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Cliff 'em All
Directed by	Jea Pellerin Doug Freel
Produced by	Curt Marvis Jeff Richter
Starring	Metallica
Distributed by	Elektra Entertainment
Release date(s)	1987
Running time	90 min.
Language	English

Cliff 'em All is a concert video released as a tribute to Metallica's late bassist Cliff Burton. Burton was killed in a tour bus accident on September 27, 1986, near Ljungby, Sweden during a European leg of shows. The tour bus skidded off an icy road and flipped over, Burton was thrown out of the window and the bus landed on top of him. When they tried to pull the bus back on the road, the cable snapped and the bus fell back in the ditch^{[citation needed]}. Whether Cliff Burton was still alive before that happened remains unknown.

The video is a retrospective on the 3½ years that Cliff Burton was in Metallica, presented as a collection of bootleg footage shot by fans, some professional filming and TV shots that were never used and some of his best bass solos, personal photos and live concerts. Photos and narrations by the band (Lars, Hetfield and Hammet drinking beer) are placed between songs which focus on Burton before fading into a title card of a performance. The video ends with the melodic interlude of "Orion" as pictures of Burton are shown. Ironically, the credits end before Burton's bass solo.

With this video, the band tries to show the unique personality and style he had. While ostensibly the film focuses on Burton, it also has given fans a rare glimpse of Metallica's less-documented early career. This contrasts sharply with the 'Metallica business' represented in the feature film Some Kind of Monster.

Footage on this release includes:

Detroit, April 4, 1986 - "supporting Ozzy"
Shot from the left of the stage. VG with closeups.

• "Creeping Death"
• "Am I Evil?"
• "Damage, Inc."

Long Island, April 28, 1986 - "still drunk on Ozzy tour"
Shot from ground level above heads, VG with closeups

• "Master of Puppets"

The Stone, San Francisco, March 19, 1983 - "Cliff's second gig"
Shot just above ground level, VG with closeups

• "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth"
• "Whiplash"

Germany, September 14, 1985 - "Metal Hammer Fest headlining with Venom, Nazareth, beer!
Professionally shot video

• "The Four Horsemen"
• "Fade to Black"
• "Seek & Destroy"

Denmark, July 6, 1986 - "Roskilde Festival with Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Elvis Costello and Big Country"
Shot from ground level, with closeups

• "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"

Oakland, August 31, 1985 - "Day on the Green"

• "Cliff Solo"
• "For Whom the Bell Tolls"

Chicago, August 12, 1983 - "Supporting Raven on the 'Kill Em All For One' tour"

• "No Remorse"
• "Metal Militia"

• Cliff Burton,Lou Martin [Jim martin's brother] and Dave Donato in a classic 'stoner' moment where they all smoke pot.[1]

Cliff 'em All is available on DVD and VHS.

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James Hetfield • Kirk Hammett • Robert Trujillo • Lars Ulrich Cliff Burton • Dave Mustaine • Ron McGovney • Jason Newsted Discography Albums and Extended Plays: No Life 'Til Leather • Kill 'Em All • Ride the Lightning • Master of Puppets • Garage Days Re-Revisited • ...And Justice for All • Metallica • Load • ReLoad • Garage Inc. • S&M • St. Anger • Some Kind of Monster • Ninth studio album Videography DVDs and videos: Cliff 'em All • 2 of One • A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica • Live Shit: Binge & Purge • Cunning Stunts • S&M • Classic Albums: Metallica - The Black Album • Some Kind of Monster • The Videos 1989-2004 Related articles Hetfield/Ulrich