Jimi Hendrix

1973 · 98 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 1,951 VOTES · DIR. Gary Weis, Joe Boyd, John Head

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Overview

Made shortly after his death, this documentary explores the brief life and remarkable legacy of guitarist Jimi Hendrix. After finding fame in the U.K., Hendrix brought his act back to the U.S., where his influential playing style left a blazing imprint on a whole generation of musicians. Employing interviews with family and contemporaries, such as Eric Clapton, as well as scorching live performances from Woodstock and Isle of Wight, the film paints an indelible portrait of a rock 'n' roll legend.

Dialogue Timeline — 861 lines

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00:00:11 Kit Lambert, our manager...
00:05:50 There was a certain look in his eye. He got on a chair...
00:09:16 Just a release, I guess.
00:11:30 Do they think your life is strange compared to what they're in?
00:17:38 The stories and things he used to tell me, I started goin' for him.
00:19:49 Then the other guys come and say he's got to turn it down...
00:21:49 You all call her '"Fayne,'" I think, but we call her '"Fay.'"
00:27:37 He wouldn't tell me nothin'. He just kept flashin' the thing.
00:29:33 I told this record producer there was this fantastic...
00:31:39 [Jimi performs Hey Joe]
00:37:27 Never spoke to me before in my life. Ever.
00:40:16 [Jimi performs Purple Haze]
00:45:12 '"Acid...some acid.'" You know? And I said, '"Acid?'"
00:47:23 ...in his money, and in his women, of course.
00:49:45 I'd like to bore you for about six or seven minutes and do a little thing.
00:57:08 And then, well, Mitch stayed. Mitch was happy.
01:02:50 I don't know much about it, because I never went that far out in an act.
01:05:01 ...that Band of Gypsies thing together, Buddy Miles, Billy Cox.
01:08:52 ...through either his record company, the management...
01:10:39 ...in the manner that would do him some good.
01:16:04 ...in a particular way that's relevant to you...
01:26:25 But Jimi was unashamedly outward...
01:28:38 So I stopped immediately to call the ambulance.
10:00:00 everything would be cool.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed861
Dialogue density8.8 lines / min
First line00:00:11
Final line10:00:00

Production Record

DirectorGary Weis, Joe Boyd, John Head
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,951