Jimi Hendrix (1973)

Directors:

Joe Boyd
John Head
(more)

Release Date:

10 October 1973 (Sweden)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography | Music

Plot:

This documentary was made three years after Jimi Hendrix's untimely death. At the time it was an example of how a visual biography should be done...

Plot Keywords:

Performance | Interview | Jimi Hendrix | Woodstock | Concert Footage

Cast

Arthur Allen	...	Himself - Interviewee
Albert Allen	...	Himself - Interviewee
Stella Benabon	...	Herself - Interviewee
Eric Barrett	...	Himself - Interviewee
Paul Caruso	...	Himself - Interviewee
Eric Clapton	...	Himself - Interviewee
Billy Cox	...	Himself - Interviewee
Frankie Crocker	...	Himself - Interviewee
Monika Dannemann	...	Herself - Interviewee
Jenifer Dean	...	Herself - Interviewee
Alan Douglas	...	Himself - Interviewee
Germaine Greer	...	Herself - Interviewee
Harold Parker	...	Himself - Interviewee (as H)
Pat Hartley	...	Herself - Interviewee
Al Hendrix	...	Himself - Interviewee
Mick Jagger	...	Himself - Interviewee
Linda Keith	...	Herself - Interviewee
Eddie Kramer	...	Himself - Interviewee
Buddy Miles	...	Himself - Interviewee
Mitch Mitchell	...	Himself - Interviewee
Juggy Murray	...	Himself - Interviewee
Little Richard	...	Himself - Interviewee
Fayne Pridgon	...	Herself - Interviewee
Lou Reed	...	Himself - Interviewee
Juma Sutan	...	Himself - Interviewee
Pete Townshend	...	Himself - Interviewee
Charles Washington	...	Himself - Interviewee (as Major Charles Washington)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jimi Hendrix	...	Himself (archive footage)
Noel Redding	...	Himself - Jimi Hendrix Experience member (uncredited)

Directed by
Joe Boyd
John Head
Gary Weis

Produced by
Joe Boyd	....	producer
Leo Branton	....	associate producer
John Head	....	producer
Peter Pilafian	....	producer (segments "Johnny B. Goode", "Purple Haze")
Gary Weis	....	producer

Film Editing by
Peter Colbert

Visual Effects by
Gary Weis	....	visuals

Camera and Electrical Department
Johannes Blom	....	videotape camera: "Machine Gun", Fillmore East, 31 December 1969
Woody Vasulka	....	videotape camera: "Machine Gun", Fillmore East, 31 December 1969

Editorial Department
Randy Roberts	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Albert Allen	....	additional researcher
Juliet Brightmore	....	additional researcher
Patricia Friedman	....	additional researcher
Caesar Glebbeek	....	additional researcher
John Head	....	researcher
Vicki Lefcourt	....	additional researcher

Thanks
Ellen Bailey	....	acknowledgment: still photographs provided by
Ed Chalpin	....	acknowledgment: still photographs courtesy of
Al Hendrix	....	acknowledgment: still photographs courtesy of
Willie Hogans Jr.	....	acknowledgment: still photographs courtesy of
Roz Kelly	....	acknowledgment: still photographs courtesy of
Jim Marshall	....	acknowledgment: still photographs courtesy of
Baron Wolman	....	acknowledgment: still photographs courtesy of

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1973) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cable Hogue Co.
• Warner Home Video (1995) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (2000) (Brazil) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Hendrix Information Centre  additional research
• Sea Films  interviews filmed by

Also Known As:

"A Film About Jimi Hendrix" - USA (DVD box title)

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby (hi-fi)

Certification:

Iceland:12 | West Germany:o.Al. | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:Btl | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Fillmore East, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Movie Connections:

Features "The Dick Cavett Show" (1968)

Soundtrack:

Red House

One of the premier rock god documentaries ever.

This documentary will give you the heart and soul of James M Hendrix, from the people who loved him to the thoughts and performances of the man himself. The performances are predominately taken from The Monterey Pop Festival, widely regarded as the best set Jimi ever played. Unlike most music biopics that seem to be afraid of the music they chronicle, this one gives you nice long stretches of performance, never cutting off a solo to give some little pearl of wisdom. Songs are played in their entirety.

The interviews are engaging and sometimes enlightening; such as The Who's Pete Townshend explaining how the appearance order at Monterey was decided, and Jimi's long-time girlfriend Fayne Pridgon retelling tales of Jimi turning her on to such new experiences as LSD and a strange little folk singer named Bob Dylan.

I HIGHLY recommend this movie to anyone who loved Hendrix for his amazing contributions to the halls of rock history. He truly was the impresario of his generation, and maybe all others, before and since. Turn the speakers way up, sit back, and ENJOY! You will not be disappointed.