Shine a Light (2008)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Release Date:

4 April 2008 (Brazil)

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Plot:

A career-spanning documentary on the Rolling Stones, with concert footage from their "A Bigger Bang" tour.

Plot Keywords:

Rolling Stones | Concert | Band | New York City | Theater

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Mick Jagger	...	Himself - The Rolling Stones: vocals / guitar / harmonica (also archive footage)
Keith Richards	...	Himself - The Rolling Stones: guitar / vocals (also archive footage)
Charlie Watts	...	Himself - The Rolling Stones: drums (also archive footage)
Ron Wood	...	Himself - The Rolling Stones: guitar (as Ronnie Wood)
Christina Aguilera	...	Herself
Buddy Guy	...	Himself
Jack White	...	Himself (as Jack White III)
Darryl Jones	...	Himself - The Rolling Stones: bass guitar
Chuck Leavell	...	Himself - The Rolling Stones: keyboards
Bobby Keys	...	Himself - The Rolling Stones: saxophone
Bernard Fowler	...	Himself - The Rolling Stones: vocals
Lisa Fischer	...	Herself - The Rolling Stones: vocals
Blondie Chaplin	...	Himself - The Rolling Stones: vocals
Tim Ries	...	Himself - The Rolling Stones: saxophone / keyboards
Kent Smith	...	Himself - The Rolling Stones: trumpet
Michael Davis	...	Himself - The Rolling Stones: trombone
Albert Maysles	...	Himself - Camera in Hand
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Byrdie Bell	...	Herself
Gary Cherkassky	...	Paparazzi (as Igor Cherkassky)
Bill Clinton	...	Himself
Hillary Rodham Clinton	...	Herself
Aleksander Kwasniewski	...	Himself
Kimberly Magness	...	Herself
Rebecca Merle	...	Red Carpet VIP
Robert Richardson	...	Himself (as Bob Richardson)
Martin Scorsese	...	Himself
Michael Ciesla	...	Stagecrew (uncredited)
Jim Haggerty	...	Fan at concert (uncredited)
Brian Jones	...	Himself (uncredited) (archive footage)
Chris Miskiewicz	...	Himself (uncredited)
Bruce Willis	...	Himself (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Bill Wyman	...	Himself (uncredited) (archive footage)

Directed by
Martin Scorsese

Produced by
Steve Bing	....	producer
Michael Cohl	....	producer
Mick Jagger	....	executive producer
Lorne Orleans	....	IMAX version
Victoria Pearman	....	producer
Joseph P. Reidy	....	co-producer (as Joseph Reidy)
Keith Richards	....	executive producer
Jane Rose	....	co-executive producer
Emma Tillinger	....	co-producer
Charlie Watts	....	executive producer
Zane Weiner	....	producer
Ron Wood	....	executive producer (as Ronnie Wood)

Cinematography by
Robert Richardson		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
David Tedeschi

Art Direction by
Star Theodos

Makeup Department
Caroline Clements	....	hair department head: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Caroline Clements	....	makeup department head: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Bridget O'Neill	....	makeup artist: second unit, New York
Jeffrey Rebelo	....	hair stylist (as Jeffrey Rubelo)
Patricia Regan	....	makeup artist
Pamela Taylor	....	assistant makeup: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour

Production Management
Brad Arensman	....	post-production supervisor
Jake Berry	....	supervising production manager: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Kelley Cribben	....	post-production supervisor: New York
Carol Cuddy	....	unit production manager
Stephen Howard	....	executive in charge of production: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Tim McWilliams	....	production manager: CPI, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour (as Tim Mcwilliams)
Carla Raij	....	assistant unit production manager
Dale Skjerseth	....	production manager: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Fischer	....	additional second second assistant director
Brian Kenyon	....	additional second second assistant director
Eric Richard Lasko	....	additional second second assistant director (as Eric Lasko)
Amy Lauritsen	....	second assistant director
Joseph P. Reidy	....	first assistant director (as Joseph Reidy)
John Silvestri	....	second second assistant director
Peter Thorell	....	second assistant director: second unit
Richard E. White	....	additional second second assistant director

Art Department
Mark Fisher	....	set designer: concert set
Manuel Plank-Jorge	....	storyboard artist
Albert Pozzetti	....	carpenter: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour

Sound Department
Mike Adams	....	monitor engineer: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Richard Burnette	....	adr facility manager: Todd-AO Hollywood
Gautam Choudhury	....	sound mixer
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (as Marko Costanzo)
Robert Deschaine	....	adr mixer
Chris Fielder	....	assistant sound editor
Tom Fleischman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Hollenbeck	....	adr engineer
Bret Johnson	....	sound track engineer recordist
Michael Karas	....	sound: Mr. Maysles
Frank Kern	....	foley supervising editor
Thomas Kodros	....	sound consultant: Dolby
George A. Lara	....	foley mixer
Cory Mandel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Danny Michael	....	sound mixer
David Natale	....	sound engineer: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour (as Dave Natale)
Greg Reynolds	....	sound crew: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Bill Ritter	....	adr engineer
Fred Rosenberg	....	dialogue editor
Fred Rosenberg	....	supervising sound editor (as Fredric Rosenberg)
Rich Schoenadel	....	sound crew: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Philip Stockton	....	supervising sound editor (as Phil Stockton)
J. Summers	....	sound crew: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour (as J Summers)
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist
Jerry Yuen	....	utility sound

Visual Effects by
Ron Ames	....	visual effects producer
Vlad Bina	....	digital set designer
Danny Braet	....	CG supervisor: The Syndicate
Wendell Bruno	....	assistant DMR editor (IMAX version)
Paola Chavez	....	DMR digital artist: IMAX
Adam Gerstel	....	lead digital artist
Adam Gerstel	....	visual effects editor
Ben Grossmann	....	visual effects supervisor: The Syndicate
Alex Henning	....	lead compositor: The Syndicate
Dragos Jieanu	....	painter
Sam Khorshid	....	visual effects
Stephen Lawes	....	compositor
Stephen Lawes	....	main title designer
Tim LeDoux	....	massive supervisor (as Tim Ledoux)
Robert Legato	....	post production consultant (as Rob Legato)
Kirk Lilwall	....	third assistant editor: DMR (IMAX version)
Lap Van Luu	....	rendering/IO (as Lap Luu)
Luke McDonald	....	CG artist: The Syndicate (as Luke Mcdonald)
Tracey McLean	....	DMR artist
Erin L. Nelson	....	digital restoration
Alexandru Popescu	....	digital matte painter
Shinichi Rembutsu	....	CG artist: The Syndicate
Mag Sarnowska	....	DMR: IMAX
Minoru Sasaki	....	CG lead: The Syndicate (as Minory Sasaki)
Drew Solodzuk	....	DMR editor (IMAX version)
Kenny Solomon	....	executive producer: The Syndicate
Jonathan Stone	....	visual effects producer: The Syndicate
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration
George Vajna	....	second assistant DMR editor (IMAX version)
Rainy Venne	....	DMR artist (IMAX version)
Richard Wardlow	....	visual effects: The Syndicate
Magdalena Wolf	....	visual effects coordinator: The Syndicate
Jesse Klein	....	assistant visual effects editor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Lauren Ackert	....	power technician: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Mitchell Amundsen	....	camera operator
Dave Anderson	....	lighting technician (as David Anderson)
James W. Apted	....	first assistant camera (as Jim Apted)
Adam Bassett	....	lighting operator: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
James R. Belletier	....	first assistant camera (as James Belletier)
Angela Bellisio	....	second assistant camera
Hilary Benas	....	film loader
Mike Bicknell	....	lighting technician (as Michael Bicknell)
Kelly Britt	....	dimmer board operator
Peter Brogna	....	camera runner
Jorge Asenjo Burgos	....	lighting technician (as Jorge Burgos)
Geb Byers	....	first assistant camera
Kevin Cahill	....	dolly grip
Patrick Capone	....	camera operator (as Pat Capone)
Jack Carrol	....	camera runner
Sean Cassidy	....	dolly grip
Chris Centrella	....	key grip
Jeremy Cherson	....	camera runner
Tom Cioccio	....	second assistant camera (as Tom Ciocco)
Jake Cohl	....	videographer: Ultrastar, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Kathleen Corgan	....	second assistant camera (as Kath Corgan)
Carol Croft	....	tour lighting: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Joe Cuzan	....	technocrane technician
Benjamin D'Andrea	....	dolly grip
Howard Davidson	....	dolly grip (as Howard Davison)
Roberto De Jesus	....	camera runner
Clarissa delos Reyes	....	camera runner (as Clarissa Des Los Reyes)
David Devlin	....	chief lighting technician
Angelo Di Giacomo	....	first assistant camera (as Angelo Digiacomo)
Robert DiGiacomo	....	second assistant camera (as Robert Digiacomo)
Stuart Dryburgh	....	camera operator
David M. Dunlap	....	camera operator (as David Dunlap)
Robert Elswit	....	camera operator (as Bob Elswit)
