Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President

2020

Action / Documentary / History / Music

6
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 83% · 41 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 83%
IMDb Rating 7.6/10 10 847 847

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Plot summary

This rockumentary-style presidential portrait shows how Jimmy Carter reinvigorated a post-Watergate America—with the music of the counterculture, including the Allman Brothers, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, and Jimmy Buffett.

Director

Mary Wharton Photo
Mary Wharton

Top cast

John Lennon Photo
John Lennon as Self
Tom Brokaw Photo
Tom Brokaw as Self
Graham Nash Photo
Graham Nash as Self
Paul Newman Photo
Paul Newman as Self
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881.78 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   es  
23.976 fps
1 hr 36 min
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882.07 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   es  
23.976 fps
1 hr 36 min
Seeds ...
1.77 GB
1920*1072
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us   es  
23.976 fps
1 hr 36 min
Seeds 4
1.77 GB
1920*1072
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us   es  
23.976 fps
1 hr 36 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Go6565 7 / 10

The life and times of Jimmy Carter, as told by his rock star friends

Don't be fooled: the film is about 90% Jimmy Carter and 10% Rock & Roll. It's also a hagiography: if Carter has any flaws, or even lacks any known human quality, you won't learn about it from this film. If you are not a fan, I'm sure this will probably irritate you no end. But if, like me, you think that from a moral standpoint he towers over the people who preceded and succeeded him as President, then you'll find plenty of evidence here to support that view.I thought in the end Rock & Roll got the short hand of the stick. All the necessary talking heads are present, but you are left without much of a feeling that Carter's palling with rock stars was a significant factor in his character, views, rapport with the American public, or even the 1976 election campaign; the only real tidbit comes from the recollection that when he first appeared on stage with the Allman Brothers Band, they were more famous than him. Fine, but then what? Well, he had Aretha Franklin and Paul Simon play at his inauguration, and he had an all star jazz band play for him at the White House, and lots of others came and played, and they all like him - but so what? Perhaps it would have been helpful to take the spotlight away from Carter a little to ask whether musicians in the late 70's were still relevant to the attitude of young US adults towards politics, as they most definitely had been ten years earlier, then speculate on how that might have influenced the 1976 and 1980 elections.What's most satisfactory is Carter himself - through plenty of footage and long excerpts from recent interviews, he comes across as a man whom you would like to meet, at any age.
Reviewed by RussHog 8 / 10

Good documentary - shows we can do better.

I liked this film a lot. It showed how Jimmy Carter used music and arts to bring people closer together, create peace between people with barriers, and sought diplomacy over military action. We could def use someone to bring us all closer together in this messed up world we live in today.
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