Alan Rickman, Ashley Greene Celebrate 'CBGB' Legacy at NYC Premiere

Vincenzo Hinckley, Alan Rickman and Richard de Klerk

To play CBGB founder Hilly Kristal, actor Alan Rickman said Lisa Kristal -- Hilly's daughter -- advised him "to remember that she loved him." Vincenzo Hinckley attended the premiere with family friend Mark Consuelos, and Richard de Klerk told THR that the bar in the film isn't completely vintage. "We only had half the bar, and they matched it perfectly," he said.

Ashley Greene

Ashley Greene plays Lisa Kristal, daughter of Hilly (played by Alan Rickman), in the film from Jody Savin and Randall Miller. "For my character, it was less about the punk movement and more about the relationship between Lisa and Hilly," said Greene, wearing Balmain.

Stana Katic

Stana Katic, wearing Donna Karan, plays legendary rock singer Genya Ravan. "We get a little crazy and liberate ourselves at the CBGB club," said Katherine DuBois, who plays Genya's friend Kat (based on a real person the film couldn't legally name).

Keene McRae

The stakes were high during Keene McRae's audition for the film. "I had to sing for Alan Rickman beforehand -- and he’s really good friends with Sting. He was worried about me, so I had to be Sting in front of him and sing 'Roxanne,' and he liked it." The most difficult part of playing the musician onscreen? "The way he stands is completely different from me. I got his accent pretty easily, I don’t know why."

Susan Holmes-McKagan and Duff McKagan

Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver rocker Duff McKagan brought his family to celebrate CBGB's release. "When I was thirteen, [punk] was really not mainstream to a point where you’d get beat up for being punk, because you were thought of as an ‘other,'" said McKagan, alongside his wife Susan Holmes-McKagan (wearing Alexander McQueen). "Punk has been a commercial power for probably, I would say, the last twenty or so years, which is fine because it’s very accessible, and the root of punk rock is about the truth and honesty, and if that becomes mainstream, so be it."

Bill Pullman

Bill Pullman ran down from rehearsing the upcoming play The Jacksonian (with Ed Harris, Amy Madigan and Glenne Headly) to support filmmakers Randall Miller and Jody Savin. "I’ve done two movies with them, Bottle Shock and Nobel Son, and both with Alan [Rickman]. I was gonna try to be part of this one, but I had another job and I couldn’t be in it. It’s an usual ensemble of actors that they continually draw from to tell their stories."

Tish and Snooky Bellemo

Tish and Snooky Bellemo -- sisters, members of Blondie and the Drop-Outs, and owners of NYC's first punk rock boutique Manic Panic -- were overjoyed to celebrate the CBGB's legacy. "We’re just happy that somebody is excited about capturing the time that we lived through and love the most," Snooky said of punk. "It totally was the coolest thing, and it still is!" Their favorite memory at the club? Said Tish: "Cheetah Chrome. He says, ‘Watch this!’ And he orders a beer while he takes a pee under the bar." (Chrome cameos in the film as a cabbie, while Harry Potter alum Rupert Grint portrays him on-screen.)

Mickey Sumner

Mickey Sumner, whose father Sting is portrayed in the film, plays legendary musician Patti Smith in CBGB. She opted for a chic white tank and black trousers for the red carpet premiere at Landmark Sunshine Cinemas in NYC.

Freddy Rodriguez and Eliza Dushku

Freddy Rodriguez was accompanied by Eliza Dushku, a frequent co-star of Miller-Savin projects. His favorite item on set? "The register -- you can just tell, if that register could speak, I would love to hear the stories," said Rodriguez, wearing John Varvatos. "It was pretty old and had stickers all over it, and you could just tell it had history. I’m not sure where it went [after filming], I’m sure they’ve packed it up and put it away."

Many set pieces featured in the film were authentic, broken down and shipped from New York to the Savannah, Ga., set.

Bronson Adams

Bronson Adams, who gets his first film credit as The Dead Boys' drummer Johnny Blitz, favored his instrument on set. "You could see that it had been used before, but it had The Dead Boys written on the front, and I spent the most time on it," he told THR. Of the star-studded cast, who gave the most laughs? "The most entertaining person on set was Justin Bartha. He was definitely fun to be around."