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Fanny: The Right to Rock

  • 2021
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
196
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Fanny: The Right to Rock (2021)
Reveals the untold story of a Filipina American garage band that morphed into the ferocious rock group Fanny, who almost became the female Beatles.
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FANNY: The Right to Rock reveals the untold story of a Filipina American garage band that morphed into the ferocious rock group Fanny, who almost became the female Beatles. Features Bonnie R... Read allFANNY: The Right to Rock reveals the untold story of a Filipina American garage band that morphed into the ferocious rock group Fanny, who almost became the female Beatles. Features Bonnie Raitt, Joe Elliott.FANNY: The Right to Rock reveals the untold story of a Filipina American garage band that morphed into the ferocious rock group Fanny, who almost became the female Beatles. Features Bonnie Raitt, Joe Elliott.

  • Director
    • Bobbi Jo Hart
  • Writer
    • Bobbi Jo Hart
  • Stars
    • Fanny
    • June Millington
    • Jean Millington
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    196
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bobbi Jo Hart
    • Writer
      • Bobbi Jo Hart
    • Stars
      • Fanny
      • June Millington
      • Jean Millington
    • 3User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations

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    Fanny: The Right to Rock (2021)
    Brie Howard and June Millington in Fanny: The Right to Rock (2021)
    Cherie Currie, Bobbi Jo Hart, and Claire Sanford in Fanny: The Right to Rock (2021)
    Brie Howard, Fanny, Jean Millington, Nickey Barclay, June Millington, and Alice de Buhr in Fanny: The Right to Rock (2021)
    Brie Howard, Fanny, Jean Millington, and June Millington in Fanny: The Right to Rock (2021)
    Jean Millington, Nickey Barclay, June Millington, and Alice de Buhr in Fanny: The Right to Rock (2021)
    Fanny: The Right to Rock (2021)
    Joe Elliott and Bobbi Jo Hart in Fanny: The Right to Rock (2021)
    Jean Millington in Fanny: The Right to Rock (2021)
    Brie Howard in Fanny: The Right to Rock (2021)
    June Millington in Fanny: The Right to Rock (2021)
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    Lee Madeloni
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    Norma Kemper
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    Linda Wolf
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    5/10
    "One of the most important female bands in American rock has been buried without a trace." - David Bowie
    Systematic documentary on the groundbreaking 1970s all-female rock band Fanny, presented here as just-a-bunch-of-chicks-sitting-around-jamming. Musician sisters June Millington (guitar) and Jean Millington (bass), transplanted to the US from the Philippines, began in an even earlier all-female unit, The Svelts, in 1961 Sacramento (an outfit which also briefly included Fanny drummer and fellow-Filipina Brie Darling). After hiring a new drummer and a keyboardist--and "coming up" with the new name Fanny (no mention of George Harrison, whom legend has it coined the name--which has a different meaning in the UK--to producer Richard Perry)--the group relocated to Los Angeles and was signed to a record deal with Warner-Reprise after apparently just one performance on open-mic night at the Troubadour. The storytelling here is just that: story telling. There's nothing flashy or fantastic happening filmmaking-wise: the song titles aren't captioned for newcomers, the proverbial third-act reunion is perfunctory, and even the celebrity testimonials are sparely used. ** from ****
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    • Release date
      • January 26, 2022 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 搖滾媽祖婆
    • Filming locations
      • USA
    • Production company
      • Adobe Productions International
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      • $362,500 (estimated)
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      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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