Louis Johnson Movies
- 2005
- Add All Star Bass Series: Bass as a Solo Instrument to QueueAdd All Star Bass Series: Bass as a Solo Instrument to top of Queue
All Star Bass Series: Bass as a Solo Instrument features ten famous and respected bassists showcasing how their instrument can be just as effective alone as in a group setting. They discuss a variety of techniques and styles. The video includes appearances by James Jamerson Jr, Abe Laboriel, Chuck Rainey, Freddie Washington, and Louis Johnson. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- 1999
Live performance clips are combined with a lengthy interview in this instructional video by Louis Johnson. Quincy Jones appears in one segment to discuss his deep appreciation of Johnson's special playing style. ~ Elizabeth Smith, Rovi
This hip-hop comedy stars Mario Van Peebles as rapper Chilly D, who becomes possessed by the spirit of outrageous fashion designer Yves Malmaison (Richard Fancy). ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
- Starring:
- Mario Van Peebles, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, (more)
- 1985
- R
In this exploitation drama, an octet of teens survive a plane crash and end up stranded on a lonely island inhabited only by a ruthless gang of drug smugglers. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Martin Hewitt, Betsy Russell, (more)
- 1983
Jazz keyboardist George Duke is joined by a host of accomplished musicians for this 1983 concert event at Tokyo's Shibuya Public Hall. Combining the sounds of jazz, funk, and dance music, the all-star band jams to "Sweet Baby," "I Want You for Myself," "Love Reborn," "Mouth Grooves," "Dukes Shuffle," and many others. Band members include Steve Ferrone, Louis Johnson, Paul Jackson Jr., Robert Brookins, Lynn Davis, and Marci Levy. ~ Sarah Block, Rovi
Sidney Lumet's The Wiz is the film version of the popular Broadway musical that retells the events of L. Frank Baum's classic novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz through the eyes of a young African-American kindergarten teacher who's "never been below 125th Street." Leaving a large family dinner to chase her dog into a snowstorm, Dorothy (Diana Ross) is swept up by a cyclone and transplanted to the land of Oz -- which looks suspiciously like a skewed version of the run-down Manhattan of the late '70s. Landing on top of the Wicked Witch of the East, the puzzled Dorothy is greeted by munchkins who peel themselves from a graffiti mural and sing to her about the Wiz (Richard Pryor), a powerful wizard living in Emerald City who can help her get home. On her journey down the yellow brick road, she encounters a garbage-stuffed scarecrow (Michael Jackson) in a junkyard, a broken-down tin man (Nipsey Russell) caught in the decay of an old amusement park, and a cowardly lion (Ted Ross) posing as a stone statue outside a museum. The quartet tangles with a subway station that comes to life, a poppy den, and a gaggle of motorcycle henchman on their way to the Wiz -- who orders them to kill the Wicked Witch of the West (a sweatshop tyrant) before he will grant them their wishes. The Wiz has about double the large-scale production numbers of The Wizard of Oz (1939), with songs written and composed by Charlie Smalls. ~ Derek Armstrong, Rovi
- Starring:
- Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, (more)
