- Rockers (film)
Infobox_Film
name = Rockers
director =Ted Bafaloukos
writer = Ted Bafaloukos
starring = Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace
producer = Patrick Hulsey
distributor =
released =1978
runtime = 100 min.
language = English
budget =
imdb_id = 0079815"Rockers" is a
1978 Jamaica n film by Ted Bafaloukos. Several popular reggae artists star in the movie, including Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace,Burning Spear ,Gregory Isaacs ,Big Youth , Dillinger, andJacob Miller .Rockers was originally to be a documentary but blossomed into a full-length feature showing the reggae culture at its peak.
In this film, the culture, characters and mannerisms are authentic. The main rocker Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace, for example, is shown living with his actual wife and kids and in his own home.The recording studios shown are the famous Harry J Studios where many
roots reggae artists recorded during the 70s includingBob Marley . Samples of the film's dialogue were used in the early 1990's jungle track, "Babylon" by Splash. TheJamaican Patois spoken throughout the film is rendered with English language subtitles for a foreign audience.Plot
Horsemouth, a drummer living in a ghetto of Kingston plans to make some extra money selling and distributing records. He buys a motorcycle to carry them to the sound systems around the island. The film starts as a loose interpretation of Vittorio de Sica’s
The Bicycle Thief and turns into a reggae interpretation of the Robin Hood myth.Cast
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Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace : himself
* Richard "Dirty Harry" Hall : himself
* Gregory "Jah Tooth" Isaacs : himself
* Jacob "Jakes" Miller : himself
* Robbie "Robbie" Shakespeare : himself
* Frank Dowding :Kiddus I (himself)
* Winston Rodney :Burning Spear (himself)
* Manley Buchanan :Big Youth (himself)
* Lester Bullocks : Dillinger (himself)See also
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Rockers (soundtrack)
*The Harder They Come External links
*imdb title|id=0079815|title=Rockers
* [http://www.RockersTheMovie.com Rockers The Movie]
*Pop Matters review [http://www.popmatters.com/film/reviews/r/rockers-25th-dvd.shtml link]
*Reggae Films website [http://www.reggaefilms.co.uk link]
* [http://www.RockersItsDangerous.com Offically Licensed Rockers Its Dangerous Reggae Clothing]
* [http://www.imagesjournal.com/issue10/reviews/rockers/text.htm Rockers DVD review]
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