Hendrix (2000) (TV)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Leon Ichaso

Writers:

Rob Weiss (written by) &
Butch Stein (written by) ...

Release Date:

17 September 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Music

Tagline:

He set the world on fire

Plot:

Biography of rock star Jimi Hendrix chronicles his early career, including a stint with Little Richard who fired him for getting too flamboyant...

Plot Keywords:

Jimi Hendrix | Interracial Relationship | Lesbian Scene | Female Nudity | Lesbianism

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Wood Harris	...	Jimi Hendrix
Billy Zane	...	Michael Jeffrey
Dorian Harewood	...	Al Hendrix
Christian Potenza	...	Chas Chandler
Vivica A. Fox	...	Faye Pridgeon
Kristen Holden-Ried	...	Noel Redding (as Kristen J. Holdenried)
Christopher Ralph	...	Mitch Mitchell
Christopher Bolton	...	Ron Terry
Michie Mee	...	Devon Wilson (as Michi Mee)
Ann Marin	...	Linda Keith
Kevin Hanchard	...	Little Richard
Kevin Duhaney	...	Young Jimi
Linda Carter	...	Lucille Hendrix
Clé Bennett	...	Billy Cox
Brian Paul	...	Henry Steingarten

MPAA:

Rated R for language, sexuality and drug content.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

MGM Television

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In a scene where Jimi is meeting with record producers, a shot of a city street shows late model cars. A black SUV can be seen driving from left to right of screen.

It's all about the money

What happens when a production team has no money? They make something like 'hendrix'.

There is no quality in this movie, its a cheap knockoff designed to get viewers merely because 'hendrix' is in the titled. It's a pretty good example of bait and switch. And the greatest travesty is the lack of hendrix material in the movie, anything requiring additional royalties was off limits. So you get cheap imitations of hendrix songs, oh but none that he actually wrote, just the covers. A hendrix movie without 'purple haze', 'foxy lady', 'all along the watchtower', ...', etc.

The only saving grace is the lead. He does a great job in capturing the sound and mannerisms of hendrix, right down to that nervous laugh. It's too bad he is acting in a pool of low-cost sh1t.