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Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth (2005)
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Beethoven, Ellington, Hendrix... Worrell?Plot:
The Film captures the life and the sound of an overlooked and eccentric musical mastermind who has been compared to Beethoven, Duke Ellington and Jimi Hendrix full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Great primer on a seminal funk keyboardist... moreCast
(Credited cast)| David Byrne | ... | Himself | |
| George Clinton | ... | Himself | |
| Mos Def | ... | Himself | |
| Chris Frantz | |||
| Dr. Know | ... | Himself | |
| Bill Laswell | ... | Himself | |
| Prince Paul | ... | Himself | |
| Tina Weymouth | ... | Herself | |
| Douglas Wimbish | ... | Himself | |
| Bernie Worrell | ... | Himself |
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I liked this film a lot, as it was a perfect introduction to who Bernie Worrell is and what he did/ does. The editing is excellent, with the sound bed providing a nice continuity through disparate interview clips with the likes of David Byrne, Mos Def, Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, etc.
I only really have one comment, and it's that it would have been nice to have had a little more detail about Bernie's life after Parliament. What happened to him...why is he not in the pantheon along with Bootsy and George Clinton (at least among the great unwashed like myself).
If you like music, try to see this film as part of a festival or at a screening. You'll be richer for it.