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4 April 2008 (Austria)
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A career-spanning documentary on the Rolling Stones, with concert footage from their "A Bigger Bang" tour. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Cast
(in credits order) | Mick Jagger | ... | Himself - The Rolling Stones: vocals / guitar / harmonica (also archive footage) |
 | Keith Richards | ... | Himself - The Rolling Stones: guitar / vocals (also archive footage) |
 | Charlie Watts | ... | Himself - The Rolling Stones: drums (also archive footage) |
 | Ron Wood | ... | Himself - The Rolling Stones: guitar (as Ronnie Wood) |
 | Darryl Jones | ... | Himself - The Rolling Stones: bass guitar |
| Chuck Leavell | ... | Himself - The Rolling Stones: keyboards |
| Bobby Keys | ... | Himself - The Rolling Stones: saxophone |
| Bernard Fowler | ... | Himself - The Rolling Stones: vocals |
 | Lisa Fischer | ... | Herself - The Rolling Stones: vocals |
| Blondie Chaplin | ... | Himself - The Rolling Stones: vocals |
| Tim Ries | ... | Himself - The Rolling Stones: saxophone / keyboards |
| Kent Smith | ... | Himself - The Rolling Stones: trumpet |
| Michael Davis | ... | Himself - The Rolling Stones: trombone |
 | Albert Maysles | ... | Himself - Camera in Hand |
 | Christina Aguilera | ... | Herself |
 | Buddy Guy | ... | Himself |
 | Jack White | ... | Himself (as Jack White III) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Byrdie Bell | ... | Herself (uncredited) |
 | Dick Cavett | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Gary Cherkassky | ... | Paparazzi (uncredited) |
 | James Ciccone | ... | Detective Escort (uncredited) |
| Michael Ciesla | ... | Stagecrew (uncredited) |
 | Bill Clinton | ... | Himself (uncredited) |
 | Hillary Rodham Clinton | ... | Herself (uncredited) |
 | Benicio Del Toro | ... | Himself - Concert Audience (uncredited) |
| Michael Gross | ... | Fan at concert (uncredited) |
 | Jim Haggerty | ... | Fan at concert (uncredited) |
| Brian Jones | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Aleksander Kwasniewski | ... | Himself (uncredited) |
 | Kimberly Magness | ... | Herself (uncredited) |
 | Rebecca Merle | ... | Red Carpet VIP (uncredited) |
 | Chris Miskiewicz | ... | Himself (uncredited) |
 | Robert Richardson | ... | Himself (uncredited) |
| Charles F. Rosenay | ... | Backstage assistant to band (uncredited) |
 | Martin Scorsese | ... | Himself (uncredited) |
 | Aija Terauda | ... | Herself (uncredited) |
 | Bruce Willis | ... | Himself - Concert Audience (uncredited) |
 | Bill Wyman | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Martin Scorsese | |||
Produced by | |||
| Steve Bing | .... | producer | |
| Michael Cohl | .... | producer | |
| Mick Jagger | .... | executive producer | |
| Lorne Orleans | .... | IMAX version | |
| Victoria Pearman | .... | producer | |
| Joseph P. Reidy | .... | co-producer (as Joseph Reidy) | |
| Keith Richards | .... | executive producer | |
| Jane Rose | .... | co-executive producer | |
| Emma Tillinger Koskoff | .... | co-producer (as Emma Tillinger) | |
| Charlie Watts | .... | executive producer | |
| Zane Weiner | .... | producer | |
| Ron Wood | .... | executive producer (as Ronnie Wood) | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Robert Richardson | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| David Tedeschi | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Star Theodos | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Caroline Clements | .... | hair department head: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Caroline Clements | .... | makeup department head: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Bridget O'Neill | .... | makeup artist: second unit, New York | |
| Jeffrey Rebelo | .... | hair stylist (as Jeffrey Rubelo) | |
| Patricia Regan | .... | makeup artist | |
| Pamela Taylor | .... | assistant makeup: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
Production Management | |||
| Brad Arensman | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| Jake Berry | .... | supervising production manager: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Kelley Cribben | .... | post-production supervisor: New York | |
| Carol Cuddy | .... | unit production manager | |
| Stephen Howard | .... | executive in charge of production: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Tim McWilliams | .... | production manager: CPI, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour (as Tim Mcwilliams) | |
| Carla Raij | .... | assistant unit production manager | |
| Dale Skjerseth | .... | production manager: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| David Fischer | .... | additional second assistant director | |
| Brian Kenyon | .... | additional second second assistant director | |
| Eric Richard Lasko | .... | additional second second assistant director (as Eric Lasko) | |
| Amy Lauritsen | .... | second assistant director | |
| Joseph P. Reidy | .... | first assistant director (as Joseph Reidy) | |
| John Silvestri | .... | second second assistant director | |
| Peter Thorell | .... | second assistant director: second unit | |
