Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll!


1h 50m 1987
Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll!

Brief Synopsis

A performance celebration of Chuck Berry's 60th birthday party concert at Fox Theatre in St Louis, Missouri. The film also exams the roots of his music through inerterviews with Berry himself, and many other well known names in rock 'n' roll history.

Film Details

Also Known As
Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll, Chuck Berry's Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll!, Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll!, Hail, Rock 'n' Roll
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1987
Distribution Company
UNITED INTERNATIONAL PICTURES (UIP)/UNIVERSAL PICTURES
Location
Hollywood, California, USA; Fox Theater, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Cosmopolitan Club, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Berry Park, Wentzville, Missouri, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 50m

Synopsis

A performance celebration of Chuck Berry's 60th birthday party concert at Fox Theatre in St Louis, Missouri. The film also exams the roots of his music through inerterviews with Berry himself, and many other well known names in rock 'n' roll history.

Crew

Victor Abbene

Grip

Daniel Adams

Assistant Camera Operator

Thomas D Adelman

Unit Production Manager

Jack Albeck

Other

Stuart Allen

Other

Audie Aragon

Dolly Grip

Jack Beckman

Assistant

Stephanie Bennett

Producer

Chuck Berry

Coproducer

Chuck Berry

Other

Ingrid Berry

Other

Bo Diddley

Other

Rosemary Brandenburg

Set Decorator

Michael Buckner

Transportation Captain

Michael Buckner

Security

Jim Callaghan

Security

Robert Carmody

Assistant Camera Operator

Jerry Chan

Camera

Sam Cherroff

Video Assist/Playback

Joan Churchill

Camera Operator

Eric Clapton

Other

Ron Cogswell

Sound

Steve Cogswell

Video Assist/Playback

Kim Colefax

Production Designer

K.c. Colwell

Assistant Director

Stephen C Confer

Camera Operator

Jeffrey Conroy

Production Assistant

Alicia Craft

Assistant Camera Operator

Robert Cray

Other

Lisa Day

Editor

Wayne De La Roche

Assistant Camera Operator

Doreen Dixon

Dialogue Consultant

Doreen Dixon

Adr

Don Everly

Other

Phil Everly

Other

Bruce Fedorka

Assistant Camera Operator

Paul Ferrara

Key Grip

Eric Fletcher

Assistant Camera Operator

Duncan Forbes

Assistant Camera Operator

Michael Frondelli

Music

Jessica Gallavan

Assistant Editor

Phil Gitomer

Production

Dana W Gonzales

Assistant Camera Operator

Jill Goularte

Apprentice

David W Gray

Consultant

Bryan Greenberg

Camera Operator

Dave Hewitt

Audio

Philip Holahan

Camera Operator

John Lee Hooker

Other

David Hulsey

Electrician

Etta James

Other

Steve Jordan

Other

Paul Justman

Editing

Carlton Kaller

Music Editor

Mike Kelley

Sound Engineer

Bobby Keys

Other

Bill Klages

Lighting

Rick Kline

Sound

Edward Lachman

Camera Operator

Edward Lachman

Other

Edward Lachman

Director Of Photography

Fritz Lang

Production

Chris Lanzenberg

Assistant Camera Operator

Kelley Lapping

Other

Jerri Lauridsen

Production Coordinator

Chuck Leavell

Other

Julian Lennon

Other

Jerry Lee Lewis

Other

Steve Litman

Assistant

Little Richard

Other

Mark Ludwig

Assistant Camera Operator

Chuch Magee

Music

Larry Mann

Sound Effects Editor

Beau E.l. Marks

Assistant Director

Jim Marshall

Assistant Camera Operator

J B Matteotti

Production

Max Mcclay

Camera Equipment

Larry Mcconkey

Steadicam Operator

Sandy Mcleod

Script Supervisor

Michael Mekjian

Boom Operator

John Merz

Assistant

David Michels

Grip

Karen Minahan

Sound Effects Editor

Donald O Mitchell

Sound

Chris Moseley

Assistant Camera Operator

Jerry Nashleanas

Gaffer

George T Nierenberg

Associate Producer

Vern Nobles

Assistant Camera Operator

Kevin O'connell

Sound

Roy Orbison

Other

Dan Perri

Titles

Dewey Perrigo

Wardrobe

Frederick Peterson

Assistant Editor

H Lee Peterson

Assistant Editor

Roger Phenix

Sound

Todd Pike

Assistant Camera Operator

Christopher Porter

Gaffer

David Pultz

Color Timer

Bradford Ralston

Video Assist/Playback

Tom Randol

Production Assistant

Ricki Renna

Location Manager

Dave Reynolds

Sound Mixer

Keith Richard

Music Producer

Keith Richard

Music

Keith Richard

Other

Scott Richardson

Creative Consultant

Jaime Robbie Robertson

Music

Jaime Robbie Robertson

Creative Consultant

Rick Robertson

Camera Operator

Alan Rogan

Music

Linda Ronstadt

Other

Jane Rose

Associate Producer

Frank Ruttencutter

Camera Operator

Gil Samuelian

Other

Robert Schaper

Sound

Derek Scott

Assistant Camera Operator

Ralph Sepulveda

Assistant Editor

Phil Shipley

Music

Mark Slocombe

Music

Thelma Smith

Makeup

Curt Sobel

Music Editor

Albert Spevak

Associate Producer

Bruce Springsteen

Other

Joey Stampinato

Other

Oliver Stapleton

Director Of Photography

Oliver Stapleton

Other

Gary Stark

Grip

Karen I Stern

Assistant Editor

Bernie Stome

Music

Gary Swink

Best Boy

Jeff Tufano

Assistant Camera Operator

Dana Vandover

Props

Philip Alan Waters

Camera Operator

Lou Weinert

Assistant Camera Operator

Lucy Williamson

Makeup

Bill Winn

Sound Engineer

Dariusz Wolski

Assistant Camera Operator

William Youdelman

Other

Film Details

Also Known As
Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll, Chuck Berry's Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll!, Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll!, Hail, Rock 'n' Roll
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1987
Distribution Company
UNITED INTERNATIONAL PICTURES (UIP)/UNIVERSAL PICTURES
Location
Hollywood, California, USA; Fox Theater, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Cosmopolitan Club, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Berry Park, Wentzville, Missouri, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 50m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States on Video April 7, 1988

Released in United States September 18, 1987 (Shown at Toronto Festival of Festival September 18, 1987.)

Released in United States October 1987 (Shown at New York Film Festival October 3 & 4, 1987.)

Released in United States Fall October 8, 1987

Released in United States October 9, 1987 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States Fall October 8, 1987

Released in United States February 1988

Released in United States November 1987

Released in United States October 1987

Released in United States October 9, 1987

Released in United States on Video April 7, 1988

Released in United States September 18, 1987

Shown at Berlin Film Festival February 1988.

Shown at London Film Festival November 1987.

Shown at New York Film Festival October 3 & 4, 1987.

Shown at Toronto Festival of Festival September 18, 1987.

Principal photography began September 29, 1986.

Began shooting October 9, 1986.

Completed shooting October 16, 1986.

Released in United States February 1988 (Shown at Berlin Film Festival February 1988.)

Released in United States November 1987 (Shown at London Film Festival November 1987.)