After 11 years, "Heart Like A Hand Grenade" - the making of American Idiot - was released last week on Vimeo. It'd also debuted in select theaters across the US.

You can rent it on Vimeo for $7.99 or buy it to watch when you want for $12.99.

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For those of you that saw the film, what'd you think?

Here's some press about the film

Green Day Give Fans Look at ‘American Idiot’ History With ‘Heart Like a Hand Grenade’ Film - LoudWire
The movie does a great job of exploring the collaborative effort between all of the band members to create these catchy songs. It also really captures the intricacies of songwriting, exploring specific influences and letting viewers be a fly on the wall watching their musical ideas as they happen. The documentary also gives fans some insight into the different sides of the music business from the artist’s perspective, following the band through the creative decision of choosing album art and some of the other decisions not entirely related to any songs.
John Roecker, directory of the upcoming documentary "Heart Like A Hand Grenade", posted a video tour of the various locations where he filmed Green Day during the recording process of "American Idiot". The documentary comes out October ... read story
Mike and Tre have joined Billie Joe in changing their Instagram names to their actual names, you can now find each them at: instagram.com/trecool instagram.com/mikedirnt instagram.com/billiejoearmstrong The official Green Day ... read story
Twenty years ago today on October 10th, 1995, Green Day released their fourth studio album Insomniac. Jesus Christ Supermarket, I mean, Insomniac, was a highly anticipated album from the band as it was the young 20 year-olds' follow up ... read story
According to multiple reports coming out this afternoon, Green Day's American Idiot documentary film Heart Like a Handgrenade will be available to watch on-demand on October 16th via Vimeo with a physical and digital release coming next ... read story
[pic=John Roecker]100515_roecker.jpg[/pic]Radio station WZON AM 620 in Bangor, Maine recently had a chat with John Roecker, director of the upcoming Heart Like a Hand Grenade documentary. The radio station discussed several things with ... read story
Rolling Stone has posted the official trailer for the upcoming American Idiot documentary, Heart Like a Hand Grenade. This movie is like a fly-on-the-wall art house piece. It is the first time Green Day allowed someone into the ... read story
Today is American Idiot's11th Anniversary. What's your favorite song from this album? [poll=9087354 ... read story
To celebrate 'These Paper Bullets' making its debut at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, the Beatles-esque musical has released a new promo featuring a song with vocals by Billie Joe. Billie Joe wrote the songs for the musical but we ... read story
[pic=Heart Like a Hand Grenade]091815_hlahg-cover.jpg[/pic]As we posted the other day, Heart LIke a Hand Grenade, the long-awaited documentary about the recording of Green Day's 2004 album American Idiot, is finally seeing the light of day ... read story
[pic=Original Dookie artwork]091615_dookie.jpg[/pic]Does anyone still own a cassette tape player? If you do, you're in luck. A limited number of special Dookie tapes will be released Oct. 17 for the third annual Cassette Store Day in ... read story
It's finally happening! "Heart Like A Hand Grenade" - the documentary that followed Green Day for 9 months while recording 'American Idiot' is finally being released. A promotional poster was just posted on the official Green Day twitter ... read story
As we previously reported, tonight in Oakland, the Oakland A's are once again presenting Green Day Fireworks Night. To celebrate the band's induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Major League Baseball team will shoot off ... read story
Billie Joe and his wife, Adrienne, have been generous supporters of Chimp Sanctuary Northwest for years. The Armstrongs donate an item every year to be put up for auction, with all proceeds going towards care costs for the chimps at the ... read story
Rolling Stone recently listed the top 100 Greatest Songwriters of all time, and Billie Joe was listed in there at #93. Way lower than he should be, but glad he was included none-the-less. Here's what they had to say about him: Armstrong ... read story
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