Genre: Documentary
Tagline: You Should Have Been There ...
Plot: Melding biography and social history with a cultural analysis of our Society's obsession with fame and celebrity, "Mayor of the Sunset Strip" chronicles the picaresque life of pop impresario Rodney Bingenheimer, beloved figure on the Los Angeles music scene since the early 1960s, and a friend, confidant, and lifelong admirer of countless luminaries from all walks of public life.As a teenager, motivated by his love for music and the allure of Hollywood, Rodney left his home in northern California for Los Angeles, where, despite a shy, socially awkward nature, he immediately became a ubiquitous presence on the live-music circuit. A constantly evolving fixture as scenester, journalist, promoter and club owner, he eventually earned the nickname "Mayor of the Sunset Strip." After a stint as Davy Jones' stand-in on The Monkees and a successful run as proprietor of Rodney Bingenheimer's English Disco, a magnet for every major star of the early 70s, he began spinning records on Los Angeles' cutting-edge radio station KROQ, and soon became one of the country's most influential DJs. Since then, Rodney has helped define the sounds that have dominated over three decades of music by giving dozens of major artists their first airplay. A partial list of bands he helped to break includes the
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| Directed by |
George Hickenlooper
The Man from Elysian Fields, Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade, The Big Brass Ring | |
| Written by |
George Hickenlooper
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, The Man from Elysian Fields, Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade | |
| Cast |
Tori Amos
Tori Amos Live From NY, MTV Video Music Awards 1998, A Sorta Fairytale |
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 | Beck
The Rugrats Movie, The Work of Director Michel Gondry, Fearless Freaks |
 | Sonny Bono
Airplane II: The Sequel, Hairspray, Troll |
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 | Cher
The Witches of Eastwick, Moonstruck, Stuck On You |
 | Alice Cooper
Prince of Darkness, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Attic Expeditions |
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