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Rock & Rule

"Sound you can see in the movie you can feel!"

1983 1h 17m EN
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★5.9TMDB · 101
AdventureAnimationFantasy
Synopsis
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A malevolent rock star kidnaps a female singer to force her to participate in the summoning of a demon and her band must help her stop him.

“Sound you can see in the movie you can feel!”

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Behind the camera

Director
Clive A. Smith
Writers
John Halfpenny, Patrick Loubert, Peter Sauder
Languages
English
Countries
Canada

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RUNTIME

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Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Patricia Cullen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Don Francks and Lou Reed and Susan Roman carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Sound you can see in the movie you can feel!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0086203 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Clive A. Smith directs. Patricia Cullen scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
  • 243 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
  • 3Original score by Patricia Cullen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 4Don Francks and Lou Reed and Susan Roman carry the top of the cast.
  • 5Marketing tagline: "Sound you can see in the movie you can feel!".
  • 6IMDB entry: tt0086203 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 7Classified under 15 themes, including "future", "rock 'n' roll", "self sacrifice", "musician".

The technical file

Original score
Patricia Cullen
Runtime
77 min · 1h 17m
Aspect ratio (typical)
1.37:1 (Academy)
Status
Released
Budget
$8,000,000
Original language
EN
Certification (US)
PG

Also by

Clive A. Smith

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Production companies

Who made it

  • CA

    Canadian Film Development Corporation

    CA

  • Nelvana

    Nelvana

    CA

Key crew

  • Animation ManagerPat Sito
  • AnimationDarlie Brewster
  • AnimationJeff Topping
  • AnimationAnne Marie Bardwell
  • AnimationCharles Bonifacio
  • AnimationRobin Budd
  • AnimationJohn Celestri
  • AnimationChuck Gammage
  • AnimationFrank Nissen
  • AnimationBill Speers
  • AnimationTom Sito
  • AnimationKen Stephenson
  • AnimationRoger Allers
  • AnimationDev Ramsaran
  • AnimationTerry Godfrey
  • AnimationWendy Perdue
  • AnimationElaine Despins
  • AnimationDale Schott
  • AnimationRalf Palmer
  • AnimationJohn Laurence Collins
  • AnimationLouis Scarborough Jr.
  • AnimationLarry Jacobs

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • future
  • rock 'n' roll
  • self sacrifice
  • musician
  • dystopia
  • cocaine
  • post-apocalyptic future
  • dark comedy
  • punk rock
  • surrealism
  • anthropomorphism
  • cyberpunk
  • demon
  • rock band
  • adult animation

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical (limited)1983-04-15PG
  • Physical2005-06-07PG· DVD
  • Physical2010-09-28PG· Blu-Ray

Also known as

International titles

  • A Viagem MusicalPT
  • Rock and RuleUS

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