Shine a Light (2008)

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Release Date:

4 April 2008 (Brazil)

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Plot:

A career-spanning documentary on the Rolling Stones, with concert footage from their "A Bigger Bang" tour.

Plot Keywords:

Concert | IMAX Version | Rock Band | Rock Music | Audience

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Cast

Mick Jagger	...	Himself (also archive footage)
Keith Richards	...	Himself (also archive footage)
Charlie Watts	...	Himself (also archive footage)
Ron Wood	...	Himself (as Ronnie Wood)
Christina Aguilera	...	Herself
Buddy Guy	...	Himself
Jack White	...	Himself (as Jack White III)
Darryl Jones	...	Himself
Lisa Fischer	...	Herself
Bernard Fowler	...	Himself
Blondie Chaplin	...	Himself
Chuck Leavell	...	Himself
Bobby Keys	...	Himself
Tim Ries	...	Himself
Martin Scorsese	...	Himself

Also Known As:

Shine a Light (USA) (working title)
Shine a Light: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
Untitled Rolling Stones Documentary (USA) (working title)
Untitled Stones/Scorsese Film (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language, drug references and smoking. (edited for re-rating; originally rated R for some language)

Runtime:

Argentina:122 min | USA:122 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Sonics-DDP (IMAX version) | Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Germany:o.Al. | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43785) | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:Livre | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Hong Kong:IIA | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Sweden:Btl | Norway:A | Australia:M | Ireland:12A | Finland:S

Filming Locations:

Beacon Theatre, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Concert Promotions International

Trivia:

Bruce Willis can be seen in the audience wearing a yellow hat.

Quotes:

Keith Richards: Hi, Clinton. I'm "Bushed"!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2008-04-05)" (2008)

a must for every Stones fan

Scorsese has made another fabulous concert movie using all modern techniques available. Scorsese had the Stones rehearsing their stage show for some days so he was able to choreograph his cameras. Shot with 16 cameras he is able to be always on the right image to the music. But yet it is not senselessly hectic like a bad music clip but allows you instead to watch the musicians and get a feeling for them. The Stones are at their best, delivering one hit after the other. There are some surprises like a duet by Mick Jagger and Jack White III. Buddy Guy and Christina Aguilera also blend in perfectly with the rhythm of the Stones. In between there are some short clips of old Stones interviews which are quite funny and also some Behind-the-Scenes-Footage.