Becoming Led Zeppelin (2025) on Netflix
NR20252h 2mDocumentaryMusic
In postwar Britain, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Robert Plant and John Bonham play in sessions and short-lived bands. In summer 1968 the four meet for a first rehearsal.
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Plot summary
Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones build careers as London session musicians while Robert Plant and John Bonham drift through bands in the West Midlands. All four draw early inspiration from African American artists, among them Little Richard and James Brown. Page joins the Yardbirds, and after Jeff Beck's departure he takes over lead guitar and steers the group toward a heavier sound. His bandmates reject the idea and leave him. Determined to rebuild, he decides to put together another group that keeps the Yardbirds' name. Plant, homeless, auditions at Page's boathouse in Pangbourne, where the two try Joan Baez's "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You." Plant recommends Bonham, who joins for a higher weekly wage despite his wife Pat's objections. Mo, John Paul Jones's wife, urges him to call Page, and he gives up his session career.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Becoming Led Zeppelin (2025)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Led Zeppelin had turned down all documentary and dramatic film proposals before agreeing to take part in Becoming Led Zeppelin, after seeing the filmmakers' detailed storyboard and liking their American Epic films.
- The production of Becoming Led Zeppelin lasted five years and was turned down by every major studio before release.
- When it came out, Becoming Led Zeppelin had the biggest opening weekend ever for a music film shown only in IMAX, and it turned into 2025's top-earning documentary.
