Berkeley (2005)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Bobby Roth

Writer (WGA):

Bobby Roth (written by)

Release Date:

12 October 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

It's a movement. It's a party. It's history.

Plot:

Berkeley is the story of Ben Sweet (Nick Roth), an eighteen year old boy who comes to UC Berkeley in 1968 to study accounting and avoid the draft...

Plot Keywords:

Accounting | Drugs | Teenager | Rock 'n' Roll | Actress Breaking Typecast

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Nick Roth	...	Ben
Laura Jordan	...	Sadie
Henry Winkler	...	Sy
Sarah Carter	...	Alice
Tom Morello	...	Blue
Jake Newton	...	Henry
Sebastian Tillinger	...	Mishkin
Wade Allain-Marcus	...	Buddy
Bonnie Bedelia	...	Hawkins
Sarah Bibb	...	Susie
Ruby Roth	...	Pearl
Thomas Gibson	...	Thomas the Valet
Reed Diamond	...	Ralph
Henry G. Sanders	...	Gadsen
Tracey Walter	...	Draft Board doctor

MPAA:

Rated R for drug use, sexuality, language and some violence.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Berkeley, California, USA

Company:

Jeffrey White Productions

Great fun

I watched with friends from that era and totally and completely enjoyed the movie. I loved the music, the feel of the movie and the acting was good. Henry Winkler did a great job.

I thought the movie captured the feel of the time and the sense of what was happening on college campuses everywhere. Loved the song by Country Joe and the Fish at the end as the credits were rolling that commented on George Bush and the current war very, very accurately. It was a feel good movie but it also made clear the government violence against the protesting students.

I highly recommend the film for those of that era and for those who wish to see "the way it was".