| Richard E. White | .... | additional second second assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Mark Fisher | .... | set designer: concert set | |
| Manuel Plank-Jorge | .... | storyboard artist | |
| Albert Pozzetti | .... | carpenter: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Ron Ames | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Vlad Bina | .... | digital set designer | |
| Danny Braet | .... | CG supervisor: The Syndicate | |
| Wendell Bruno | .... | assistant DMR editor (IMAX version) | |
| Paola Chavez | .... | DMR digital artist: IMAX | |
| Adam Gerstel | .... | lead digital artist | |
| Adam Gerstel | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Ben Grossmann | .... | visual effects supervisor: The Syndicate | |
| Winrik Haentjens | .... | dmr artist: IMAX Version | |
| Alex Henning | .... | lead compositor: The Syndicate | |
| Dragos Jieanu | .... | painter | |
| Sam Khorshid | .... | visual effects | |
| Stephen Lawes | .... | compositor | |
| Stephen Lawes | .... | main title designer | |
| Tim LeDoux | .... | massive supervisor (as Tim Ledoux) | |
| Robert Legato | .... | post production consultant (as Rob Legato) | |
| Kirk Lilwall | .... | third assistant editor: DMR (IMAX version) | |
| Lap Van Luu | .... | rendering/IO (as Lap Luu) | |
| Luke McDonald | .... | CG artist: The Syndicate (as Luke Mcdonald) | |
| Tracey McLean | .... | DMR artist | |
| Erin L. Nelson | .... | digital restoration | |
| Alexandru Popescu | .... | digital matte painter | |
| Shinichi Rembutsu | .... | CG artist: The Syndicate | |
| Craig Edward Rogers Jr. | .... | digital compositor | |
| Craig Edward Rogers Jr. | .... | film recording | |
| Mag Sarnowska | .... | DMR: IMAX | |
| Minoru Sasaki | .... | CG lead: The Syndicate (as Minory Sasaki) | |
| Drew Solodzuk | .... | DMR editor (IMAX version) | |
| Kenny Solomon | .... | executive producer: The Syndicate | |
| Jonathan Stone | .... | visual effects producer: The Syndicate | |
| Wilson Tang | .... | digital restoration | |
| George Vajna | .... | second assistant DMR editor (IMAX version) | |
| Brad van Bodegom | .... | digital artist (IMAX version) | |
| Rainy Venne | .... | DMR artist (IMAX version) | |
| Richard Wardlow | .... | visual effects: The Syndicate | |
| Magdalena Wolf | .... | visual effects coordinator: The Syndicate | |
| Moises Jimenez | .... | compositor (uncredited) | |
| Jesse Klein Seret | .... | assistant visual effects editor (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Todd Feldman | .... | extras casting | |
| Jennifer Sabel | .... | extras casting | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| William Gilchrist | .... | stylist: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Ira M. Hammons-Glass | .... | assistant to costume designer: L'Wren Scott, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour (as Ira Hammons-Glass) | |
| Maryam Malakpour | .... | stylist: Mr. Richards, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Richard Pierce | .... | assistant to stylist: William Gilchrist, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| L'Wren Scott | .... | costume designer: Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Isobel Work | .... | wardrobe department head: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Stephen P. Arkle | .... | digital dailies colorist (as Sparkle) | |
| Scott Brock | .... | assistant editor | |
| Nick Damiano | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Tony Dustin | .... | assistant digital film colorist | |
| Angeline Girard | .... | post-production staff assistant | |
| Terry Haggar | .... | laboratory color timer (as Terry Hagar) | |
| Stephen Nakamura | .... | digital film colorist | |
| Stephanie Palumbo | .... | post-production staff assistant | |
| Jamie Peterson | .... | post-production staff assistant | |
| Matthew Petock | .... | post-production staff assistant | |
| Lea Prainsack | .... | post-production staff assistant | |
| Madeleine Sackler | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Brooke Smith | .... | post-production staff assistant | |
| Devin Sterling | .... | digital intermediate producer | |
| Michael P. Whipple | .... | digital intermediate engineer | |
| Marc Wielage | .... | imaging research and development (as Marc Weilage) | |
| Mark Sahagun | .... | digital intermediate editor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Bob Clearmountain | .... | music mixer | |
| Bob Clearmountain | .... | music recording engineer | |
| Brandon Duncan | .... | assistant music mixer | |
| Tass Filipos | .... | music editor | |
| David Hewitt | .... | music recording engineer | |
| Don Lawrence | .... | vocal coach: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Francis Power | .... | music department coordinator | |
| Joan Schulman | .... | music clearances | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Peter Tavis | .... | transportation captain | |
Other crew | |||
| Valerie Adamson | .... | assistant: Mr. Cohl (as Val Adamson) | |
| William Alexander IV | .... | backline crew: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour (as Will Alexander) | |
| Cheryl Alper | .... | site assistant: Live Nation Special Events | |
| Ethan Anderson | .... | production assistant | |
| Mark Aurelio | .... | tour accountant: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Howard Baral | .... | post-production accountant: R.C. Baral & Co. | |
| Jack Bavaro | .... | first assistant auditor | |
| Bill Bolton | .... | security: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Helen Campbell | .... | production coordinator: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Victoria Carter | .... | production secretary | |
| Cheryl Ceretti | .... | marketing representative: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Meilyn Chapman | .... | assistant: Ms. Rose | |
| Alan Clayton | .... | backline crew: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Michael Cohl | .... | promoter: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Daniel B. Cone | .... | set staff assistant (as Daniel Cone) | |
| Ashley Cook | .... | set staff assistant | |
| Mike Cormier | .... | backline crew: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Simone Costanzo | .... | office staff: CPI, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Matthew Crowfoot | .... | security: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Elizabeth Curto | .... | VIP ticket office coordinator: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Dennis Davidson | .... | international producers representative (as Dennis Davidson, D.D.A.) | |
| Pierre de Beauport | .... | backline crew: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour (as Pierre De Beauport) | |
| Kelly DiGregorio | .... | production assistant (as Kelly Seaman) | |
| Alan Dunn | .... | logistics manager: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Arnold Dunn | .... | band road manager: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Deb Dyer | .... | production auditor | |
| Torje Eike | .... | physiotherapist: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Ken Fallon | .... | backline crew: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Glenn Ferrara | .... | set staff assistant (as Glenn Ferarra) | |
| Jason Fesel | .... | set staff assistant | |
| Jason Fritz | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Stephen Galloway | .... | choreographer: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Adrian Gard | .... | security: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Ashley Gard | .... | security: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Grant Gaughen | .... | set production assistant | |
| Karen Gault | .... | travel advance: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Ellen Gelula | .... | continuity and subtitles | |
| Chris Gibson | .... | set staff assistant | |
| Oronde Giddings | .... | accounting clerk | |
| Anthony Giordano | .... | tour stage manager: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Craig Glenn | .... | set staff assistant | |
| Lourdes Gonzalez | .... | entourage coordinator: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Carly Gordon | .... | site assistant: Live Nation Special Events | |
| Dennis Griffin | .... | tour grif: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Bill Gula | .... | photosonics operator | |
| Kevin Hall | .... | office staff assistant | |
| Eric Hausch | .... | security coordinator: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Patricia Hawkins | .... | location dressing rooms: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Nicole Hegeman | .... | assistant: Ms. Rose | |
| Warren Holcomb | .... | labor relations | |
| Alex Horwitz | .... | office staff assistant | |
| Nick Jones | .... | merchandise: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Chiemi Karasawa | .... | script supervisor | |
| Jason Karlov | .... | project attorney | |
| Paige Kevan | .... | travel: Paige Kevan & Associates | |
| Taline Khojikian | .... | assistant: Ms. Pearman | |
| Tony King | .... | media coordinator: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Chrissy Kingston | .... | location dressing rooms: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Heather Kjollesdal | .... | caterer: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Helen Knox | .... | record company liaison: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Simon Knudsen | .... | information technology: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Shelley Lazar | .... | VIP ticket manager: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Christina Lowry | .... | archivist | |
| Cory Macdonald | .... | information technology: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Peter Mcgoran | .... | caterer: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Ademola McMullen | .... | set staff assistant (as Ademola Mcmullen) | |
| Pete Merluzzi | .... | merchandise: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Dave Meyers | .... | staging supervisor: Live Nation Special Events | |
| Barry 'Spin' Mindel | .... | luggage: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Barry 'Spin' Mindel | .... | tour office assistant: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Mara Mitchell | .... | travel: Paige Kevan & Associates | |