Bill Floyd	....	first assistant camera (as William Floyd)
Kenneth Fundus	....	key grip: New York (as Kenny Fundus)
George Gartland	....	dolly grip
Paul Gibilisco	....	second assistant camera
Kevin Gilligan	....	dolly grip (as Kevin Gulligan)
Richard Gioia	....	first assistant camera (as Rick Gioia)
Phil Gosiewski	....	film camera technician
Justin Scott Gravatt	....	lighting technician (as Justin Gravatt)
Anthony Green	....	videographer: Ultrastar, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
John Grillo	....	first assistant camera
Brian Grogan	....	generator operator
Chris Haarhoff	....	camera operator
Michael Haertlein	....	camera runner
Andy Harris	....	first assistant camera
George Hennah	....	first assistant camera
Dave Hill	....	lighting operator: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Mike Howell	....	crane technician: Technocrane
Scott Howell	....	technocrane technician
Jesse Hubbell	....	camera runner
Fabio Iadeluca	....	first assistant camera
Barry Idoine	....	supervising first assistant camera (as Baz Idoine)
Mikey Jackson	....	second assistant camera
Tony C. Jannelli	....	camera operator (as Tony Jannelli)
Simon Jarvis	....	first assistant camera
Lukasz Jogalla	....	camera operator
Adrian Jones	....	camera runner
Rick Kangrga	....	technocrane technician
John Kennedy	....	best boy grip
Scott Kincaid	....	lighting technician
James Klayer	....	film loader
Michael Klimchak	....	first assistant camera (as Mike Klimchak)
Denny Kortze	....	second assistant camera
John Krause	....	dolly grip
Tom Kudlek	....	dolly grip (as Thomas Kudlek)
Jeff Kunkel	....	dolly grip
Ellen Kuras	....	camera operator
Brigitte Lacombe	....	stills: concert production
Robert Leacock	....	camera operator
Andrew Lesnie	....	camera operator
Abby Levine	....	video assist
Scott Lipkowitz	....	camera runner
Emmanuel Lubezki	....	camera operator
Brian C. Mackey	....	film loader (as Brian Mackay)
Lindsay Mann	....	camera runner
Lance Mayer	....	libra head technician
Kevin Mazur	....	stills: concert production
John Mazzola	....	dolly grip
Greg McMahon	....	film loader (as Gregory Mcmahon)
Tim McNulty	....	film loader (as Tim Mcnulty)
Owen Melendez	....	camera runner
Anastas N. Michos	....	camera operator (as Anastas Michos)
Adam Miller	....	second assistant camera
Gregory Mitnick	....	camera runner (as Greg Mitnick)
William Moore	....	generator operator
Kevin Murphy	....	lighting technician
Brian Mussetter	....	scorpio head technician
Zac Nicholson	....	camera production assistant
Craig Nix	....	technocrane technician
Chris Norr	....	camera operator
Rocco Palmieri	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Christopher Piazza	....	film loader (as Chris Piazza)
Matthew Pratt-Hewitt	....	camera runner
Declan Quinn	....	camera operator
Leigh Rathner	....	second assistant camera
Christopher Raymond	....	second assistant camera (as Chris Raymond)
Brad Rea	....	dolly grip
Jim Richards	....	chief lighting technician: New York
Lance Rieck	....	remote camera technician: scorpio head
Frank Romano	....	lighting technician
Richard Rose	....	dolly grip
Andrew Rowlands	....	camera operator
Liz Sales	....	second assistant camera (as Elizabeth Sales)
Gerard Sava	....	camera operator
Randy Schwartz	....	additional camera loader
Steven Search	....	first assistant camera (as Steve Search)
Melissa Soltis	....	second assistant camera
Don Steinberg	....	first assistant camera (as Donal Steinberg)
Al Stetson	....	dolly grip
Bill Summers	....	dolly grip
Gregor Tavenner	....	first assistant camera
John Toll	....	camera operator
Elisa Vasquez	....	film loader
Rebecca Venezia	....	second assistant camera
Christina Voros	....	camera runner
Kenneth Walker	....	camera runner
Kevin Walter	....	film loader
Andrew T. Watts	....	lighting technician (as Andrew Watts)
Ethan Weber	....	lighting producer: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Patrick Woodroffe	....	lighting designer: concert lighting
Lev Yevstratov	....	head technician: Lev
Harry Zimmerman	....	first assistant camera
Stephanie Zimmer	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Todd Feldman	....	extras casting
Jennifer Sabel	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
William Gilchrist	....	stylist: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Ira M. Hammons-Glass	....	assistant to costume designer: L'Wren Scott, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour (as Ira Hammons-Glass)
Maryam Malakpour	....	stylist: Mr. Richards, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Richard Pierce	....	assistant to stylist: William Gilchrist, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
L'Wren Scott	....	costume designer: Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Isobel Work	....	wardrobe department head: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour

