Rock and a Hard Place: Another Night at the Agora (2008)

User Rating:

8.9/10   

Director:

Aaron T. Wells

Writer:

Diane Jacques (writer)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

In the late nineteen-seventies and early eighties South Florida, like many parts of the U.S., saw the birth of an explosive original rock scene...

Cast

Christopher Bacon	...	Himself
Michael Barnhart	...	Himself
Tony Bongiovi	...	Himself
Coz Canler	...	Himself
Martin Chaddock	...	Himself
Cameron Cohick	...	Himself
Jamie Colton	...	Himself
Skip Davis	...	Himself
Debbie DeNeese	...	Herself
Johnny Depp	...	Himself
Mick Fazz	...	Himself
Randy Grintner	...	Himself
Beano Hanti	...	Himself
Ray Harris	...	Himself
Jim Johnson	...	Himself
Glen Kolotkin	...	Himself
Henry LaPlume	...	Himself
Jorge LaPlume	...	Himself
Julie Liddle	...	Herself
Billy Livesay	...	Himself
Joey Malone	...	Himself
Emilio Martinez	...	Himself
Chris Merrell	...	Himself
Neal Mirsky	...	Himself
John Morello	...	Himself
Eddie O'Brien	...	Himself
Jon Ornes	...	Himself
Dave Owen	...	Himself
Wally Palmar	...	Himself
Steve Parke	...	Himself
Peter Patrick	...	Himself
Charlie Pickett	...	Himself
Alan Portman	...	Himself
Rob Remias	...	Himself
Rick Rossano	...	Himself
Barry Seiver	...	Himself
Tomey Sellars	...	Herself
Richard Shelter	...	Himself
Mike Skill	...	Himself
Bobby Tak	...	Himself
Mike Vullo	...	Himself
Bruce Witkin	...	Himself
Veronica Witkin	...	Herself

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Hypoluxo Pictures

Quotes:

Emilio Martinez: You can't escape the black hole of rock and roll.

A Rock Doc worth seeing!

Everyone recalls the 1980's Miami scene. Sex, drugs and rock n' roll! But what ever happened to the Miami sound of rock n' roll? This surprisingly well-done documentary, woven around a one-night benefit reunion concert, exposes us to the largely forgotten Miami rock scene and a talented group of bands that should have but didn't. The bands are largely forgotten-The Romantics, the Z-Cars, Tight Squeeze, The Cichlids, Critical Mass, Slyder, Charlie Pickett and The Kids-but many say they all had the chops to make it. Blame it on geography, ignorance or just bad timing. Aaron Wells and Diane Jacques give us the background, the music, the people and the stories. Well done!