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Little Richard | Year: 2000 Classification: Drama Directed: - Robert Townsend Exellent and highly entertaining film... I saw this on cable, and it really was well produced, and although the film doesn't mention that Little Richard's main influence was Esquirita. This film may not be completely accurate, but it is a lot of fun to watch. The birth of jump blues & r&b started with Esquirita, but Little Richard made it a household name. Little Richard: little facts and little development This has to be the worst dramatization of a pop/rock singer's life. Opening with one or two insignificant scenes (including an 11 year-old Richard in a dress), it quickly jumps to the "Little Richard" incarnation, complete with flamboyant hair and a penchant for high shrills and signature screams. What the film fails to convey is Richard's infamous meeting with Esquerita (whom he met at the Macon bus stop at one in the morning, doing god-only-knows what). They went back to Richard's pad and stayed up together until the sunrise, with the South Carolinian, Esquerita, showing off his dandified musical act, playing "Mint Julep" over and over, and demonstrating his entirely original screams and shrills. In his autobiography, Little Richard fully gives Esquerita props for this essential element of the Lil Richard act. In this weak dramatization of his life, there is no development of Richard's style or sound. The details are insignificant and the content devoid of important facts or significance. LITTLE RICHARD: Little facts and little significance This has to be the worst dramatization of a pop/rock singer's life. Opening with one or two insignificant scenes (including an 11 year-old Richard in a dress), it quickly jumps to the "Little Richard" incarnation, complete with flamboyant hair and a penchant for high shrills and signature screams. What the film fails to convey is Richard's infamous meeting with Esquerita (whom he met at the Macon bus stop at one in the morning, doing god-only-knows what). They went back to Richard's pad and stayed up together until the sunrise, with the South Carolinian, Esquerita, showing off his dandified musical act, playing "Mint Julep" over and over, and demonstrating his entirely original screams and shrills. In his autobiography, Little Richard fully gives Esquerita props for this essential element of the Lil Richard act. In this weak dramatization of his life, there is no development of Richard's style or sound. The details are insignificant and the content devoid of important facts or significance. Buy Little Richard at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Little Richard Search with the Priority Search Engine on Little Richard This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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