Editorial Department
Stephen P. Arkle	....	digital dailies colorist (as Sparkle)
Scott Brock	....	assistant editor
Nick Damiano	....	first assistant editor
Angeline Girard	....	post-production staff assistant
Terry Haggar	....	laboratory color timer (as Terry Hagar)
Stephen Nakamura	....	digital film colorist
Stephanie Palumbo	....	post-production staff assistant
Jamie Peterson	....	post-production staff assistant
Matthew Petock	....	post-production staff assistant
Lea Prainsack	....	post-production staff assistant
Madeleine Sackler	....	post-production staff assistant
Brooke Smith	....	post-production staff assistant
Devin Sterling	....	digital intermediate producer
Michael P. Whipple	....	digital intermediate engineer
Marc Wielage	....	imaging research and development (as Marc Weilage)
Mark Sahagun	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Bob Clearmountain	....	music mixer
Bob Clearmountain	....	music recording engineer
Brandon Duncan	....	assistant music mixer
Tass Filipos	....	music editor
Dave Hewitt	....	music recording engineer
Don Lawrence	....	vocal coach: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Francis Power	....	music department coordinator
Joan Schulman	....	music clearances

Transportation Department
Peter Tavis	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Valerie Adamson	....	assistant: Mr. Cohl (as Val Adamson)
Will Alexander	....	backline crew: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Cheryl Alper	....	site assistant: Live Nation Special Events
Ethan Anderson	....	production assistant
Mark Aurelio	....	tour accountant: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Howard Baral	....	post-production accountant: R.C. Baral & Co.
Jack Bavaro	....	first assistant auditor
Bill Bolton	....	security: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Helen Campbell	....	production coordinator: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Victoria Carter	....	production secretary
Cheryl Ceretti	....	marketing representative: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Meilyn Chapman	....	assistant: Ms. Rose
Alan Clayton	....	backline crew: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Michael Cohl	....	promoter: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Daniel B. Cone	....	set staff assistant (as Daniel Cone)
Ashley Cook	....	set staff assistant
Mike Cormier	....	backline crew: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Simone Costanzo	....	office staff: CPI, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Matthew Crowfoot	....	security: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Elizabeth Curto	....	VIP ticket office coordinator: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Dennis Davidson	....	international producers representative (as Dennis Davidson, D.D.A.)
Pierre de Beauport	....	backline crew: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour (as Pierre De Beauport)
Alan Dunn	....	logistics manager: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Arnold Dunn	....	band road manager: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Deb Dyer	....	production auditor
Torje Eike	....	physiotherapist: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Ken Fallon	....	backline crew: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Glenn Ferrara	....	set staff assistant (as Glenn Ferarra)
Jason Fesel	....	set staff assistant
Jason Fritz	....	assistant location manager
Stephen Galloway	....	choreographer: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Adrian Gard	....	security: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Ashley Gard	....	security: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Grant Gaughen	....	set production assistant
Karen Gault	....	travel advance: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Ellen Gelula	....	continuity and subtitles
Chris Gibson	....	set staff assistant
Oronde Giddings	....	accounting clerk
Anthony Giordano	....	tour stage manager: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Craig Glenn	....	set staff assistant
Lourdes Gonzalez	....	entourage coordinator: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Carly Gordon	....	site assistant: Live Nation Special Events
Dennis Griffin	....	tour grif: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Bill Gula	....	photosonics operator
Kevin Hall	....	office staff assistant
Eric Hausch	....	security coordinator: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Patricia Hawkins	....	location dressing rooms: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Nicole Hegeman	....	assistant: Ms. Rose
