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Let the Good Times Roll

  • 19731973
  • PGPG
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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Let the Good Times Roll (1973)
  • Documentary
  • Music
This lively documentary celebrates 1950s rock 'n' roll, both through archival clips of the era and concert footage filmed during the '70s. Although the musicians have aged, the performances ... Read allThis lively documentary celebrates 1950s rock 'n' roll, both through archival clips of the era and concert footage filmed during the '70s. Although the musicians have aged, the performances are remarkably vibrant, with many acts in fine form. Among the many artists featured are B... Read allThis lively documentary celebrates 1950s rock 'n' roll, both through archival clips of the era and concert footage filmed during the '70s. Although the musicians have aged, the performances are remarkably vibrant, with many acts in fine form. Among the many artists featured are Bill Haley and the Comets, Fats Domino, the Shirelles, Little Richard, Bo Diddley and Chuck... Read all
IMDb RATING
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379
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  • Directors
    • Robert Abel
    • Sidney Levin
  • Stars
    • Chuck Berry
    • Little Richard
    • Fats Domino
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  • Directors
    • Robert Abel
    • Sidney Levin
  • Stars
    • Chuck Berry
    • Little Richard
    • Fats Domino
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    • 23User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    Chuck Berry
    Chuck Berry
    • Selfas Self
    Little Richard
    Little Richard
    • Selfas Self
    Fats Domino
    Fats Domino
    • Selfas Self
    Chubby Checker
    Chubby Checker
    • Selfas Self
    Bo Diddley
    Bo Diddley
    • Selfas Self
    The Shirelles
    The Shirelles
    • Themselvesas Themselves
    • (archive footage)
    The Five Satins
    • Themselvesas Themselves
    • (archive footage)
    The Coasters
    The Coasters
    • Themselvesas Themselves
    Danny and the Juniors
    • Themselvesas Themselves
    The Bobby Comstock Rock & Roll Band
    • Themselvesas Themselves
    Bill Haley and the Comets
    • Themselvesas Themselves
    Richard Nader
    • Self - Emceeas Self - Emcee
    Shirley Alston
    • Selfas Self
    • (as The Shirelles)
    Lee Allen
    • Self - Musician, Little Richardas Self - Musician, Little Richard
    • (uncredited)
    Robert 'Bumps' Blackwell
    • Self - Musician, Little Richardas Self - Musician, Little Richard
    • (uncredited)
    Ray Cawley
    • Self - Musician, Bill Haley and the Cometsas Self - Musician, Bill Haley and the Comets
    • (uncredited)
    Bobby Comstock
    • Self - Musical directoras Self - Musical director
    • (uncredited)
    Buddy Dee
    • Self - Musician, Bill Haley and the Cometsas Self - Musician, Bill Haley and the Comets
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Robert Abel
      • Sidney Levin
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    This lively documentary celebrates 1950s rock 'n' roll, both through archival clips of the era and concert footage filmed during the '70s. Although the musicians have aged, the performances are remarkably vibrant, with many acts in fine form. Among the many artists featured are Bill Haley and the Comets, Fats Domino, the Shirelles, Little Richard, Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry. In one of the film's highlights, Diddley and Berry take the stage together to the applause of a rapt audience. —Ipsith
    • black and white photograph
    • photograph
    • timeframe 1950s
    • timeframe 1970s
    • oldies
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    • Taglines
      • A Multi-Screen Re-Creation of the '50's! In All the Power of 4-Track Stereo!
    • Genres
      • Documentary
      • Music
    • Certificate
      • PG
    • Parents guide
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Due to his exclusive contract with another label, none of Chuck Berry's songs - including his duet with Bo Diddley at the end of the film - appear on the original soundtrack LP.
    • Quotes

      Chuck Berry: [singing] Hail! Hail, rock 'n' roll! Deliver me from the days of old, Long live rock 'n' roll! The beat of the drums, loud and bold, Rock, rock, rock 'n' roll!

    • Crazy credits
      The movie opens with a wallet that swings open, revealing the start of credits, and an indentation of a CONDOM
    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Rock Around the Clock
      Written by Max Freedman and James E. Myers

      Performed by Bill Haley and the Comets

    User reviews23

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    Top review
    10/10
    It'll Blow Your Mind
    Will we be talking about a "rockumentary" film twenty or thirty years from now featuring performances by "N'Synch", Britney Spears and Red Hot Chili Peppers? I would think probably not.

    BUT... HERE is a film, though made more than thirty years ago, with performances by some of the greatest artists of their time, many of which are STILL performing today! This film was as close to a religious experience as it could be. I, too, would buy this film, should it become available.

    And, I, too, ask the question regarding the soundtrack album: WHERE the bloody #$*@&( ~! is CHUCK BERRY?????????
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    • Jul 4, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 19, 1973 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Total verrockt und -rollt
    • Filming locations
      • Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum - 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale, Long Island, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Cinema Associates (III)
      • Metromedia Producers
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,512,196
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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