That'll Be the Day Movie Review

This is Part One of Jim MacLaine's (David Essex) meteoric rise and fall as a rock and roll star. As the story opens in 1959, Jim is dissatisfied with his drab existence and hopes that rock and roll will lead to a better life. The presence of Ringo Starr in a dramatic role adds to the film's authenticity. Neil Aspinall and Keith Moon supervise the music and David Essex and Billy Fury perform. The great soundtrack by early rock greats was clearly chosen with great care, not just slapped together. The sequel, Stardust, directed by Michael Apted, is even better (Essex, Ayres, and Moon played the same roles).

1973 (PG) 91m/C Ringo Starr, Keith Moon, David Essex, Rosemary Leach, James Booth, Billy Fury, Rosalind Ayres, Robert Lindsay, Brenda Bruce, Verna Harvey, James Ottoway, Deborah Watling, Beth Morris, Daphne Oxenford, Kim Braden, Ron Hackett, Johnny Shannon, Susan Holderness, The Debonairs; D: Claude Whatham; W: Ray Connolly; C: Peter Suschitzsky. VHS, LV