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Summary
The inspiring story of the Roland TR808, from the creation of Planet Rock which established it as a dynamic modern instrument, to how it defined hip hop and modern dance culture, through to its continued use today.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+30)
Critics 100Audiences 70GoodWatch 77
Tomatometer100%
IMDb7.2
Audience score68%
Running time
1 h 34 min
A typical length for music movies, −12 min on the typical 106
typical 10694Half of all music movies run 94–120 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 2 countries
Released
2015
March 30, 2015
11 years ago
Genres
MusicDocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Belgium
United Kingdom
United States
Japan
Finland
Directing · 1
- Alex Dunn Director, Writer, Producer
Writing · 1
- Luke Bainbridge Writer
Production · 5
- Alex Noyer Executive Producer, Producer
- Arthur Baker Producer, Co-Executive Producer
- Craig Kallman Producer
- Hilda Somarriba Publicist
- Matthew Jarman Co-Producer
Sound · 1
- Jamie xx Songs
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