Jimi: All Is by My Side (2013)

A drama based on Jimi Hendrix's life as he left New York City for London, where his career took off.

Director:

John Ridley

Writer:

John Ridley

Stars:

André Benjamin, Hayley Atwell, Imogen Poots

1 win & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
André Benjamin	...	Jimi Hendrix
Hayley Atwell	...	Kathy
Imogen Poots	...	Linda
Ruth Negga	...	Ida
Andrew Buckley	...	Bryan 'Chas' Chandler
Adrian Lester	...	Michael X
Oliver Bennett	...	Noel Redding
Tom Dunlea	...	John 'Mitch' Mitchell
Clare-Hope Ashitey	...	Lithofayne 'Faye' Pridgeon
Jade Yourell	...	Roberta Goldstein / Telephone Operator
Lauterio Zamparelli	...	Mark Hoffman
Danny McColgan	...	Eric Clapton
Robbie Jarvis	...	Andrew Loog Oldham (as Robbie Jarvis-Dean)
Burn Gorman	...	Michael Jeffery
Ashley Charles	...	Keith Richards

Storyline

A drama based on Jimi Hendrix's life as he left New York City for London, where his career took off.

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Plot Keywords:

musician | rock star | drug use | infidelity | guitar player | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language including sexual references, and some drug content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Ireland UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 October 2014 (Ireland)

Also Known As:

Jimi: All Is by My Side

Filming Locations:

Ireland

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$97,011, 28 September 2014, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$323,032, 10 October 2014

Company Credits

Production Co:

Darko Entertainment, Freeman Film, Subotica Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

André Benjamin was nearly 40 when he played Jimi Hendrix, who died at age 27.

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Goofs

When Jimi Hendrix plays Sergeant Pepper at the Saville Theatre, he plays a Gibson Flying V instead of a right-handed Fender Stratocaster. The V also featured different graphics, and lacked the tremolo that was on the one he played later in his career.

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Quotes

Linda Keith: Then you can tell your friends you've done the closest thing to sucking a Rolling Stone's cock. And that's what you really want, isn't it?

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Connections

Referenced in Film 2017: Episode dated 19 November 2014 (2014)

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Soundtracks

Little Games
Performed by The Yardbirds
Written by Harold Spiro and Phillip Wainman
Courtesy of Capitol Records, LLC
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Not that accurate

@uberificbrownie In fact the women featured as Hendrix' friend and lover have come out publicly to declare the film is very inaccurate in several ways. You can read for yourself on the real Linda E.'s web site. She said that Ridley took bits of events that she wrote about in her autobiography and turned them around to fit his modern-day vision. I think she's right in some ways, certainly if you look at Atwell in the movie she's portrayed as being rather common and juxtaposed against Poots' character who is a posh intellectual/romantic.

You see what he's doing right off; Linda E. is the "old" Jimi who played juke joints with few noticing, Linda K helps him find the new Jimi who will be remembered forever. His process going from a back-up blues man to a legend was very likely a lot more complicated than that, and took more than a few notes from a friend to make him what he became.

But that's the Hollywood formula biopic, it encourages simplification of complexities. And sometimes, unfortunately when it comes to observing African American figures, the script may often have a White hand leading the Black hand along (see also 12 YEARS).

The other thing to note is that Ridley does seem to be a political conservative. They tend to observe black and white (not talking about race) more than grey.

It isn't hard to get things right like Hendrix' tone of voice (yes he was soft spoken) or his clothing and hair. Getting the rest "right" is likely harder.