The hard-living punk icon's life will be explored in the film due on DVD on October 7th in North America and October 14th in the UK. (Preorder here) It charts his career from the early days up until his tragic death at the age of 38 in a New Orleans hotel in 1991.

Filmmaker Danny Garcia says he wanted to answer the question: "Just who was Johnny Thunders?" He spent 18 months travelling the US and Europe interviewing 50 of the icon's closest friends.

Real name John Anthony Genzale, his death was officially cited as drug-related - although rumours over foul play have persisted for years. He was also said by some to have been suffering from leukaemia.