Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
1987 · Movie · 2h 0m · PG-13
The read
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
St. Louis, 1986. For Chuck Berry's 60th, Keith Richards assembles a pickup band of Robert Cray, Joey Spampinato, Eric Clapton, himself and long-time Berry pianist, Johnnie Johnson. Joined on stage by Etta James, Linda Ronstadt and Julian Lennon, Berry performs his classic rock songs. His abilities as a composer, lyricist, singer, musician and entertainer are on display and, in behind-the-scenes interviews, are discussed by Bo Diddley, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bruce Springstein, the Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison and others. There's even a rarity for Berry—a rehearsal. Archival footage from the early 1950s and a duet with John Lennon round out this portrait of a master.
Ratings
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
19 audience votes
Key crew
- Taylor HackfordDirector
Cast
- Chuck BerrySelf
- Keith RichardsSelf
- Ingrid BerrySelf
- Eric ClaptonSelf
- Robert CraySelf
- Bo DiddleySelf
- Don EverlySelf
- Phil EverlySelf
- Etta JamesSelf
- Johnnie JohnsonSelf
- Steve JordanSelf
- Bobby KeysSelf