Fresh
Rockers is heavily didactic about the tenets of Rastafarianism, but it's also lighthearted, offering much the same dichotomy reggae music does.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Rockers
It's Dangerous
1979 · 1h 40m · N/A
Comedy, Drama, Music
Directed by
Ted Bafaloukos
,
Monty Diamond
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Rockers
Overview
Horsemouth, a drummer living in a ghetto of Kingston, plans to make money selling records. After his prized motorcycle is stolen, his plans fall through and he's forced to adapt.
Director and cast
- Ted Bafaloukos Director
- Monty Diamond Director
- Leroy Wallace as Horsemouth
- Richard 'Dirty Harry' Hall as Dirty Harry
- Monica Craig as Madgie
- Marjorie Norman as Sunshine
- Jacob Miller as Jakes
- Gregory Isaacs as Jah Tooth
- Winston Rodney as Burning Spear
- Frank Dowding as Kiddus-I
- Robbie Shakespeare as Robbie
- Big Youth as Big Youth
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
86%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Sounds from the golden age of reggae pulse through this breezy 1978 drama.
Ted Shen, Chicago Reader
Fresh
An excellent soundtrack, and an endearingly witty script which digresses through explanations of the Rasta faith and countless idiosyncratic solidarity rituals, make for a delightful piece of whimsy.
Time Out
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