The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott
The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott
Release: 1996-01-03
·Runtime: 52m
Documentary
Music
When Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott died on 4 January 1986, he was 36 years old. His early death from a drug-related illness placed him in the same rock 'n' roll league as his idols Elvis and Jimi Hendrix. This documentary looks behind the image to reveal the strains of life in the fast lane. It also focuses on Lynott as family man, writer, and black Irishman with a Brazilian father. Includes contributions from Bono, Van Morrison, Mark Knopfler, Scott Gorham, and Lynott's wife Caroline Crowther, who speaks publicly for the first time. (Radio Times)
Production Countries
Ireland
Production Companies
Safinia
Cast
Bono
as Self
Bob Geldof
as Self
Jon Bon Jovi
as Self
Brian Robertson
as Self - Guitarist, Thin Lizzy
Phil Lynott
as Self (archive footage)
Brian Downey
as Self - Drummer, Thin Lizzy
Gary Moore
as Self - Guitarist, Thin Lizzy
Eric Bell
as Self - Guitarist, Thin Lizzy
Van Morrison
as Self
Mark Knopfler
as Self
Slash
as Self
Huey Lewis
as Self
Midge Ure
as Self
Scott Gorham
as Self - Guitarist, Thin Lizzy