This movie is a musical biography of the four seasons, the rise, the tough times and personal clashes, and the ultimate triumph of a group of friends whose music became symbolic of a generation. I understand why they made some of the choices and some of them work very. From director clint eastwood comes the bigscreen version of the tony awardwinning musical jersey boys. At times the movie version of jersey boys captures the electric excitement of the musical, but for every soaring moment, there are 10 minutes of bickering or brooding. The jersey boys is based on the true story of the rise and fall of frankie valli and the four seasons. Their story as a collective begins in 1951 in a crimeridden neighborhood in belleville, new jersey. Jersey boys 2014 r 2h 14m 20thcentury period pieces adapted from the hit broadway musical, this nostalgic look at the four seasons and their bumpy offstage lives stretches across four decades. Jersey boys is a 2005 jukebox musical with music by bob gaudio, lyrics by bob crewe, and book by marshall brickman and rick elice. Jersey boys keeps the shows conceit of having each of the four seasons tell various aspects of the story. Interview with jersey boys film actors by min lee films. John lloyd youngerich bergenmichael lomendavincent piazzachristopher walkenmike doylerenee marinoerica piccininnijoey russodonnie kehr katherine. Film blog why do movies about musicians always have the worst music. John lloyd young was born on july 4, 1975 in the usa.
Original band members frankie valli and bob gaudio who also composed the films music serve as executive producers. Jersey boys is a 2014 american musical drama film directed and produced by clint eastwood, based on the 2005 tony awardwinning jukebox musical of the. Jersey boys 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The musical is structured as four seasons, each narrated by a different member of the band who gives his. Clint eastwoods big screen version of the tony awardwinning. From director clint eastwood comes the bigscreen version of the tony award winning musical jersey boys. Jersey boys trailer a movie directed by clint eastwood cast. The film tells the story of the musical group the four seasons. Jersey boys is a 2014 american musical drama film directed and produced by clint eastwood, based on the 2005 tony awardwinning jukebox musical of the same name. It is presented in a documentary style format that dramatizes the formation, success and eventual breakup of the 1960s rock n roll group the four seasons.
John lloyd youngerich bergenmichael lomendavincent piazzachristopher walkenmike doylerenee marinoerica piccininnijoey russodonnie kehrkatherine. It is presented in a documentarystyle format that dramatizes the formation, success and eventual breakup of the 1960s rock n roll group the four seasons. Preorder this movie and it will be available for playback and added to my movies as soon as its available for release. Jersey boys movie vs true story real frankie valli. Jersey boys movie trailer clint eastwood movie trailer hd. With john lloyd young, erich bergen, michael lomenda, vincent piazza. Christopher walken, john lloyd young, erich bergen, michael lomenda. John lloyd young, clint eastwood by brave new hollywood. When the musics not playing, jersey boys starts to lull you into mild lethargy. Jersey boys is neither as inventive nor as energetic as it could be, but theres no. Jersey boys is neither as inventive nor as energetic as it could be, but theres no denying the powerful pleasures of its musical moments.
A movie as grungy, profane and bluecollar as jersey boys needs to feel more alive. Het scenario is van marshall brickman en rick elice. The film becomes more of a standard music biopic than the musical on broadway. Which means to learn the background the film cant always. The film tells the story of four young men from the.
They were turned down for the job but decided to use the name of the lounge as their new moniker. The story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in new jersey who came together to form the iconic 1960s rock group the four seasons. For boys, in general, to get out of the neighborhood, they either have to join the army, get mobbed up, or become famous. Clint eastwood is one of my favorite directors and i thought jersey boys would be one of my favorite films of this year, but i was disappointed by eastwoods. Like in the jersey boys movie, the true story reveals that they came up with the name after auditioning for a cocktail lounge gig in a large suburban bowling alley in union, new jersey in early 1961.
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