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Leroy Wallace, Richard Hall, Monica Craig, Marjorie Norman, Jacob Miller ... see more see more... , Gregory Isaacs , Winston Rodney , Frank Dowding , Robbie Shakespeare , Manley Buchanan , Lester Bullocks , Ashley Harris , Leroy Smart , Peter Honiball , L. Lindo , Trevor Douglas , Herman Davis , Raymond Hall , Junior Wilby , Errol Brown , Berris Simpson , Theophilus Beckford , Phylip Richards , Burning Spear , Peter Tosh , Kiddus I , Big Youth

Rockers was made after the the stunning success of the independently made 1972 hit The Harder They Come, which introduced North Americans to reggae music and the Rastafarian lives of many Jamaicans. I... read more read more...n the story, Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace, who has been a drummer in reggae bands, decides to try and give his fellow musicians an even break by becoming a record distributor. When local gangsters rip him off and stop his budding music venture cold, his fellow musicians decide to rob the robbers. Practically everyone in this film, beginning with its star, were reggae musicians who were well known in Jamaica. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

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G, 1 hr. 39 min.

Directed by: Ted Bafaloukos, Theodorus Bafaloukos, Theodorus Bafaloukus

Release Date: June 27, 1980

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DVD Release Date: March 28, 2000

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  • EightThirty
    August 28, 2007
    EightThirty
    Something Different...pretty funny Drama ^_^
  • lesleyanorton
    October 15, 2009
    lesleyanorton
    The classic 1970's reggae film. Crammed full of Jamaican musicians, the soundtrack is great, and the story line is simple enough to follow even if you don't understand the heavy accents, tho i watched it with a cute reggae musician so I got it translated anyway.
    And of course t... read morehere's a very smart walking montage to practice at home afterwards.
  • philjay27
    July 14, 2007
    philjay27
    Wow, potheads unite, this is your movie. Kidding, genius display of music through story, even though I'm not a huge fan of the musical genre.
  • mylife4whatsright
    May 24, 2007
    mylife4whatsright
    This is a really good one, it tells a story on the struggles of jamaican musicians in the 80s it has all the roots rock reggae music If your a fan of the real reggae than whach this movie .... RASTAFARAI
  • MsSwagga
    May 11, 2007
    MsSwagga
    Jacob Miller . . . Burning Spear . . . Gregory Isaacs . . . in one movie?? The soundtrack is fierce . . .it's a look into a world (even though it was a good 20+ years) that many here think they know about but don't. Anyone who loves Roots Reggae should see this movie.
  • geraldbrewster
    March 18, 2007
    geraldbrewster
    Cool flick...can't beat the soundtrack. Listen to the beat, mon...I think it's a hit! -Jimmy Cliff, from "Harder they Come"
  • decals74
    August 15, 2006
    decals74
    jamaican all-stars of the late 70s team up to take on the mob. excellent music, excellent camerawork, ridiculous story, great movie.

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Janet Maslin
January 15, 2005
Janet Maslin, New York Times

Rockers is heavily didactic about the tenets of Rastafarianism, but it's also lighthearted, offering much the same dichotomy reggae music does. Full Review

Ted Shen
July 28, 2002
Ted Shen, Chicago Reader

Sounds from the golden age of reggae pulse through this breezy 1978 drama. Full Review

Michael Thomson
January 1, 2000
Michael Thomson, BBC

The sheer life in Rockers has survived well. Full Review

Wesley Morris
January 1, 2000
Wesley Morris, San Francisco Examiner

Rockers spins realist connections from de Sica to Shaft. Full Review

Michael Szymanski
October 7, 2005
Michael Szymanski, International Press Academy

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Geoff Andrew
June 24, 2006
Geoff Andrew, Time Out

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