Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

1988

Documentary / Music

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 91%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 91% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 8.8/10 10 1246 1.2K

concert music video live performance music show

Plot summary

Recorded live at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles, Roy is joined by an eclectic ensemble of rock and roll superstars including Jackson Browne, Elvis Costello, T-Bone Burnett, J.D. Souther, Jennifer Warnes, k.d. lang, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen and Tom Waits.

Director

Top cast

Bonnie Raitt Photo
Bonnie Raitt as Self
Bruce Springsteen Photo
Bruce Springsteen as Self
Alex Acuna Photo
Alex Acuna as Self - Percussion
k.d. lang Photo
k.d. lang as Self
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
596.39 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
29.97 fps
1 hr 4 min
Seeds 1
1.19 GB
1920*1080
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
29.97 fps
1 hr 4 min
Seeds 10

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by sunbeam-4 9 / 10

An hour of heaven

As an amateur musician, I truly appreciate great music, and this was one of the best hours of television I've ever seen. Everyone was great, especially Roy, Bruce and the other guitar players and musicians. I especially liked Jennifer Warnes, K.D., and Bonnie as backup singers. To sum it up- a truly inspiring hour of music and a tribute to Roy, who passed away way too young. There should be more shows of this caliber- TV would be a better place.
Reviewed by claudio_carvalho 10 / 10

A Concert That Mesmerizes the Audience

On October 23rd, 1999, I bought an imported VHS of this concert and I was astounded with such a wonder. Later, I replaced my VHS by the DVD, and I have watched this show at least ten times on these medias. The icon Roy Orbison, who had a personal life filled with many tragedies, playing and singing with names like Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, J.D. Souther, Jackson Browne, Jennifer Warner, K.D. Lang, T. Bone Burnett and Tom Waits, is spectacular. The concert was shot with black and white 35mm film, basic condition imposed by Roy Orbison to participate of this party, and the result is amazingly wonderful. This DVD is to be part of any collection of music lovers. Roy Orbison and his friends sing and play the following classic songs:1) Only the Lonely; 2) Dream Baby; 3) Blue Bayou; 4) The Comedians; 5) Ooby Dooby; 6) Leah; 7) Running Scared; 8) Uptown; 9) In Dreams; 10) Crying; 11) Candyman; 12) Go, Go, Go; 13) Mean Woman Blues; 14) Dream You; 15) Claudette; 16) It's Over; 17) Oh, Pretty Woman. It is hard to select, but "In Dreams", "Crying" and "Dream You" are my favorite songs. My vote is ten.Title (Brazil): "Roy Orbison: Black & White Night"Note: On 21 August 2011, I saw this wonderful concert again.
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