CHUCK BERRY, THE MOVIE

From: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) | Date: October 9, 1987| Author: | Copyright information

NEW YORK - No," Taylor Hackford says with a dazzling California smile, "I'm not turning into a rock 'n' roll filmmaker." It was coincidence, the pony-tailed Hackford says, relaxing in jeans and a scarlet sweater in an East Side hotel suite, that he filmed "Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll," the Chuck Berry documentary opening today, right after producing "La Bamba," the Ritchie Valens story.

" 'La Bamba' is a romantic portrait, an evocation of innocence. 'Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll' is about a figure not innocent on any level. There's incredible industry there. Also brilliant innovation. And ...

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