE EVERETT HUGHES IV.

AT LEAST THAT'S THE HANDLE HIS LOVING PARENTS GAVE HIM.

HE DIDN'T HAVE MUCH USE FOR IT HIMSELF.

THIS JESSE HUGHES -- HE CALLED HIMSELF BOOTS ELECTRIC.

NOW, YOU'LL FIND OUT A LOT ABOUT JESSE, OR BOOTS,

AS THIS STORY PROGRESSES.

BUT HERE'S THE BASICS.

BORN IN 1972 IN THE DEEP SOUTH,

THEN AFTER THE BREAKUP OF HIS PARENTS' MARRIAGE,

HE MOVED WITH HIS DEVOUT MOTHER TO PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA.

ONE DAY, A BIG GINGER GUY SAVED JESSE FROM A SCHOOL BULLY,

AND THEY IMMEDIATELY BECAME BEST FRIENDS.

THIS RED TOP WAS JOSHUA HOMME,

AND HE WENT ON TO BE A BIG ROCK STAR

WHILST JESSE DID THE FAMILY THING.

AFTER JESSE'S MARRIAGE BROKE DOWN,

JOSHUA PERSUADED HIM TO GIVE THE ROCK-'N'-ROLL THING A SHOT.

AND, SURE ENOUGH, THEY FORMED EAGLES OF DEATH METAL,

AND JESSE ENDS UP TOURING THE WORLD

AND GETTING A REPUTATION AS ONE OF THE WILDEST

AND MOST CHARISMATIC FRONT MEN IN THE GAME.

NOW, THIS FILM FOLLOWS OUR HERO FOR ONE CALENDAR YEAR,

JUST AS HE'S TURNED 40 --

A PIVOTAL YEAR IN ANY MAN'S LIFE,

BUT ESPECIALLY FOR OUR MAN JESSE.

THE BAND ARE PREPARING TO RECORD THEIR FIRST ALBUM IN YEARS,

BUT IT'S NOT JUST MUSIC ON HIS MIND.

OH, NO.

THIS IS A STORY ABOUT LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP,

RELIGION AND DRUGS, POLITICS AND FAMILY.

THIS IS A COMPLEX, MIXED-UP MIND AT WORK,

BUT THESE ARE COMPLEX, MIXED-UP TIMES, SO MAYBE -- MAYBE --

HE COULD BE THE MAN TO SEE US RIGHT.

'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES, THERE'S A MAN --

WELL, SOMETIMES THERE'S A MAN.

I'VE SEEN SOME WEIRD SHIT.

I'VE SEEN SOME WEIRD SHIT.

CHECK. CHECK.

CHECK, 1, 2. CHECK, 1, 2.

I'M ABOUT TO RECORD THE FIRST BROADCAST

OF MY CHRISTIAN RADIO SHOW.

AND THIS IS THE MOST SCARY, --

THIS IS THE MOST SCARY THING I'VE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE.

WELCOME, FRIENDS. WELCOME ONE AND WELCOME ALL.

HERE YOU ARE ON THE SPECIAL "HOUR OF POWER"

WITH REVEREND JESSE HUGHES,

COMING TO HELP YOU SAVE YOUR SOULS

DIRECTLY FROM HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA,

WHICH, OF COURSE, IS AN IRONY OF IRONIES,

IF YOU CAN DIG THAT,

BECAUSE HERE WE ARE

IN THE NESTING PLACE OF SIN

AND THE NESTING PLACE OF THE DESTRUCTION

OF OUR GREAT NATION, AMERICA,

RIGHT HERE IN HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA.

NOW, I'M NOT A PERFECT MAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

I'M A MAN WHO'S MIRED AND WIRED IN SIN, IF YOU WILL,

BECAUSE I'M A ROCK 'N' ROLLER MYSELF.

MY DAY JOB IS I'M THE BOOTS ELECTRIC.

BUT NO MATTER WHAT YOUR DAY JOB IS,

NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO FOR A PART OF THE DAY,

EVERY DAY, JESUS IS WATCHING.

AND LET'S LET THE CHRISTIAN HEALING BEGINNING.

THIS IS AMAZING.

IT'S SO DIFFERENT, DUDE.

WOW.

THE -- THE POWER.

BECAUSE I WAS MADE A REVEREND --

A REVEREND IN THE ORDER OF ST. FRANCIS,

WHICH I TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY.

THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT.

I'VE BEEN APPOINTED AS A BISHOP OF MY OWN CHURCH,

AND I'M APPOINTED AN INDEPENDENT BISHOP

WITHIN THE CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE OF FAITH.

SO I'M NOW THE BISHOP JESSE HUGHES.

IT'S PRETTY COOL.

IN TERMS OF THINGS I'VE ACHIEVED IN MY WHOLE LIFE,

THIS RANKS UP THERE.

I MEAN, ANYTHING YOU CAN DO WHERE YOUR MOTHER'S STOKED,

IT'S PRETTY AMAZING.

AND ANYTHING YOU CAN DO WHERE YOU GET TO GO TO HEAVEN

WHILE BEING SUCH A BAD BOY LIKE ME, IT'S PRETTY AWESOME.