Warren Holcomb	....	labor relations
Alex Horwitz	....	office staff assistant
Nick Jones	....	merchandise: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Chiemi Karasawa	....	script supervisor
Jason Karlov	....	project attorney
Paige Kevan	....	travel: Paige Kevan & Associates
Taline Khojikian	....	assistant: Ms. Pearman
Chrissy Kingston	....	location dressing rooms: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Tony King	....	media coordinator: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Heather Kjollesdal	....	caterer: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Helen Knox	....	record company liaison: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Simon Knudsen	....	information technology: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Shelley Lazar	....	VIP ticket manager: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Christina Lowry	....	archivist
Cory Macdonald	....	information technology: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Peter Mcgoran	....	caterer: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Ademola McMullen	....	set staff assistant (as Ademola Mcmullen)
Pete Merluzzi	....	merchandise: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Dave Meyers	....	staging supervisor: Live Nation Special Events
Barry 'Spin' Mindel	....	luggage: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Barry 'Spin' Mindel	....	tour office assistant: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Mara Mitchell	....	travel: Paige Kevan & Associates
Kip Myers	....	location assistant (as Kip Meyers)
Kirsten Norr	....	set staff assistant (as Kristen Norr)
Steve Oppenheim	....	set staff assistant (as Steven Oppenheim)
Freida Orange	....	assistant: Mr. Scorsese
Joey Ortega	....	location dressing rooms: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Dan Parise	....	site coordinator: Live Nation Special Events
Dominic Park	....	location dressing rooms: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Rylan Perry	....	office assistant: Mr. Cohl, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Julie M. Philips	....	project attorney
Julian Plunkett-Dillon	....	liason: Jagged Films (as Julian Plunkett Dillon)
Hans Polleman	....	project manager: Live Nation Special Events
Patricia Porter	....	payroll accountant
Lisa Portman	....	assistant: Mr. Jagger, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Chris Ricalis	....	caterer: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Peter Rinaldi	....	travel: Paige Kevan & Associates
Morgan Roche	....	additional office production assistant
David Rouze	....	backline crew: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour (as Dave Rouze)
Tony Russell	....	assistant: Mr. Richards, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Tom Rye	....	office staff: CPI, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Jamie Scannell	....	security: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Zach Schwartz	....	assistant: Mr. Bing
Sage Scully	....	assistant: Ms. Portman, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Mike Sexton	....	entourage accountant: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Stephen 'The King of England' Shepherd	....	backline crew: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour (as Stephen Shepherd)
Preston Snyder	....	advance security: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Beth Springer	....	location dressing rooms: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Johnny Starbuck	....	backline crew: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Christine Strand	....	tour video producer: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Orapin Tantimedh	....	set staff assistant
José Tejada	....	parking associate (as Jose Tejada)
Nicholas Thomason	....	assistant production coordinator (as Nick Thomason)
Jesse Toledano	....	set staff assistant
Mimi Turner	....	location manager
Alexis Wadley	....	production assistant: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Glenn Wark	....	caterer: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Angie Warner	....	production assistant: CPI, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Kim Weiler	....	travel coordinator
Bob Wein	....	tour security: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Patty Willett	....	production coordinator
Sean Price Williams	....	assistant: Mr. Maysles (as Sean Williams)
Tony Wilson	....	backline crew: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Jo Wood	....	assistant: Mr. Wood, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour
Larry Yelen	....	archival clearance: RellaVision L.L.C.

