Rockers (1978)
Average Rating: 5.8/10
Reviews Counted: 6
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 1
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Critic Reviews: 3
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 0
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Rockers was made after the the stunning success of the independently made 1972 hit The Harder They Come, which introduced North Americans to reggae music and the Rastafarian lives of many Jamaicans. In the story, Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace, who has been a drummer in reggae bands, decides to try and give his fellow musicians an even break by becoming a record distributor. When local gangsters rip him off and stop his budding music venture cold, his fellow musicians decide to rob the robbers.
G,
Drama, Action & Adventure, Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy
Jun 27, 1980 Limited
Mar 28, 2000
Rockers Film Corporation
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Cast
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Leroy Wallace
Horsemouth -
Richard Hall
Dirty Harry -
Monica Craig
Madgie -
Marjorie Norman
Sunshine -
Jacob Miller
Jakes -
Gregory Isaacs
Jah Tooth -
Winston Rodney
Burning Spear -
Frank Dowding
Kiddus I -
Robbie Shakespeare
Robbie -
Manley Buchanan
Big Youth -
Lester Bullocks
Dillinger -
Ashley Harris
Higher -
Leroy Smart
Himself -
Peter Honiball
Honeyball -
L. Lindo
Jack Ruby -
Trevor Douglas
Leggo Beast -
Herman Davis
Bongo Herman -
Raymond Hall
Jeep Man -
Junior Wilby
Natty Majesty -
Errol Brown
Natty Garfield -
Berris Simpson
Prince Hammer -
Theophilus Beckford
Easy Snapping -
Phylip Richards
John Dread -
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Peter Tosh
Himself -
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All Critics (7) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (1) | DVD (3)
An excellent soundtrack, and an endearingly witty script which digresses through explanations of the Rasta faith and countless idiosyncratic solidarity rituals, make for a delightful piece of whimsy.
Top CriticRockers is heavily didactic about the tenets of Rastafarianism, but it's also lighthearted, offering much the same dichotomy reggae music does.
Sounds from the golden age of reggae pulse through this breezy 1978 drama.
[The film was] was Bafaloukos' only feature-directing credit, and has such an organic feel that it almost seems like it made itself.
The sheer life in Rockers has survived well.
Rockers spins realist connections from de Sica to Shaft.
Audience Reviews for Rockers
And of course there's a very smart walking montage to practice at home afterwards.
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