| Kip Myers | .... | location assistant (as Kip Meyers) | |
| Kirsten Norr | .... | set staff assistant (as Kristen Norr) | |
| Steve Oppenheim | .... | set staff assistant (as Steven Oppenheim) | |
| Freida Orange | .... | assistant: Mr. Scorsese | |
| Joey Ortega | .... | location dressing rooms: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Dan Parise | .... | site coordinator: Live Nation Special Events | |
| Dominic Park | .... | location dressing rooms: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Rylan Perry | .... | office assistant: Mr. Cohl, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Julie M. Philips | .... | project attorney | |
| Julian Plunkett-Dillon | .... | liason: Jagged Films (as Julian Plunkett Dillon) | |
| Hans Polleman | .... | project manager: Live Nation Special Events | |
| Patricia Porter | .... | payroll accountant | |
| Lisa Portman | .... | assistant: Mr. Jagger, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Chris Ricalis | .... | caterer: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Peter Rinaldi | .... | travel: Paige Kevan & Associates | |
| Morgan Roche | .... | additional office production assistant | |
| David Rouze | .... | backline crew: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour (as Dave Rouze) | |
| Tony Russell | .... | assistant: Mr. Richards, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Tom Rye | .... | office staff: CPI, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Jamie Scannell | .... | security: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Zach Schwartz | .... | assistant: Mr. Bing | |
| Sage Scully | .... | assistant: Ms. Portman, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Mike Sexton | .... | entourage accountant: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Stephen 'The King of England' Shepherd | .... | backline crew: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour (as Stephen Shepherd) | |
| Preston Snyder | .... | advance security: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Beth Springer | .... | location dressing rooms: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Johnny Starbuck | .... | backline crew: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Christine Strand | .... | tour video producer: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Orapin Tantimedh | .... | set staff assistant | |
| José Tejada | .... | parking associate (as Jose Tejada) | |
| Nicholas Thomason | .... | assistant production coordinator (as Nick Thomason) | |
| Jesse Toledano | .... | set staff assistant | |
| Mimi Turner | .... | location manager | |
| Alexis Wadley | .... | production assistant: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Glenn Wark | .... | caterer: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Angie Warner | .... | production assistant: CPI, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Kim Weiler | .... | travel coordinator | |
| Bob Wein | .... | tour security: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Patty Willett | .... | production coordinator | |
| Sean Price Williams | .... | assistant: Mr. Maysles (as Sean Williams) | |
| Tony Wilson | .... | backline crew: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Jo Wood | .... | assistant: Mr. Wood, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Larry Yelen | .... | archival clearance: RellaVision L.L.C. | |
Thanks | |||
| Paul Bloch | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Jacob A. Bloom | .... | the producers wish to thank (as Jake Bloom) | |
| Ralph Brescia | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| John Burke | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Jay Carson | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Jacob Cohl | .... | the producers wish to thank (as Jake Cohl) | |
| Brad Connor | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Fran Curtis | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Sherry Daly | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Leslee Dart | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Chris Donnelly | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Ahmet Ertegun | .... | dedicated to the memory of: July 31, 1923 - December 14, 2006 | |
| Steven Fayne | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| David Fox | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Carol Friedman | .... | acknowledgment: Ahmet Ertegun dedication photograph courtesy of | |
| Daniel Gardin | .... | acknowledgment: additional footage supplied by | |
| Mitch Glazer | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Freddy Hausser | .... | acknowledgment: Interview with Keith Richards, Munich, Germany, 1974 | |
| J. Yuko Jogasaki | .... | the producers wish to thank (as JYuko Jogasaki) | |
| Kent Jones | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| James Karnbach | .... | acknowledgment: additional footage supplied by | |
| Kenneth Kleinberg | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Richard Leher | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Jim McDonnell | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Andrew Loog Oldham | .... | acknowledgment: Charlie Watts interview from "Charlie Is My Darling", 1966 courtesy of (as Andrew Oldham) | |
