Backbeat 1994  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Iain Softley
Cast: Ian Hart, Stephen Dorff, Sheryl Lee, Gary Bakewell, Chris O'Neill, Scot Williams, Kai Weisinger, Jennifer Ehle, Wolf Kahler, Rob Spendlove, Paul Duckworth, Alexei Jawdokimov, Albert Welling, Marcelle Duprey, John White
The subject of this film is The Beatles–before they became famous. Seen mostly through the eyes of Stuart Sutcliffe (Stephen Dorff), who quit the group just before they hit it big, this is an insightful look into the personalities behind the fame.
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 Swing 1999  R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Nick Mead
Cast: Hugo Speer, Lisa Stansfield, Paul Usher, Tom Bell, Rita Tushingham, Danny McCall, Alexei Sayle, Clarence Clemons, Nerys Hughes, Scot Williams
Martin (Hugo Speer) gets out of jail and, after tutoring by Clarence Clemons on the sax, he starts a band. The lead singer (and the only real highlight of the film) is Joan (pop singer Lisa Stansfield in her first film)–Martin's ex-girlfriend who is now married to the cop who arrested Martin. The working class of Liverpool theme, along the lines of "The Full Monty," has some good music and an optimistic outlook.
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| 1. Backbeat (1994)
2. Swing (1999)
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