Thanks
Paul Bloch	....	the producers wish to thank
Jake Bloom	....	the producers wish to thank
Ralph Brescia	....	the producers wish to thank
John Burke	....	the producers wish to thank
Jay Carson	....	the producers wish to thank
Jake Cohl	....	the producers wish to thank
Brad Connor	....	the producers wish to thank
Fran Curtis	....	the producers wish to thank
Sherry Daly	....	the producers wish to thank
Leslee Dart	....	the producers wish to thank
Chris Donnelly	....	the producers wish to thank
Ahmet Ertegun	....	dedicated to the memory of: July 31, 1923 - December 14, 2006
Steven Fayne	....	the producers wish to thank
David Fox	....	the producers wish to thank
Carol Friedman	....	acknowledgment: Ahmet Ertegun dedication photograph courtesy of
Daniel Gardin	....	acknowledgment: additional footage supplied by
Mitch Glazer	....	the producers wish to thank
Freddy Hausser	....	acknowledgment: Interview with Keith Richards, Munich, Germany, 1974
J. Yuko Jogasaki	....	the producers wish to thank (as JYuko Jogasaki)
Kent Jones	....	the producers wish to thank
James Karnbach	....	acknowledgment: additional footage supplied by
Ken Kleinberg	....	the producers wish to thank
Richard Leher	....	the producers wish to thank
Jim McDonnell	....	the producers wish to thank
Andrew Loog Oldham	....	acknowledgment: Charlie Watts interview from "Charlie Is My Darling", 1966 courtesy of (as Andrew Oldham)
Lisa Portman	....	the producers wish to thank
Geraldo Rivera	....	the producers wish to thank
Philip Windeatt	....	the producers wish to thank (as Phil Windeatt)
Rick Yorn	....	the producers wish to thank

Production Companies

• Paramount Classics (presents)
• Concert Productions International (in association with)
• Shangri-La Entertainment (in association with)
• Grand Entertainment (Row)

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Australia (2008) (Australia) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Australia (2008) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
• Bazuca Films (2008) (Chile) (theatrical)
• Best Film CO (2008) (Poland) (theatrical)
• Bioscop (2008) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• D Productions (2008) (Turkey) (all media)
• Distribution Company (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Filmcoopi Zürich (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Filmes Lusomundo (2008) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Golden Scene (2008) (Hong Kong) (all media)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Imagem Filmes (2008) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (2008) (Germany) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Nashe Kino (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution (2008) (Finland) (all media)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (Canada) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Vantage (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Tohokushinsha Film (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Tohokushinsha Film (2007) (Japan) (all media)
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Türk Film (2008) (Yugoslavia) (theatrical)
• United King Films (2008) (Israel) (theatrical)
• United King Films (2008) (Israel) (all media)
• Vértigo Films (2008) (Spain) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Basement, The (visual effects by) (theBASEMENT)
• Syndicate (final visual effect sequence by) (as The Syndicate/Café FX)

