Cover Your Ears (2023) | Full Cast

Sean Patrick Shaul

DIRECTOR

Eric Nuzum

Self - Author, Parental Advisory: Music Censorship in America

Stephanie Doktor

Self - Author

Murray Acton

Self - Dayglo Abortions

Bob Guccione Jr.

Self - Founder, Spin Magazine

Alan Cross

Self - The Ongoing History of New Music

Betty Houchin Winfield

Self - Author

Chuck D

Self - Public Enemy

Rhiannon Giddens

Self - The Carolina Chocolate Drops

Wes Beech

Self - The Plasmatics

Bill Brioux

Self - TV Historian

Steve Appleford

Self - Journalist, LA Times

Ian MacKaye

Self - Minor Threat

Jello Biafra

Self - Dead Kennedys

Richard Evans

Self - Album Artist, Hipgnosis Studio

Country Joe McDonald

Self - Country Joe and the Fish

Stuart Ross

Self - Misery Signals

David Yow

Self - The Jesus Lizard

Matt Maguire

Self - Gwar

Dee Snider

Self - Twisted Sister

Melinda Tankard Reist

Self - Author

Eric Holmberg

Self - Reel to Reel Ministries

Sakis Tolis

Self - Rotting Christ

Ian Hill

Self - Judas Priest

Jack Thompson

Self - Activist

Brandon Duncan

Self - aka Tiny Doo

Ty Dolla $ign

Self - RapperarchiveFootage

2 Live Crew

Self - Rap GrouparchiveFootage

Dayglo Abortions

ThemselvesarchiveFootage

Aerosmith

ThemselvesarchiveFootage

Phil Anselmo

Self - PanteraarchiveFootage

Susan Baker

Self - Parents Music Resource CenterarchiveFootage

The Beatles

ThemselvesarchiveFootage

Raymond Belknap

Self - Victim of SuicidearchiveFootage

Body Count

ThemselvesarchiveFootage

Lucille Bogan

Self - Blues SingerarchiveFootage

Tom Brokaw

Self - Host, NBC Nightly News with Tom BrokawarchiveFootage

Buffalo Springfield

ThemselvesarchiveFootage

George W. Bush

Self - 43rd President of the United StatesarchiveFootage

Calvin O. Butts III

Self - ReverendarchiveFootage

Luther Campbell

Self - 2 Live CrewarchiveFootage

Rotting Christ

ThemselvesarchiveFootage

Country Joe and the Fish

ThemselvesarchiveFootage

Jan Crouch

Self - Co-Host, Praise The LordarchiveFootage

Paul Crouch

Self - Co-Host, Praise The LordarchiveFootage

John Danforth

Self - Senator, MissouriarchiveFootage

Johanna Von Der Decken

Self - SopranoarchiveFootage

John Denver

Self - SingerarchiveFootage

Jean Dixon

Self - Missouri State RepresentativearchiveFootage

Phil Donahue

Self - Host, The Donahue ShowarchiveFootage

The Doors

ThemselvesarchiveFootage

K.K. Downing

Self - Judas PriestarchiveFootage

Bob Dylan

Self - SingerarchiveFootage

E-40

Self - RapperarchiveFootage

Duke Ellington

Self - Jazz Pianist & ComposerarchiveFootage

Alan Freed

Self - Pioneering Rock N' Roll DJarchiveFootage

Geto Boys

ThemselvesarchiveFootage

Ural Glanville

Self - Chief Judge, Atlanta Judicial CircuitarchiveFootage

Mark J. Goodman

Self - MTV VJarchiveFootage

Tipper Gore

Self - Parents Music Resource CenterarchiveFootage

Gunna

Self - RapperarchiveFootage

Gwar

ThemselvesarchiveFootage

Rob Halford

Self - Judas PriestarchiveFootage

Jimi Hendrix

Self - GuitaristarchiveFootage

Charlton Heston

Self - Actor & Political ActivistarchiveFootage

Billie Holiday

Self - Blues SingerarchiveFootage

Ernest F. Hollings

Self - Senator, South CarolinaarchiveFootage

Ice-T

Self - RapperarchiveFootage

Bull Moose Jackson

Self - Blues SingerarchiveFootage

Michael Jackson

Self - SingerarchiveFootage

Jefferson Airplane

ThemselvesarchiveFootage

Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer

Self - Assemblymember, 57th District in CaliforniaarchiveFootage

Judas Priest

ThemselvesarchiveFootage

Michael Kinsley

Self - Co-Host, CrossfirearchiveFootage

KRS-One

Self - RapperarchiveFootage

Lemmy

Self - MotörheadarchiveFootage

John Lennon

Self - SingerarchiveFootage

Jeff Ling

Self - Parents Music Resource Center AdvisorarchiveFootage

Madonna

Self - SingerarchiveFootage

Natalie Maines

Self - The Dixie ChicksarchiveFootage

Gucci Mane

Self - RapperarchiveFootage

Marilyn Manson

Self - SingerarchiveFootage

Harvey Mason Jr.

Self - CEO of the Recording AcademyarchiveFootage

MC5

ThemselvesarchiveFootage

John McCollum

Self - Victim of SuicidearchiveFootage

Mark McGrath

Self - Sugar RayarchiveFootage

Barry McGuire

Self - SingerarchiveFootage

Metallica

ThemselvesarchiveFootage

Killer Mike

Self - RapperarchiveFootage

Meek Mill

Self - RapperarchiveFootage

Jim Morrison

Self - The DoorsarchiveFootage

Kat Moss

Self - Narrator

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Self - ComposerarchiveFootage

Mötley Crüe

ThemselvesarchiveFootage

Gavin Newsom

Self - Governor of CaliforniaarchiveFootage

Sinéad O'Connor

Self - SingerarchiveFootage

Yoko Ono

Self - ArtistarchiveFootage

Ozzy Osbourne

Self - SingerarchiveFootage

Parliament

ThemselvesarchiveFootage

The Plasmatics

ThemselvesarchiveFootage

Elvis Presley

Selg - Singer & MusicianarchiveFootage

Prince

Self - SingerarchiveFootage

Public Enemy

ThemselvesarchiveFootage

Queen

ThemselvesarchiveFootage

Ronald Reagan

Self - 40th President of the United StatesarchiveFootage

The Rolling Stones

ThemselvesarchiveFootage

Pete Seeger

Self - Folk SingerarchiveFootage

Nina Simone

Self - SingerarchiveFootage

Slayer

ThemselvesarchiveFootage

Jimmie Snow

Self - Pastor, Nashville's Evangel TemplearchiveFootage

Edwin Starr

Self - SingerarchiveFootage

Joe Stuessy

Self - Professor of Music, University of Texas, San AntonioarchiveFootage

Ed Sullivan

Self - Host, The Ed Sullivan ShowarchiveFootage

Young Thug

Self - RapperarchiveFootage

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

ThemselvesarchiveFootage

Too $hort

Self - RapperarchiveFootage

Twisted Sister

ThemselvesarchiveFootage

Tyga

Self - RapperarchiveFootage

Lars Ulrich

Self - MetallicaarchiveFootage

James Vance

Self - Attempted SuicidearchiveFootage

Phyllis Vance

Self - Mother of James VancearchiveFootage

W.A.S.P.

ThemselvesarchiveFootage

Wendy O. Williams

Self - The PlasmaticsarchiveFootage

YG

Self - RapperarchiveFootage

Frank Zappa

Self - MusicianarchiveFootage