Fresh
A love song to both the power of both music and determined political resistance.
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star
Good Vibrations
Are teenage dreams so hard to beat?
2012 · 1h 51m · NR
Drama, Music
Directed by
Lisa Barros D'Sa
,
Glenn Leyburn
Overview
The story of music legend Terri Hooley, a key figure in Belfast's punk rock scene. Hooley founded the Good Vibrations store from which a record label sprung, representing bands such as The Undertones, Rudi and The Outcasts.
Director and cast
- Lisa Barros D'Sa Director
- Glenn Leyburn Director
- Richard Dormer as Terri Hooley
- Jodie Whittaker as Ruth
- Karl Johnson as George Hooley
- Michael Colgan as Dave Hyndman
- Liam Cunningham as Davy
- Dylan Moran as Pat
- Ruth McCabe as Mavis Hooley
- Mark Ryder as Greg Cowen
- Killian Scott as Ronnie Matthews
- Kerr Logan as Feargal Sharky
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
94%
Tomatometer
Fresh
An impassioned, funny and monumentally likable myth-making comedy.
Tom Huddleston, Time Out
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