Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Hillel Slovak and Jack Irons in ‘The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel.’ (Courtesy of Netflix © 2026)
In addition to advocating for more matinee concerts, Jamie Lee Curtis has one other music take.
The Oscar-winning actress has shared her assessment of the new documentary The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel, in an Instagram put up. It begins, in all caps, “HOLY S***! THIS IS MIND BLOWING! I AM F****** MOTIVATED!”
The movie, which premiered Friday on Netflix, is about the early days of RHCP and particularly focuses on the creative imaginative and prescient of authentic guitarist Hillel Slovak, who died in 1988. It contains interviews with frontman Anthony Kiedis and bassist Flea.
“Am stunned at the depth of these friendships, the saving grave of friends connecting through music and the transformation that one person can give another,” Curtis’ put up reads. “Also the pain and suffering of addiction, the miracle of recovery and mostly the PUNK FUNK ROCK OF BEING ALIVE!”
Following the doc’s authentic announcement, the Peppers clarified that the movie just isn’t a Red Hot Chili Peppers documentary and that they “had nothing to do with it creatively.” The band added that Kiedis and Flea gave interviews for the film “out of love and respect for Hillel and his memory.”
“We have not yet made a Red Hot Chili Peppers documentary,” the assertion learn. “The central subject of this current Netflix special is Hillel Slovak and we hope it sparks interest in him and his work.”
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