U2: Rattle and Hum (1988)

A documentary of the Irish rock group U2 on their Fall 1987 tour of North America.

Director:

Phil Joanou

Stars:

Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Bono	...	Self
The Edge	...	Self
Adam Clayton	...	Self
Larry Mullen Jr.	...	Self
B.B. King	...	Self
Phil Joanou	...	Self
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dennis Bell	...	Self
Adam Gussow	...	Self
Jack Hale	...	Self
Jim Horn	...	Self
Wayne Jackson	...	Self (as The Memphis Horns)
Andrew Love	...	Self (as The Memphis Horns)
Sterling Magee	...	Self
Joey Miskulin	...	Self (as Joseph M. Miskulin)
Gayl Murphy	...	Self (as Press Conference Interviewer)

Storyline

This film documents the 1987 North American tour of the great rock band U2. Fresh with their success of their best selling album "The Joshua Tree", the band plays monster gigs. Along the way, the band takes the opportunity to indulge in some special musical activities like playing with B.B. King and performing "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking" with a famous church choir. All the while, concert footage of the band's biggest hits on tour are featured while Bono speaks his mind on the problems of his homeland.

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Plot Keywords:

u2 | black & white to color | star spangled banner | concert film | number in title | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Certificate:

PG-13

Did You Know?

Trivia

Elvis Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, who was twenty years old at the time, received a "special thanks" credit from U2 for allowing them a personal tour of her father's home at Graceland. After the visit in the documentary, U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr. later emotionally noted that he wished Elvis had not been buried in the backyard.

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Quotes

[Talking about going to Graceland and seeing Elvis' house]
Larry: When I got there, I enjoyed it and all but seeing the grave and the eternal flame and all that, it seemed very distant. I wish he hadn't been buried in the, um, in the backyard, I really wish he'd been buried somewhere where I couldn't have gone, I would have felt better, you know.
[pause]
Larry: I don't know why, you know, it's just one of those things.

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Connections

Referenced in State of Grace (1990)

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Soundtracks

Silver and Gold
Words Bono
Music U2
Recorded live at McNichols Arena in Denver, Colorado

User Reviews

Sweet

A must see for any U2 fan, which I am. From a filmmaking standpoint, the stark black and white photography provides an appropriately timeless quality. It's a concert film on an epic scope, and Bono and Co. are our great heroes. Might seem a little pretentious to some, but when you're U2 you have a right to a little egomania.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 November 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

U2: Rattle and Hum

Filming Locations:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,821,351, 6 November 1988

Gross USA:

$8,600,823

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$8,600,823

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Midnight Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1