IT'S A DIFFICULT CONTRADICTION BECAUSE MY DAY JOB IS

I'M A ROCK 'N' ROLLER, AND SO YOU'RE KIND OF

ALWAYS PRESUMED TO BE THE SERVANT OF THE DEVIL.

BUT I THINK AS THE KING OF ROCK 'N' ROLL HIMSELF TAUGHT US,

AND I'M TALKING ABOUT ELVIS PRESLEY,

YOU GOT TO WORSHIP GOD.

I MEAN, HALF OF HIS RECORDS WERE GOSPEL RECORDS,

AND HE ROUTINELY WENT TO CHURCH.

SO, THAT BEING SAID,

I'M JUST FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ELVIS.

SLAPPING SINNERS ON THE HEAD

WITH THE BOOK OF SALVATION RIGHT THERE.

THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

-NOW, THIS MOVE INTO THE RELIGIOUS SPHERE

FOR A MAN OFTEN REFERRED TO AS JESSE "THE DEVIL" HUGHES

MIGHT SURPRISE SOME PEOPLE.

BUT IT AIN'T NO JOKE.

THERE ARE SOME ASPECTS OF HIS PAST

THAT JESSE IS FIRMLY TRYING TO PUT BEHIND HIM.

HE'S LOOKING TO BE SAVED, YOU COULD SAY.

-THIS IS JUST A BIG YEAR IN GENERAL.

ONE, WE DIDN'T DIE BECAUSE OF THE MAYAN DEATH CALENDAR.

THAT'S GOOD.

BUT IT'S A BIG YEAR FOR EVERYONE I KNOW AND ALL MY FRIENDS,

BECAUSE SO MANY AMAZING THINGS ARE BEING ATTEMPTED,

ACCOMPLISHED, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.

FOR EXAMPLE, DAVE JUST RELEASED HIS "SOUND CITY" MOVIE.

HE'S NOW A DOCUMENTARIAN. QUITE FASCINATING.

DAVE GROHL.

JOSHUA HAS MADE HIMSELF

A FULLY INDEPENDENT ENTITY IN THE MUSIC WORLD

AND IS ABOUT TO RELEASE A NEW RECORD.

THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING.

I HAVE BECOME THE FIRST MAN IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD

TO HAVE SELF-ELONGATED MY OWN ERECTION.

AND I NOW HAVE ADDED TWO INCHES OF GIRTH

AND AN INCH AND A HALF OF LENGTH.

HUH, BABE?

BOOM! -BOOM.

BIG DICKIN' IT!

SO THAT'S A BIG DEAL FOR ME.

IT'S BEEN A LITTLE WHILE SINCE THE EAGLES

HAVE PUT OUT A RECORD,

BUT, IN THE INTERIM, I'VE DONE BOOTS.

BUT WE'VE GOT NEW MANAGEMENT THAT'S GREAT,

AND NOW EAGLES IS GETTING READY TO RECORD A NEW RECORD.

WE JUST SCORED SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST.

I MEAN, THIS IS GONNA BE OUR YEAR.

MY OLD MANAGEMENT SUCKED.

IF THERE WAS A GIANT DICK OF LIFE

THAT YOU DID NOT WANT TO SUCK,

THAT WOULD BE WHAT MY OLD MANAGEMENT SUCKED.

THEY WOULD HUFF DOWN GIANT BAGS OF DICKS EVERY DAY ON MY CAREER.

NOW, MY NEW MANAGER,

HE CAN HUFF DOWN A BAG OF DICKS TO MAKE YOUR CAREER BETTER.

THAT'S MAGIC.

SUCK MY COCK,

MOTHER .

SUCK HIS COCK.

-YOU HAVE TO -- YOU HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION

TO EVERY RELATIONSHIP YOU HAVE.

IF YOU DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR GIRLFRIEND,

SHE STARTS SOMEONE ELSE.

IF YOU DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR MANAGER,

HE STARTS SOMEONE ELSE, AND THAT'S YOU.

- -WHAT'S UP, DUDE?

-HAPPY NEW YEAR. -HEY, MAN.

-GOOD TO SEE YOU. -YEAH.

WHAT'S UP? -WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

YEAH, SO, UM, GETTING READY TO LAUNCH

THE NEW EAGLES OF DEATH METAL OFFICIAL...

IS IT IN LATIN?

YEAH.

-DUDE, THAT IS SO AWESOME.

IF WE COULD REALLY JUST DO THAT,

THAT WOULD BE SO KILLER.

I LOVE THAT IDEA.

IN HONOR OF THE CHURCH.

- -YEAH.

I HAVEN'T DEALT WITH YOU BEING A REVEREND YET.

-YEAH, WE NEED TO DEAL WITH THAT,

BECAUSE I'M NOT BEING A REVEREND TO BE A JOKE.

'CAUSE I'VE ALREADY NOTICED, TOO, THAT BROTHER MICHAEL

HAS BEEN ANSWERING WHAT SEEMS LIKE CRITICISM.

-RIGHT. -RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE.