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Mayor of the Sunset Strip

One unlikely man made America listen

2003 · 1h 34m · R Documentary, Music
Directed by George Hickenlooper

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Overview

A look at the history of fame in the world through the eyes of pop star impresario, Rodney Bingenheimer

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All reviews
87%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Has a commercial reach that goes beyond local hero worship thanks in part to an all-star lineup of interviewees, including Cher, David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Gwen Stefani and Courtney Love, to name just a few confirmed Rod-heads.

Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh

Captures Bingenheimer in all his celeb-fondling glory. But it's a forlorn sight, one the film doesn't turn away from as it arcs from giddy inclusion to lonely pathos.

Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh

Creepily entertaining.

David Edelstein, Slate
Fresh

Feels like an elegy for an aging rock pixie.

Richard Harrington, Washington Post
Fresh

At first a wryly comic study of a real-life, shag-topped Zelig ... Hickenlooper's nuanced documentary shifts into far deeper and darker emotional territory once it starts revealing Bingenheimer's heart-wrenching backstory.

Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star

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