Steve Marriott Movies
- 2009
This musical compilation release actually consists of two separate events, mounted and performed fourteen years apart. Both are centered around the late rock icon Steve Marriott, veteran of Humble Pie and The Small Faces, who died in a house fire in April 1991. In the first, dubbed "The Lost Concert," Marriott takes the stage at the Dragon's Waldcafe in Saarbruecken, Germany on October 10, 1987 and performs such numbers as "Don't Lie to Me," "All or Nothing," "Run Rudolph Run" and "My Girl." The second segment consists of a memorial concert tribute to Marriott, mounted and performed in April 2001, exactly ten years after the musician's death. Participating artists in that set include Humble Pie, Clem Archer, Noel Gallagher, Ian McLagan, Kenney Jones and Steve Ellis; selections therein include "My Mind's Eye," "Shine On," "I Don't Need No Doctor" and much more. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Steve Marriott, Richard Newman, (more)
- 2000
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This documentary is a biographical tribute to British rocker Steve Marriott, frontman for '70s rock groups the Small Faces and Humble Pie. He worked with some of the most influential musicians of the time, including Peter Frampton and Rod Stewart. Archive footage and interviews with family and friends tell the story of Marriott's musical career and untimely death in 1991. Featuring commentary from members of the Black Crowes, Cheap Trick, and Bad Company, this includes the songs "Lazy Sunday," "Tin Soldier," and "30 Days in the Hole." ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
- 1965
Dave Martin (David Hemmings) and his mates once again find themselves dealing with the tricky side of the music business in this sequel to the British pop musical Live It Up. Dave has become interested in writing, and has a lead on a job with a newspaper in the seaside community of Brighton. As luck would have it, his parents Herbert (Ivor Salter) and Margaret (Diana King) are also moving to Brighton, having inherited a guest house there that they've decided to take over as the family business. En route to Brighton, Dave meets Erica (Andrea Monet), a pretty girl from the United States who is going to Brighton to audition for a job as a dancer. She is lacking accommodations, so Dave offers to put her up at the family's new guest house, though Herbert and Margaret at first believe their son has less than honorable intentions. When Erica's audition falls through, she opts to stay on in Brighton, and she's soon joined by Dave's old pals Phil (John Pike) and Ricky (Stephen Marriot), who were his partners in the beat group the Smart Alecks. Publicity friendly impresario Hilton Bass (David Healy) arrives in town looking for "the Brighton Sound," which he's convinced will be the next big thing after the success of Merseybeat. Dave asks his pals to re-form the Smart Alecks to enter the talent competition Bass is staging, but he's disqualified when he learns the paper he's working for is helping to sponsor the contest. However, Dave thinks he may have struck upon a story when he uncovers evidence that suggests Bass has rigged the contest to favor a group he's already signed to a deal. Be My Guest features guest appearances from Jerry Lee Lewis and the Nashville Teens (the latter of whom also serve as Lewis' backing band), as well as lesser known beat groups the Nightshades, Kenny and the Wranglers, and the Zephyrs. Noted British rock producer Shel Talmy coordinated the film's musical score. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- David Hemmings, Steve Marriott, (more)
- 1963
A handful of teenage rock and rollers are looking for their big break and they need it fast in this British pop-musical, which offers a look at the U.K. rock music scene in the days before the Beatles took it international. Dave Martin (David Hemmings) and his pals Phil (John Pike), Ron (Heinz Burt), and Ricky (Stephen Marriot) work as delivery boys for the post office during the day, but in their spare time they're members of a beat group called the Smart Alecks who are looking to get ahead. Dave's mother Margaret (Joan Newell) is supportive of Dave's interest in music, but his father Herbert (Ed Deveraux) thinks his son is wasting his time and money, especially after the band blows its savings cutting a demo tape of their best original song, "Live It Up." Herbert gives Dave one month to get his foot in the door of the music business, or else he'll force him to go look for a real job. Dave is sure the tape will score the Smart Alecks a record deal, especially after an accident at a movie studio while he's on a delivery puts his name in the papers, but as fate would have it, Dave misplaces the tape. As the Smart Alecks look for a new way to get the attention of a music biz bigwig, Jill (Jennifer Moss), Dave's girlfriend, thinks she might be able to use her job as a taxi dispatcher to help. Originally released in the United Kingdom as Live It Up, Sing and Swing features a brief appearance by first generation rock icon Gene Vincent, who sings the song "Temptation Baby" in a television studio, while legendarily eccentric producer Joe Meek coordinated the movie's musical score. Future Deep Purple and Rainbow guitarist Ritchie Blackmore can be spotted sitting in with the group the Outlaws, while Stephen Marriot would soon shorten his first name to Stevie and become a pop star as a member of the Small Faces. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- David Hemmings, John Pike, (more)
- 1963
In this thriller, an orphan gets entangled in a web of terror after he discovers that his aunt is deeply involved in an international smuggling ring. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
