Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records

2018

Action / Documentary / Music

8
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 71% · 4 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 71%
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 525 525

Plot summary

This stylish documentary about the iconic ska, reggae and rock-steady label is a timely and wide-ranging celebration of british Jamaican working-class youth culture.

Director

Nicolas Jack Davies Photo
Nicolas Jack Davies

Top cast

Neil Armstrong Photo
Neil Armstrong as Self - Astronaut
Jimmy Cliff Photo
Jimmy Cliff as Self
Micheal Ward Photo
Micheal Ward as Roy Ellis
Kane Robinson Photo
Kane Robinson as Self
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
783.67 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 25 min
Seeds 1
1.57 GB
1920*800
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 25 min
Seeds 2

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by cosmoglass 9 / 10

A lovely little documentary, especially for big fans of the music

There are interviews with lots of old reggae gods, several of whom are no longer with us five years later (Toots, Lee Perry, Bunny Lee). Dandy Livingstone, aged 74, features throughout because he's so good to listen to. He has a beautiful speaking voice, is very composed and happy to share memories. At one point, he sits down at his keyboard and sings a bit of 'A Message to You, Rudy', and it's just wonderful.There are dramatizations of Jamaicans in London in the 60s and 70s that are low key and not jarring or cringey like you might expect.'If that shuffle not in the music, it's not reggae' - Bunny Lee.
Reviewed by jodiramone 8 / 10

Superb look at the roots of the Iconic Trojan records

My dad was a DJ in the 70's and had stacks of Trojan 45s. This music soaked into the walls of our house as i was growing up. I really enjoyed this creation story of the label and there are some great narrators guiding us through who were there at the time. Loved it.
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