| Lisa Portman | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Geraldo Rivera | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Philip Windeatt | .... | the producers wish to thank (as Phil Windeatt) | |
| Rick Yorn | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
Production Companies
- Paramount Classics (presents)
- Concert Productions International (in association with)
- Shangri-La Entertainment (in association with)
- Grand Entertainment (Row)
- Shine A Light
- 20th Century Fox Australia (2008) (Australia) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Australia (2008) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
- Bazuca Films (2008) (Chile) (theatrical)
- Best Film CO (2008) (Poland) (theatrical)
- Bioscop (2008) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
- Distribution Company (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Filmcoopi Zürich (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Filmes Lusomundo (2008) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Golden Village Entertainment (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Imagem Filmes (2008) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Kinowelt Filmverleih (2008) (Germany) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Londra Films P&D (2008) (Bolivia) (theatrical)
- Nashe Kino (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution (2008) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures Corporation (Canada) (2008) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paramount Vantage (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
- RCV Film Distribution (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Tohokushinsha Film (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Türk Film (2008) (Yugoslavia) (theatrical)
- United King Films (2008) (Israel) (theatrical)
- Vértigo Films (2008) (Spain) (theatrical)
- D Productions (2008) (Turkey) (all media)
- Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore (2008) (Italy) (DVD)
- Golden Scene (2008) (Hong Kong) (all media)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
- Mongkol Major (2011) (Thailand) (all media)
- Nederlandse Programma Stichting (NPS) (2009) (Netherlands) (TV)
- Nordisk Film (2008) (Finland) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (Canada) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
- RCV Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- RCV Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- Tohokushinsha Film (2007) (Japan) (all media)
- United King Films (2008) (Israel) (all media)
- Basement, The (visual effects) (theBASEMENT)
- Syndicate (final visual effect sequence) (as The Syndicate/Café FX)
- ABC News 20/20 courtesy of (interview with Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, 1978)
- ABC News Video Source courtesy of (Rolling Stones press conference, 1964) (as ABC News VideoSource)
- ABKCO Music and Records courtesy of (Charlie Watts interview from "Charlie Is My Darling", 1966) (as ABKCO Films)
- ABKCO Music and Records courtesy of (excerpts from "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow" promotional films, 1966) (as ABKCO Films)
- ARRI / Camera Service Center camera equipment and lenses (as Arri Camera Service Center)
- Basement title design (as theBASEMENT)
- C5 post production sound editing
- C5 post-production sound services
- Camera Service Center camera dollies provided by
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Television Archives courtesy of (footage of Keith Richards in limousine, Toronto, Canada, 1977) (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; TV Archive Sales)
- Cinemoves camera cranes provided by
- Complete Post color correction
- Complete Post dailies transfer
- Concert Productions International presented by (Rolling Stones 'A Bigger Bang' World Tour)
- DDA Public Relations (DDA) international publicity
- Daphne Productions Inc. courtesy of (interview with Mick Jagger, New York, 1972) (as The Dick Cavett Show)
- Elvis Presley Enterprises courtesy of (the image and likeness of Elvis Presley appear)
- Fuji Television Network courtesy of (interview with Mick Jagger, Japan, June 18, 1983)
- Granada Television courtesy of (Keith Richards press conference, 1977; Michael Parkinson interview with Mick Jagger, March 1, 1965; World In Action interview with Mick Jagger, July 31, 1967) (as Granada)
- Grant Wilfley Casting background casting (as Grant Wilfey Casting)
- ITN Source courtesy of (Keith Richards press conference, 1977; Michael Parkinson interview with Mick Jagger, March 1, 1965; World In Action interview with Mick Jagger, July 31, 1967)
- Institut National de l'Audiovisuel (INA) courtesy of ("Arrivée des Rolling Stones à Orly" April 10, 1967 - Journalist: Jérôme Camilly) (as Ina - Institut national de l'Audiovisuel)
- Institut National de l'Audiovisuel (INA) courtesy of ("Rolling Stones: les jumeaux impossibles" June 18, 1990 - Director: Dominique Colonna) (as Ina - Institut national de l'Audiovisuel)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.)
