Rockers (1979)
November 23, 1979Release Date
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Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Leroy Wallace
Horsemouth
Richard 'Dirty Harry' Hall
Dirty Harry
Monica Craig
Madgie
Marjorie Norman
Sunshine
Jacob Miller
Jakes
Gregory Isaacs
Jah Tooth
Winston Rodney
Burning Spear
Frank Dowding
Kiddus-I
Kiddus I
Kiddus-I
Robbie Shakespeare
Robbie
Big Youth
Big Youth
Leroy Smart
Himself
Ted Bafaloukos
Director
Lester Bullocks
Dillinger
Ashley Harris
Higher
Patrick Hulsey
Producer
Peter Honiball
Honeyball
L. Lindo
Jack Ruby
Peter Sova
Cinematographer
Trevor Douglas
Leggo Beast
Susan Steinberg
Editor
Herman Davis
Bongo Herman
Raymond Hall
Jeep Man
Junior Wilby
Natty Majesty
Robert Van Campbell
Jah Wise
Errol Brown
Knatty Garfield
Syndrel Easington
T. Dread
Berris Simpson
Prince Hammer
Theophilus Beckford
Easy Snapping
Phylip Richards
John Dread
Winston Thompson
Dr. Alimantado
Sandy McLeod
Tourist / Script Supervisor
Joe Gibbs
Himself
Avrom Robin
Producer
David Streit
Producer / Production Manager
Lilly Kilvert
Art Direction
Monty Diamond
Unit Production Manager / Second Assistant Director
Nigel Noble
Sound Director
Ed Marritz
Camera Operator
Todd Kasow
Music Editor
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This Movie Is About.
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Rockers is a 1978 Jamaican film by Theodoros Bafaloukos. Several popular reggae artists star in the movie, including Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace, Burning Spear, Gregory Isaacs, Big Youth, Dillinger, Robbie Shakespeare, and Jacob Miller.Rockers was originally intended to be a documentary but blossomed into a full-length feature showing the reggae culture at its peak. With a budget of JA$500,000 (about $40,000), the film was completed in two months.The film features authentic culture, characters and mannerisms. The main rocker Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace, for example, is shown living with his actual wife and kids and in his own home.
The recording studios shown are the famous Harry J Studios where many roots reggae artists recorded during the 1970s including Bob Marley. The film includes Kiddus I's recording of "Graduation In Zion" at the studio, which he happened to be recording when Bafaloukos visited the studio.Rockers premiered at the 1978 San Francisco Film Festival and had a theatrical release in the US in 1980.Samples of the film's dialogue were used in the early 1990s jungle track, "Babylon" by Splash, "Terrorist Dub" by Californian ragga-metal band Insolence, in the track "Zion Youth" from the 1995 album Second Light by Dreadzone and in 2012 in the song "Smoke" by Inner Terrestrials.In 2018, Wallace, Kiddus I, and Big Youth came together to perform two shows in São Paulo, Brazil, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the film.