Hendrix (2000)

Biography of rock star Jimi Hendrix chronicles his early career, including a stint with Little Richard who fired him for getting too flamboyant, to his tragic failure. Struggling to find a ... See full summary »

Director:

Leon Ichaso

Writers:

Rob Weiss (as Hal Roberts), Butch Stein

Stars:

Wood Harris, Billy Zane, Dorian Harewood

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wood Harris	...	Jimi Hendrix
Billy Zane	...	Michael Jeffrey
Dorian Harewood	...	Al Hendrix
Christian Potenza	...	Chas Chandler
Vivica A. Fox	...	Faye Pridgeon
Kris Holden-Ried	...	Noel Redding (as Kristen J. Holdenried)
Christopher Ralph	...	Mitch Mitchell
Christopher Bolton	...	Ron Terry
Michie Mee	...	Devon Wilson (as Michi Mee)
Ann Marin	...	Linda Keith
Kevin Hanchard	...	Little Richard
Kevin Duhaney	...	Young Jimi
Linda V. Carter	...	Lucille Hendrix (as Linda Carter)
Clé Bennett	...	Billy Cox
Brian Paul	...	Henry Steingarten

Storyline

Biography of rock star Jimi Hendrix chronicles his early career, including a stint with Little Richard who fired him for getting too flamboyant, to his tragic failure. Struggling to find a niche, he moves to England where he becomes friends with musician and producer Chas Chandler (Christian Portenza). Chas then teams him with Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding (Krit Holdenreid, Christopher Ralph) to form the Experience. As Hendrix gets public attention, Chas then introduces him to a major record producer (Billy Zane) who takes over his career. While this gets Hendrix international exposure, it also places him in the hands of people interested only in the money aspects that his career offers them. One of the early disasters foisted on him by the record company is an opening bill for "The Monkees" on an American tour. His then unknown act is booed by teens just wanting to see their idols. A genius and a perfectionist, Hendrix drives everyone crazy as he starts making albums himself ...

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Plot Keywords:

character name as title | jimi hendrix character | dying young | tragic event | rock star | 

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Taglines:

He set the world on fire

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, sexuality and drug content

Did You Know?

Trivia

There was a change in directors partway through the shoot. The new director was not a fan of the period look which is why Wood Harris is often the only one in period costume and hair.

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Goofs

In a scene where Jimi is meeting with record producers, a shot of a city street shows late model cars. A black SUV can be seen driving from left to right of screen.

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Quotes

[Jimi is on stage at the Monterey Pop Festival]
Michael Jeffrey: Whose fucking idea was it to have him go on after the Who?

User Reviews

Good acting, otherwise awful

All of the actors did a very good job of portraying their characters, I've seen plenty of footage of most of the key players and I thought it was spot on. Still, when people are playing Britons they should hire British actors, not Canadians.

Otherwise though, it was a bad film. The story lagged through the first couple of years of his fame and then flew through the last few. Could have profiled Billy Cox more, he was a very good and close friend of Jimi's and deserved a higher profile.

As well, when making a film set in the 60s, people should have 60s clothing and hairstyles, too many people looked like they were straight out of the year 2000.

If you want to see Hendrix, there are many good films of him, better to see those instead.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 September 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Room Full of Mirrors: The Jimi Hendrix Story

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

MGM Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1