The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band is a 2001 collaborative autobiography by Mötley Crüe and Neil Strauss that provides a raw, unfiltered look at the band's notorious career. The book was adapted into a 2019 Netflix film directed by Jeff Tremaine, which, while capturing the band's aesthetic, condensed timelines and omitted some of the book's darker, more graphic moments to focus on band dynamics. For a detailed breakdown of the fact and fiction, visit TV Guide .