Best rock MOVIE...not a concert film or documentary like Last Waltz...of all time?

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Poll question: Best rock MOVIE...not a concert film or documentary like Last Waltz...of all time?

[Kingofalldems]

1. King Creole also excellent.

[CBGLuthier]

2. Still Crazy

Bill Nighy, Timothy Spall, Steven Rea, Jimmy Nail, Billy Connolly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICpj6LCbkqA

[mix]

3. Stardust (1974), director Michael Apted

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stardust_(1974_film)
David Essex
Adam Faith
Larry Hagman
Keith Moon,
Nick Lowe
Dave Edmunds

[Tikki]

4. Streets of Fire or Eddie and the Cruisers...

Hair...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ0xY0OzDgM
Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young

I don't know...I voted for Rock & Roll High School...


Tikki

[Amerigo Vespucci]

29. I'd forgotten both of those films but watched them over and over on cable...

..."Eddie and the Cruisers"...that's real "cinematic junk food" for you, but it was so hard not to watch it, especially the "I'm Eddie Wilson" moment.

:toast:

[RadiationTherapy]

5. Hedwig and the Angry Inch by a long shot.

[Tikki]

6. Suburbia {1983} and Velvet Goldmine....

24 Hour Party People and Head.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dqniuD1Dc8
"Needle In The Camel's Eye"....Brian Eno


Tikki

[DBoon]

12. I would agree with both

and as a frivolous gesture, add "200 Motels" by Frank Zappa

[kentauros]

7. An animated one that I wouldn't expect

anyone to have ever heard of:

Rock & Rule (U-toob, part 1)


Although not a "rock movie", I'll add this just because :P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuI3sfqQ9n8">Heavy Metal (Soft Landing)

[dimbear]

8. Rocky Horror Picture Show. n/t

[marmar]

9. Purple Rain

[Forkboy]

13. I agree, but only because "rock" was used intead of blues.

In that case, the Blues Brothers is tops. ;)

[marmar]

16. Blues Brothers is one of my 10 favorite movies of all time

We got both kinds - country and western.

[Forkboy]

17. How often does the train go by?

So often you won't even notice it.

:)

[some guy]

10. The Commitments was really good.

and had great music.


I haven't voted yet, though.

[fishwax]

11. Sid and Nancy

:kick:

[Forkboy]

15. Am I the only punk fan who thinks the Sex Pistols were way overrated?

The movie was good though. :)

[fishwax]

20. no, I agree with you

on both counts :)

[Kat45]

14. Spinal Tap, but another one I really like is Airheads

With Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, and Adam Sandler (before his shtick got too annoying). Also Michael Richards, Michael McKean. And you have to love a movie in which Lemmy has a cameo! :D

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109068/

[Amerigo Vespucci]

28. Yep, as soon as I saw your post I was going to say...

..."worth watching for the Lemmy cameo alone."

:toast:

[kimi]

18. "The Song Remains the Same"

I dunno, it's about the only rock movie I remember seeing in my wasted youth. Can't even remember much about it - yeah, that's how wasted I was all 3 times I saw it - but hey, Led Zeppelin?:yourock:

[here_is_to_hope]

27. +1! eom

[Initech]

19. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

[travelingtypist]

21. Pink Floyd The Wall n/t

..

[meegbear]

25. +1

[Manifestor_of_Light]

22. Celebration at Big Sur

That's an obscure concert film I saw in the 70s in the theater.
I remember Neil Young playing a song about ballooons on his 12-string and I was impressed by that.

"Tommy" -- if you weren't stoned when you go in you will definitely be stoned when you come out!!!

"The Kids are Alright" -- I love it b/c I'm a Who fan. The fake commercial with Steve Martin recommending a hotel for rock stars is great. He opens the door and Keith Moon is lying there in a wave of soapsuds. ROFL!

"Gimme Shelter" -- the movie about the Stones and the stabbing at Altamont was boring. They just kept the camera on Mick a lot and seemed to make him look bad for his lack of reaction to the stabbing. They could have actually ASKED the other guys about their opinions. I don't like Grey Gardens either. The Maysles point their cameras at the subject and don't believe in editing out the repetitive and tiresome parts.


I love HELP! because to me the Beatles, to my little schoolgirl brain, were three sexgods and a drummer. I knew they were fabulously talented. That was quite obvious.

[Joe Fields]

23. Yellow Submarine

[mulsh]

24. Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny

it's about as real a depiction of the rock star journey as I've ever seen. As satisfying as Spinal Tap or Fear of a Black Hat. It's sort of a Pilgrim's Progress of rock star-ed-ness.

Another good one is The Life and Times of Tom Terrifico, although that's more country rock. it does feature Merle Hagard, Chris Christopherso, Levon Helm and the best impersonation of an actual 70's groupie/granny I've ever seen.

[bluedigger]

26. Quadrophenia

[KamaAina]

30. (The) School of Rock

maybe not THE best, but belongs in the conversation.

[KamaAina]

31. Wayne's World 2

:sarcasm:

[Fire Walk With Me]

32. Phantom of the Paradise.

No, not really :rofl:

[Condem]

33. The Buddy Holly Story.

Classic. La Bamba. Classic.

[Rhythm]

34. Control -- 2007 biopic about the rise and fall of Ian Curtis and Joy Division

Beautifully directed by Anton Corbijn, shot in black & white...
The acting is terrific... the music (all done by the actors) is even better....

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421082/

[MrSlayer]

35. Fear of a Black Hat.

[johnnie]

36. Head with The Monkees

Maybe not my all-time favorite, but a contender.

[Common Sense Party]

37. Spinal Tarp.

Accept no substitutes.

"HELLO CLEVELAND!!!"