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Backbeat (1994)
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Reviews Counted:31
Fresh:17
Rotten:14
Average Rating:4.1/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 20 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: A reconstruction of the legendary British rock group's early days, before the advent of Beatlemania and world-wide fame. The story focuses on the turbulent and exciting period that the Beatles'... A reconstruction of the legendary British rock group's early days, before the advent of Beatlemania and world-wide fame. The story focuses on the turbulent and exciting period that the Beatles' spent in Hamburg, Germany in 1960-62, when they played in a series of rough-and-tumble dives and came into contact with cutting-edge artists. Among them was photographer Astrid Kirchherr, who helped shape the group's image, and with whom both John Lennon and former Beatle Stu Sutcliffe fell in love. Ultimately, Sutcliffe left the group, making way for the success of one of the greatest phenomena in rock music history. [More]
Starring: Sheryl Lee, Stephen Dorff, Ian Hart
Starring: Sheryl Lee, Stephen Dorff, Ian Hart
Director: Iain Softley
Director: Iain Softley
Screenwriter: Iain Softley, Michael Thomas, Stephen Ward
Producer: Finola Dwyer, Stephen Woolley
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Reviews for Backbeat
Universal's 2005 Backbeat: Collector's Edition ... The pristine print and transfer are as good as they get ... The DD 5.1 audio likewise exhibits superb clarity and strength.
The first thirty or so minutes of Backbeat are perfectly raucous, a distillation of everything that made Elvis swivel his hips so obscenely.
It’s Stu’s relationships with Lennon and Astrid that make the movie what it is: alternately uplifting and tragic.
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