GOOD CHARLOTTE'S 'FAST FUTURE GENERATION' DVD ROCKUMENTARY

Platinum-selling rock band GOOD CHARLOTTE will release their "FAST FUTURE GENERATION" DVD rockumentary December 26 on Epic/Daylight. Blending behind-the-scenes and onstage footage of the band's 12-day tour through Japan in 2005, the DVD paves the way for the early 2007 release of GOOD MORNING REVIVAL!, the band's first album since 2004's Chronicles Of Life And Death.

Marking the directorial debut of Nylon magazine's editor-in-chief Marvin Scott Jarrett, the rockumentary captures GOOD CHARLOTTE--BENJI MADDEN (guitar), JOEL MADDEN (vocals), BILLY MARTIN (guitar/keyboard), PAUL THOMAS (bass) and the tour's drummer Dean Butterworth--as they explore Japan's underworld, interacting with fans and exploring the culture.

BENJI told MTV News (1/20/06), "We have a really unique relationship with Japan...we wanted people to see what we see in Japan." Describing the film, MTV News noted "surreal footage of the brothers Madden looking like they'd stumbled into a real-life Gorillaz video."

During an interview for the film's January 19, 2006 premiere in Park City, Utah, Joel told Premiere magazine online (1/19/06), "At first I thought cameras around would be a pain in the ass. Marvin is really talented, and he brought it up three times. The third time, I completely got it. I said go for it. We talked about it as a band and we said, 'We're going to give you free reign. Come on tour with us. Don't tell us about the editing.'" Joel revealed, "I talked about things like how, about two years ago, Pearl Jam had a DVD [2003's Live at the Garden] and talked shit about us on it. We didn't care. We were like, 'Wow, Pearl Jam knows who we are.' In the film, you see us talking about it in our production office. We weren't angry...We just want to make rock and roll that everyone can sing along to."

"I think the film really flows," said Marvin to Premiere. "It's a great story. I brought five people over as a crew, and we hired a crew in Tokyo and Osaka for the concert footage that you see. I went out and gathered as much content as I can and it's all about how you piece it together."