A documentary of the Irish rock group U2 on their Fall 1987 tour of North America.
Turn back the clock and hit the beach with some of our favorite classic Hollywood stars.
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1 win & 1 nomination.
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| Bono | ... | Self | |
| The Edge | ... | Self | |
| Adam Clayton | ... | Self | |
| Larry Mullen Jr. | ... | Self | |
| B.B. King | ... | Self | |
| Phil Joanou | ... | Self | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Dennis Bell | ... | Self |
| Adam Gussow | ... | Self | |
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Jack Hale | ... | Self |
| Jim Horn | ... | Self | |
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Wayne Jackson | ... | Self (as The Memphis Horns) |
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Andrew Love | ... | Self (as The Memphis Horns) |
| Sterling Magee | ... | Self | |
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Joey Miskulin | ... | Self (as Joseph M. Miskulin) |
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Gayl Murphy | ... | Self (as Press Conference Interviewer) |
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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. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
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u2 | black & white to color | star spangled banner | concert film | number in title |Parents Guide:
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B.B. King: If we could find somebody to play chords... I'm no good with chords. I'm horrible with chords.
Bono: Um... yeah... well, uh, the Edge can do that.
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"All Along the Watchtower" was recorded in Justin Herman Plaza in San Francisco in front of what many consider to be the ugliest sculpture in the city. Bono's spraypainted words required a formal apology from the band and were removed within days. See more »Quotes
[the band is thrilled to be playing with B.B. King]B.B. King: If we could find somebody to play chords... I'm no good with chords. I'm horrible with chords.
Bono: Um... yeah... well, uh, the Edge can do that.
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4 November 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$3,821,351, 6 November 1988Gross USA:
$8,600,823Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$8,600,823Company Credits
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This movie delivers U2 doing what they do best (touring), experimenting with new types of music in America and showing us that they're truly the nice guys they're projected to be. I see nothing disappointing about charismatic interviews, solid musical performances and meaningful reflection. Those who disliked this departure from the band's "usual" style can't recognize the importance of musical growth we see here. Looking back to what The Joshua Tree was and what became Achtung Baby, it's easy to see Rattle and Hum was a necessary expression of their progress at that time, and a humble look at a band celebrating their artistic heroes.