Godfathers and Sons
2003 · 96 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 157 VOTES · DIR. Marc Levin
Overview
Director Marc Levin travels to Chicago with hip-hop legend Chuck D (from Public Enemy) and Marshall Chess (son of Leonard Chess and heir to the legacy of Chess Records) to explore the heyday of the Chicago blues and how they come together to produce an album that seeks to bring veteran blues players along with contemporary hip hop musicians. Along with never before seen footage from Howlin 'Wolf, Muddy Waters and Paul Butterfield Blues Band, they are original performances by Koko Taylor, Otis Rush, Magic Slim, Ike Turner and Sam Lay.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,316 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:16 Once I had a pretty little girl
00:06:06 At the age of five
00:09:39 You got a boy child's coming
00:13:29 That's why I'm thrilled! That was the idea!
00:16:28 for Mr. Otis Rush!
00:22:20 They'd start like on a Friday night with the hand clapping and...
00:25:47 Black folks first coming to Chicago...
00:31:17 Let's run one.
00:34:18 the same guys who were gonna meet here in Chicago.
00:38:36 Some call us nigger lovers...
00:42:05 he came in and said, "I've got something hot".
00:46:15 - You got it. - Go by the building and everything...
00:49:49 No-one told me what my job was...
00:54:43 You're the guy to do this.
00:58:19 Close to you woman I want to go Please what I say
01:02:17 I noticed it with the Rolling Stones...
01:06:00 that was the whole idea there.
01:10:08 to get into the studio for two days, with Chuck and Common, and us...
01:13:59 It was the same symbol of success.
01:17:39 So what's the premise? You got to be all up in this
01:21:37 It's funny My life has changed
01:25:46 Everything gonna be alright
01:29:35 Shorty did it first But now we got a grand new burst
150:00:00 worth of IOUS with a rubber band.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,316
Dialogue density13.7 lines / min
First line00:00:16
Final line150:00:00
Production Record
DirectorMarc Levin
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes157