Sunset Strip
Directed by: Adam Collis
Written by: Randall Jahnson
Cast: Simon Baker, Darren E. Burrows, Rory Cochrane, Tommy Flanagan, Anna Friel, Adam Goldberg, Jared Leto, John Randolph, Stephanie Romanov, Nick Stahl
Rory's Character: Felix
Synopsis:
Director Adam Collis's feature debut is, like its contemporary, ALMOST
FAMOUS, a nostalgic look back at a group of 1970s rockers and hangers-on. In
1972 Los Angeles, a group of ambitious young people's lives intersect as they
strive for success on the fabled Sunset Strip. Tammy, (Anna Friel) a talented
fashion designer, outfits the hottest bands, while Mike, (Simon Baker) her
friend and photographer, shoots their album covers, and Marty, (Adam Goldberg)
acts as a manager. Tammy's penchant for guitarists leaves her juggling two
lascivious rockers, Glenn (Jared Leto), a wild country visionary, and Duncan,
(Tommy J. Flanagan) a Scottish Jim Morrison. On the downside of success, bitter
songwriter Felix (Rory Cochrane) spirals into depression, while the earnest,
destitute Zach (warmly played by Nick Stahl) hocks his beloved records in an
effort to survive until his band's first gig at the legendary Whiskey A Go-Go.
Shot on location at the Whiskey and landmark Canter's Deli in Los Angeles, and
featuring the wailing guitar riffs of '70s-inspired rock composed (and partly
performed) by the Police's Stuart Copeland, Collis's film examines the struggle
of musicians to achieve fame and realize dreams
Own Review:
Ah, yeah I liked that movie a lot. Not only it was set in the 70's it also is well written. It's like beeing witness to the end of an aera. All characters are believeable and the settings are fantastic. Rory gives a stunning and brilliant performance of a drunk song writer, and especially his scene with Adam Goldberg in a convient store is well played and just hilarious. I also loved Nick Stahl's performance in that movie. When he is up stage in the Whisky and gets boohed of the stage it is heartbreaking. Jared Leto as wanna be rockstar is so funny and when Adam Goldberg suggest "Metal" it is in such a fun way, that you might find yourself believing that he was the one who actually came up with that word for music. It's a warm and nostalgic portrayal of the IT-street in rockmusic!
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