Other Companies

• ABC News 20/20  courtesy of (interview with Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, 1978)
• ABC News Video Source  courtesy of (Rolling Stones press conference, 1964) (as ABC News VideoSource)
• ARRI / Camera Service Center  camera equipment and lenses (as Arri Camera Service Center)
• Abkco Films  courtesy of (Charlie Watts interview from "Charlie Is My Darling", 1966) (as ABKCO Films)
• Abkco Films  courtesy of (excerpts from "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow" promotional films, 1966) (as ABKCO Films)
• Basement  title design (as theBASEMENT)
• C5  post production sound editing
• C5  post-production sound services
• Camera Service Center  camera dollies provided by
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Television Archives  courtesy of (footage of Keith Richards in limousine, Toronto, Canada, 1977) (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; TV Archive Sales)
• Cinemoves  camera cranes provided by
• City of New York Mayor's Office for Film, Theatre and Broadcasting  the producers wish to thank
• Complete Post  color correction
• Complete Post  dailies transfer
• Concert Productions International  presented by (Rolling Stones 'A Bigger Bang' World Tour)
• Daphne Productions Inc.  courtesy of (interview with Mick Jagger, New York, 1972) (as The Dick Cavett Show)
• Dennis Davidson & Associates Public Releations (DDA)  international publicity
• Elvis Presley Enterprises  courtesy of (the image and likeness of Elvis Presley appear)
• Fuji Television Network  courtesy of (interview with Mick Jagger, Japan, June 18, 1983)
• Granada Television  courtesy of (Keith Richards press conference, 1977; Michael Parkinson interview with Mick Jagger, March 1, 1965; World In Action interview with Mick Jagger, July 31, 1967) (as Granada)
• Grant Wilfley Casting  background casting (as Grant Wilfey Casting)
• ITN Source  courtesy of (Keith Richards press conference, 1977; Michael Parkinson interview with Mick Jagger, March 1, 1965; World In Action interview with Mick Jagger, July 31, 1967)
• Institut National de l'Audiovisuel (INA)  courtesy of ("Arrivée des Rolling Stones à Orly" April 10, 1967 - Journalist: Jérôme Camilly) (as Ina - Institut national de l'Audiovisuel)
• Institut National de l'Audiovisuel (INA)  courtesy of ("Rolling Stones: les jumeaux impossibles" June 18, 1990 - Director: Dominique Colonna) (as Ina - Institut national de l'Audiovisuel)
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.)
• Interscope Records  soundtrack
• MTV News and Docs  courtesy of (Interview with Mick Jagger, Paris, 1982) (as MTV's "MTV News" used with permission by MTV ©1982 MTV Networks. All Rights Reserved. MTV, all related titles, characters and logoas are trademarks owned by MTV Networks, a division of Viacom International Inc.)
• Me, Myself & Eye Entertainment AG (MME)  courtesy of (interview with Mick Jagger, May 17, 1990. All Rights reserved.) (as MME Me, Myself & Eye Entertainment GmbH)
• Michael Parkinson Partnership  the producers wish to thank
• Mix This  concert mixed at (as Mix This! Studios)
• Musidor B.V.  trademark owned by ("Rolling Stones" and Tongue and Lip design)
• New York Police Department Motion Picture Unit  the producers wish to thank (as NYPD, MOFT unit)
• New York State Governor's Office for Motion Picture & Television Development  the producers wish to thank
• Paige Kevan & Associates  travel by
• Panavision  camera equipment and lenses
• People of New York, The  the producers wish to thank (as The People of the City of New York)
• Pictorvision  aerial camera system
• R.C. Baral & Co.  post-production accounting
• RCA Records  courtesy of (Christina Aguilera appears)
• RST Concerts  copyright owner (Rolling Stones 'A Bigger Bang' World Tour, Copyright©2006, All Rights Reserved)
• Reelin in the Years Productions  courtesy of (interview with Mick Jagger, Denmark, October 4, 1973)
• Reelin in the Years Productions  licensed exclusively by (Rolling Stones press conference, Australia, 1973) (as Reelin' In The Years Productions L.L.C.)
• RellaVision  archival clearances
• STV  courtesy of (Chris Evans interview with Keith Richards and Ronnie Woods from "Chris Evans Meets The Rolling Stones" May 6, 1999) (as stv)
• Silverton Records  courtesy of (Buddy Guy appears)
• Sony BMG Music Entertainment  by arrangement with (Christina Aguilera appears)
• Soundtrack F/T  sound post-production
• Sveriges Television (SVT)  courtesy of (interview with Mick Jagger, Denmark, October 4, 1973) (as SVT)
• Technicolor Creative Services  digital intermediate services
• Technicolor Creative Services  digital scanning and film recording
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate by
• Todd-AO Hollywood  adr facility
• WPC Piecemeal  produced by (Rolling Stones 'A Bigger Bang' World Tour)
• Zomba Label Group  courtesy of (Buddy Guy appears)

Also Known As:

Shine a Light (USA) (working title)
Shine a Light: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
Untitled Rolling Stones Documentary (USA) (working title)
Untitled Stones/Scorsese Film (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language, drug references and smoking. (edited for re-rating; originally rated R for some language)

Runtime:

USA:122 min | Argentina:122 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital | Sonics-DDP (IMAX version)

Certification:

Ireland:12A | Norway:A | Brazil:Livre | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Germany:o.Al. | Sweden:Btl | Australia:M | Finland:K-3 | Hong Kong:IIA | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43785) | Argentina:Atp | Singapore:M18 | UK:12A | South Korea:All | New Zealand:M | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | Peru:PT | Netherlands:AL

Filming Locations:

Beacon Theatre, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Paramount Classics

Trivia:

Director Trademark: [Martin Scorsese] [tracking shot]Uses a tracking shot to follow the main character(s) through a hallway.

Quotes:

Martin Scorsese: We cannot set Mick Jagger on fire.

Movie Connections:

References The Last Waltz (1978)

Soundtrack:

Brown Sugar

Stones Hit, Scorsese Misses

I saw the Rolling Stones live last year for the first time and I was blown away. I've been a Stones fan for decades but have never had any interest in stadium rock concerts with their huge crowds and tiny stars on stage. The few stadium shows I've attended were always mediocre experiences. But the Stones' Bigger Bang tour changed my mind.

For one, the enormous video screens make every seat great. Beyond that, it was the Rolling Stones that won me over. Rocking songs, incredible performances, unbelievable energy, and every one in the crowd dancing and singing the whole show. And these guys are in their sixties! Watching 'Shine a Light' on IMAX at times made me feel like I was actually at a live Stones concert, but then I kept feeling that something key was missing. And it was.

Martin Scorsese covered the two explosive shows at the Beacon Theater in New York with 18 cameras but he somehow missed getting the band. As expected, lead singer and ringmaster, Mick Jagger, gets the most screen time, with guitarist, Keith Richards, coming in a not too distant second. And then there's Ron Wood, the second guitarist, and some might argue, the better soloist, He has juicy moments on screen, but is shockingly absent time and again when soloing, the camera instead lingering on a prancing Jagger or posing Richards.

And where is drummer Charlie Watts? Watching 'Shine a Light' one might think the Stones had backing tracks instead of a live drummer. Watts is the quiet one (who doesn't dye his hair) but he's the backbone of their sound, keeping time, holding it down while the boys jump around. I kept wanting to see shots of Watts, not only for the variety of imagery and the visual reinforcement that there really is a live drummer hitting the cowbell on 'Honky Tonk Women,' but also because he's an original Rolling Stone. Sadly, there are only a handful of very brief clips featuring Watts, and just as few wide shots of the whole band on stage. And Watts is not the only one nearly absent from the movie.

Although the original members are Jagger, Richards, Watts and Wood (Wood joined in 1974 so he's not actually an original Stone), they tour with a number of key support musicians, including bass player, Daryl Jones (who's worked with them since 1994), a keyboardist, a horn section and three back-up singers. However, except for some brief interplay between Jagger and the back-up singers, the other musicians are absent from the film. It's not so unusual to relegate non-member, support players to minor roles in concert movies, but to avoid them altogether is baffling and frustrating.

The support musicians may not be Rolling Stones but they are a part of the band. They are playing the music and adding to the sights and sounds on stage. But 'Shine a Light' mostly kept them in the dark. This isn't how a real concert is experienced. In concert the other players are seen and often featured in the spotlight as soloists. But time and again in 'Shine a Light', we hear a piano riff, a sax solo, a horn section blast, a bass run, but we never actually see who's playing. We neither get full nor medium shots, nor even close-ups of hands playing. We don't even get quick cuts of the support players, as one might see interspersed regularly throughout most filmed live concerts today. Instead, we see lingering shots of Jagger and Richards, sometimes so close you can see the brown behind Jagger's teeth, while a saxophone or some other player wails somewhere off-camera. The Stones sound is some much more than guitar, bass, drums and vocals. A concert is so much more than the starring players, but you don't get that from this film. It's as if the film makers had tin ears.

This is baffling because they had 18-camera shooting the action. So the film makers either didn't get the coverage, or they decided in the editing room not to include the other players. Bad decision. This gives the movie, the Stones concert experience, a frustrating myopic feel. I kept wanting to see what I was hearing, but couldn't. I kept wanting to get a visual of the focal point in the song and on stage, but it was not delivered. Even one of the few times Jaggar plays harmonica is off-camera. This left me feeling short-changed.

Ultimately, 'Shine a Light' is slightly claustrophobic, with all its medium and close shots. It rarely opens up to show the entire band on stage. The film suffers as a result, as wide shots would have provided much needed breathing room, offering a more open perspective, and also providing the myriad tight shots with context. We do see the interplay between Jagger and Richards, or between Richards and Wood, but we don't see the whole band working together as a unit. And ultimately that's what a live Stones show, or any live rock show is all about--a group of individuals performing together as a band. Even if Scorsese decided that the film was all about the four Stones, he could have easily divided the enormous screen into quads, now and again, so we could see the four Stones working their magic simultaneously in a multi-screen format. This is common place today and highly effective.

It's baffling that with all the resources at hand and experience behind him, Scorsese didn't quite deliver the goods. It's as if his infatuation with the visages of Jagger and Richards blinded him from showing us the Rolling Stones. 'Shine a Light' is enjoyable for sure, but suffers from a limited vision.