- Interscope Records soundtrack
- MTV News and Docs courtesy of (Interview with Mick Jagger, Paris, 1982) (as MTV's "MTV News" used with permission by MTV ©1982 MTV Networks. All Rights Reserved. MTV, all related titles, characters and logoas are trademarks owned by MTV Networks, a division of Viacom International Inc.)
- Me, Myself & Eye Entertainment AG (MME) courtesy of (interview with Mick Jagger, May 17, 1990. All Rights reserved.) (as MME Me, Myself & Eye Entertainment GmbH)
- Michael Parkinson Partnership the producers wish to thank
- Mix This concert mixed at (as Mix This! Studios)
- Musidor B.V. trademark owned by ("Rolling Stones" and Tongue and Lip design)
- New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theater & Broadcasting, The the producers wish to thank
- New York Police Department Motion Picture Unit the producers wish to thank (as NYPD, MOFT unit)
- New York State Governor's Office for Motion Picture & Television Development the producers wish to thank
- Paige Kevan & Associates travel
- Panavision camera equipment and lenses
- People of New York, The the producers wish to thank (as The People of the City of New York)
- Pictorvision aerial camera system
- R.C. Baral & Company post-production accounting
- RCA Records courtesy of (Christina Aguilera appears)
- RST Concerts copyright owner (Rolling Stones 'A Bigger Bang' World Tour, Copyright©2006, All Rights Reserved)
- Reelin in the Years Productions courtesy of (interview with Mick Jagger, Denmark, October 4, 1973)
- Reelin in the Years Productions licensed exclusively by (Rolling Stones press conference, Australia, 1973) (as Reelin' In The Years Productions L.L.C.)
- RellaVision archival clearances
- STV courtesy of (Chris Evans interview with Keith Richards and Ronnie Woods from "Chris Evans Meets The Rolling Stones" May 6, 1999) (as stv)
- Silverton Records courtesy of (Buddy Guy appears)
- Sony BMG Music Entertainment by arrangement with (Christina Aguilera appears)
- Soundtrack F/T sound post-production
- Sveriges Television (SVT) courtesy of (interview with Mick Jagger, Denmark, October 4, 1973) (as SVT)
- Technicolor Creative Services digital intermediate services
- Technicolor Creative Services digital scanning and film recording
- Technicolor Digital Intermediates digital intermediate
- Todd-AO Studios adr facility (as Todd-AO Hollywood)
- WPC Piecemeal produced by (Rolling Stones 'A Bigger Bang' World Tour)
- Zomba Label Group courtesy of (Buddy Guy appears)
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Also Known As:
"Shine a Light: The IMAX Experience" - USA (IMAX version)
"The Rolling Stones: Shine a Light" - Japan (English title)
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"The Rolling Stones: Shine a Light" - Japan (English title)
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Rated PG-13 for brief strong language, drug references and smoking
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USA:R (original version) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43785) | Ireland:12A | Norway:A | Brazil:Livre | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Germany:o.Al. | Sweden:Btl | Australia:M | Finland:K-3 | Hong Kong:IIA | Argentina:Atp | Singapore:M18 | UK:12A | South Korea:All | New Zealand:M | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | Peru:PT | Netherlands:AL | Portugal:M/12
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Bruce Willis can be seen in the audience wearing a yellow hat.See more »
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Referenced in Best Worst Movie (2009)See more »
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Drop Down MamaSee more »
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The Rolling Stones are still rollin'.
That is the primary message of Martin Scorsese's well crafted if conventional rock and roll movie, 'Shine a Light,' based on two concerts played at the Beacon Theater in New York City in late 2006. Mick Jagger was always considered a phenomenon, the sexiest, most hyperactive white soul dancer in the world. He's almost freakish now, as exhilarating and kinetic at 62 as he was at 20. But 62!
