Reel Rockers: 22 Classic Rock & Roll Movies
We salute the debut of Rainn Wilson's ''The Rocker'' with our list of the greatest, most rebellious, rawkin'-est films ever, including ''The Last Waltz'' and ''Purple Rain'' (but, sadly, not ''The Rocker'')
By Simon Vozick-Levinson Updated August 19, 2008 at 06:00 PM EDT
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This is Spinal Tap, Christopher Guest, ... | Years ago, we sat next to a middle-aged couple at a screening of Rob Reiner's faux documentary. As the has-been band of the title launchedÂ…
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Bob Dylan, Robbie Robertson
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Prince, Purple Rain
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Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love, ...
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Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield, ...
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Shine a Light, Charlie Watts, ...
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The Beatles, A Hard Day's Night
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Led Zeppelin
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Tom Hanks, Steve Zahn, ...
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45. LA BAMBA (1987) SUBJECT: Ritchie Valens
La Bamba, Lou Diamond Phillips | Writer-director Luis Valdez took a little-known piece of the rock and roll puzzle — the life of Latino rock groundbreaker Valens (played by then-newcomer LouÂ…
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Writer-director Luis Valdez took a little-known piece of the rock and roll puzzle — the life of Latino rock groundbreaker Valens (played by then-newcomer Lou Diamond Phillips), who went down on that plane with Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper the Day the Music Died — and found its own rich tapestry. Plus, it had kick-ass music by Los Lobos. Which is always good. —Marc Bernardin
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The Commitments
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Steve Jones, Johnny Rotten, ...
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Chloe Webb, Gary Oldman, ...
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Jack Black, The School of Rock
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Val Kilmer, Frank Whaley, ...
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Ian Hart, Stephen Dorff, ...
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Ewan McGregor, Velvet Goldmine
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Steve Coogan, 24 Hour Party People
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JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL IN HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH (2001)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch, John Cameron Mitchell | The things people do for love. After Hansel (Mitchell) falls in love, he plans to leave communist East Germany for the West to marry hisÂ…
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The things people do for love. After Hansel (Mitchell) falls in love, he plans to leave communist East Germany for the West to marry his lover. But in order to get married, he undergoes a sex change, so Hansel becomes Hedwig. The results aren't so great, though, hence the Angry Inch part of the movie's title.
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Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, ...
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