Rockers

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Cast

Leroy Wallace
as Horsemouth

Richard Hall
as Dirty Harry

Monica Craig
as Madgie

Jack Ruby

Marjorie Norman
as Sunshine

Jacob Miller
as Jakes

Gregory Isaacs
as Jah Tooth

Burning Spear
as Burning Spear

Frank Dowding
as Kiddus I

Robert Shakespeare
as Robbie

Robbie Shakespeare
as Robbie

Manley Buchanan
as Big Youth

Lester Bullocks
as Dillinger

Ashley Harris
as Higher

Peter Honiball
as Honeyball

Leroy Smart
as Himself

L. Lindo
as Jack Ruby

Burning Spear

Big Youth

Trevor Douglas
as Leggo Beast

Herman Davis
as Bongo Herman

Raymond Hall
as Jeep Man

Junior Wilby
as Natty Majesty

Errol Brown
as Natty Garfield

Robert Van Campbell
as Jah Wise

Berris Simpson
as Prince Hammer

Theophilus Beckford
as Easy Snapping

Phylip Richards
as John Dread

Bynn Wailer
as Bunny

Peter Tosh
as Himself

Kiddus I

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Critic Reviews for Rockers

Audience Reviews for Rockers

• Feb 21, 2010

  I-man loves this movie. Rockers is so completely enjoyable and totally unique. Having very strong documentary features, this film keeps surprising the viewer every minute. It is (at least for the first half an hour or so) as if someone just shouldered a camera and followed Horsemouth around Kingston doing his daily hustling' business. Most of the main characters are real people, playing themselves, esp. reggae artists and producers, and most of the locations are real as well. What I like most about this movie is its many layers. It's like a deep insight into Jamaican society of the late 70's, the golden era of roots reggae, in all its many aspects like class struggle, Rasta, family and religious issues. The hero is trying to rise above his status and make himself, his family and community stronger. His values - peace, love, neighborliness - are tested by but he rises above difficulties and meets the challenge. The end is perfect and sweet. The use of real people as actors and the very poignant of real life in Jamaica are incredibly unusual. Several times, like in the opening scene, characters directly address the viewer personally by facing the camera which I've never seen used like this anywhere else. Technically it's remarkably well done (apart from some pretty dark underexposed moments), for instance they manage to have many songs of the soundtrack coming from actual sources in the picture. And the real question here is who is this Greek director and writer and how did he get so deep inside the Rasta community? But the big attraction here is the music, not the plot. The soundtrack includes Peter Tosh, Robbie Shakespeare, Burning Spear, Gregory Isaacs, Jacob Miler& Inner Circle, Bunny Wailer, and Leroy Wallace (who plays the protagonist). It is very difficult to hear this music and still sit in your seat without even a little rock your body
  Arianeta L Super Reviewer
• Oct 15, 2009

  The classic 1970's reggae film. Crammed full of Jamaican musicians, the soundtrack is great, and the story line is simple enough to follow even if you don't understand the heavy accents, tho i watched it with a cute reggae musician so I got it translated anyway. And of course there's a very smart walking montage to practice at home afterwards.
  Lesley N Super Reviewer
• Aug 28, 2007

  Something Different...pretty funny Drama ^_^
  EightThirty . Super Reviewer
• Aug 15, 2006

  jamaican all-stars of the late 70s team up to take on the mob. excellent music, excellent camerawork, ridiculous story, great movie.
  steve c Super Reviewer

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