Mick has the same tiny butt and slim body and an astonishingly flat, smooth stomach, But he like Keith Richards and Ron Wood has the ravaged face of a Bowery bum. These Dorian Grays bear the marks of their dissipation--or simply their intense living--in the visage. Only Charlie Watts, the perennial Stones drummer, just looks like an ordinary, healthy old man. Four or five years ago Wood was downing a bottle and a half of vodka a day and smoking a pack and a half a day. Keith Richards' indulgences are legendary, including his own claim, later retracted, that he once snorted up his father's ashes in a line of coke.
Watts, the drummer, has always maintained a Buddha-like silence together with a Cheshire cat grin. Richards is notable for often kneeling on the stage, and draping his wrist over a mike, or one of his cohorts. Ron Wood is constantly mobile and smiling, and has that standard aging rocker look: big seventies mop of dyed or otherwise assisted hair, ravaged face, stick-thin limbs. Mick of course is the front man of the band, its voice, its dynamo, its flame. He has as many moves as Michael Jackson, and you may wonder who influenced who of that pair.
Ups and downs they have had, and changes of personnel, with Wood coming in after Mick Taylor, who replaced the drowned Brian Jones, left the band, Daryl Jones replacing Bill Wyman as bassist, and so on. But the Stones have an exceptionally solid history nonetheless, with Keith Richards and Mick Jagger, who met at the age of four or five in Kent, still after 45 years together not only the creative center but the center of enthusiasm and joy of performance.
The aggregation Scorsese records here is typically excellent. The Stones not only have an unrivaled set of songs but still deliver extremely classy musical backup as well as all the old style in their renditions. It's just hard to get on the stage as an equal with a band this tight and this strong. But since the newest song they do is from twenty-five years ago in the film, the occasional fresh partner provides welcome variety. Success varies. The cute, smiley Jack White is a charmer when he joins Mick with guitar and voice for "Loving Cup," but his performance is so good natured it's more a sweet sing-along than the exciting duel it might have been. Christina Aguilera does a blistering rendition, with Mick, of "Live with Me," but she tries too hard and almost wails out of control. Best of these assistants, not an assistant at all but a fully equal partner, is the blues great Buddy Guy along for a song Mick says he first heard Muddy Waters perform, "Champagne & Reefer." That one is a true duel--and it's astonishing to see the youth of Guy's face, alongside the deep creases in Jagger's, given that he's nine years older than Mick.
As an album, Shine a Light unquestionably works. It doesn't include all my faves, but it does have exciting, risk-taking performances of "Satisfaction" and "Sympathy for the Devil." not to mention "All Down The Line," "Start Me Up," "Brown Sugar," "Shattered," and "Jumpin' Jack Flash" Mick imparts all his old swagger to "Some Girls" and "Tumbling Dice" and makes "As Tears Go By" and "Faraway Eyes" touching and (tongue-in-cheek) sincere. It's simply awesome that all these songs can still come across so intensely and musically; but that's what being great performers and the greatest rock and roll band is about. Scorsese shows them up too close though, and shows too many wrinkles.
Scorsese used so many photographers and so much light it made the Stones nervous ahead of time. The result is technically impeccable, but for a director who made the classic musical summing up 'The Last Waltz' and just recently the penetrating Dylan documentary 'No Direction Home', and for a band famously recorded in the shocking Maysle brothers 'Gimme Shelter' not to mention dozens of inventive song videos, the tame technique used here is a bit disappointing. One thing that's missing is any long looks at members of the audience, though glimpses show that they're of all ages. It doesn't add too much to have footage showing Marty's control freak nerves before the shoot (he could never accept that he didn't know exactly what songs were coming and in what order), nor is it hugely exciting to have Bill and Hillary present, though they have to be, because there they were, and Bill said a few words to the crowd before the concert began. Not earthshaking either are a few clips of early Stones interviews, though it's inevitable to show the one where Dick Cavett asks Mick at 24 if he can imagine doing concerts when he's sixty, and he replies, "Yeah, easily. Yeah." He was playing for laughs at the time, but truer words were never spoken. There is a recording of the concert by itself, including a few extra songs. I'd like to see the whole film again in IMAX. The sound system wasn't cranked up quite enough in the screening I saw. This is a remarkable experience. It confirms the excellence of the band. But to see them in their prime, better the 1974 concert film, Ladies and Gentlemen, the Rolling Stones, when Mick's face was smoother and his costumes more immodest--though that one is hard to come by.
Are the Stones still getting their rocks off? "Yeah, easily. Yeah."