Rock the kasbah is the story of richie lanz, a rock manager with a. While visiting kabul, afghanistan, washedup music manager richie lanz bill murray gets dumped by his last client. Find out where rock the kasbah is streaming, if rock the kasbah is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Expect vert strong language, with fk, st, bitch, and ahole used frequently. A stunningly misjudged comedy, rock the kasbah stretches and strains bill murrays deadpan nonchalance until it snaps, and what results is a singularly unfunny, often infuriating tale. Open road films released the film on october 23, 2015. Complications ensue, but suffice it to say that rock the kasbah morphs into a pretty implausible feelgood movie thats nearly as maudlin as it is unconvincing. The only thing that rocks about rock the kasbah are the ones youll want to throw at the screen. Rock the kasbah is a comedy musical drama in which an american music manager, stranded in afghanistan, discovers a gifted singer. A hasbeen rock manager from van nuys, california stumbles upon a onceinalifetime voice in a remote afghan cave in rock the kasbah, a dramatic comedy inspired by strangerthanfiction, real. Rock the kasbah, which is very loosely based on a true story, feels like it was designed specifically as a billy murray vehicle and probably was, seeing as the film was scripted by mitch glazer.
Genres comedy, drama, music directors barry levinson cast includes bill murray, bruce willis, kate hudson, zooey deschanel, leem lubany, arian moayed, scott caan, danny mcbride, fahim fazli, jonas khan, sameer ali khan. The shareef dont like rock the kasbah, and neither will viewers hoping for a film that manages to make. There are around twenty uses of strong language fk. Rock the kasbah is a deeply cynical film, but not in a way that has any awareness of cultural differences or how our ongoing presence in afghanistan has resulted in a. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers.
An obvious source of research for the film, havana markings 2009 afghan star, per slants joseph jon lanthier, argued that one regions pop detritus is anothers ideological maturation. Bill murray is a very specific actor, and despite the fact that he has had iconic success with both comedy and drama, rock the kasbah cant figure out which murray it wants. Released by varese sarabande in 2015 containing music from rock the kasbah 2015. Written by mitch glazer magic city, the film stars bill murray as a.
Aug 26, 2016 rock the kasbah the moscowbased company top film distribution released the film, starring bill murray, kate hudson and bruce willis, last year, but allegedly failed to make license payments. B arry levinsons rock the kasbah is a shrill medley of misappropriations. The gunfighter a short film by eric kissack narrated by nick offerman duration. Open road films has released the first trailer for director barry levinsons wag the dog upcoming comedy rock the kasbah. Rock the kasbah, a movie about music set in afghanistan, is directed by barry levinson and features bill murray, zooey deschanel and bruce willis. Oct 23, 2015 rock the kasbah is a deeply cynical film, but not in a way that has any awareness of cultural differences or how our ongoing presence in afghanistan has resulted in a military quagmire.
Oct 21, 2015 complications ensue, but suffice it to say that rock the kasbah morphs into a pretty implausible feelgood movie thats nearly as maudlin as it is unconvincing. Rock the kasbah songlist movie tracklist ost list listen to original score and full songs, theme music, film score list, the playlist of all of the songs played in the movie, who sings them, including end credits and scene descriptions. Rock the kasbah soundtrack from 2015, composed by various artists, marcelo zarvos. Hudson is surprisingly good, as is moayed the taxi driver. In rock the kasbah he is at his most unlikable since kingpin, but at least that picture was hilarious and murrays delightful bastard, ernie mccrakin, fits right in with the rest of the silliness. Oct 20, 2015 his 1990 family epic avalon is a masterpiece, and the finest film made about 20th century immigrants and their assimilation into american culture. Aug 27, 2015 if a film is going to give us another vintage murray starring role, the odds are stacked in rock the kasbahs favor. And although no nudity or sex are actually shown, innuendo and sex talk are very strong, sex is suggested, and a secondary character is a prostitute. While visiting kabul, afghanistan, washedup rock manager richie lanz bill murray gets dumped by his last client zooey deschanel. Lets not forget shes morphed from an indie film actress into the anchor of a.
Rock the kasbah trailer bill murray movie hd youtube. Rock the kasbah 2015 soundtrack complete list of songs. Add rather startling explosions and bloodshed to this tonal discord, and you have a movie with one too many agendas. Benvenuti sulla pagina ufficiale di rock the kasbah, il film di barry levinson, con bill murray, kate hudson e bruce willis, al cinema dal 5 novembre. A hasbeen rock manager from van nuys, california stumbles upon a onceinalifetime voice in a remote afghan cave in rock the kasbah, a dramatic comedy inspired by strangerthanfiction, reallife events and directed by oscar winner barry levinson. His luck changes when he discovers salima khan, a pashtun teenager with a beautiful voice who dreams of becoming the first female to compete on the television show afghan star. Oct 23, 2015 in legendary director barry levinsons rain man, the natural new film rock the kasbah, everyones favorite human bill murray stars as richie lanz, a washed up music manager who takes his client. Rock the casbah trailer a movie directed by barry levinson cast. Rock the kasbah fluctuates between being a sweetnatured comedy, and a much darker one given the fact that it contains very real and serious subject matter involving war, politics, religion, and culture. The film stars bill murray as a talent manager sent to. All 39 songs from the rock the kasbah 2015 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions.
Rock the kasbah isnt a true story, but its inspired by a. Rock the kasbah is a 2015 american comedy film directed by barry levinson and written by mitch glazer. Rock the kasbah producers win case against russian. A hasbeen rock manager from van nuys, california stumbles upon a onceina lifetime voice in a remote afghan cave in rock the kasbah. His 1990 family epic avalon is a masterpiece, and the finest film made about 20th century immigrants and their assimilation into american culture. We see a young girl in a shadowy cave whose features, save for dark expressive eyes, are hidden by a burka. If a film is going to give us another vintage murray starring role, the odds are stacked in rock the kasbahs favor. With help from a savvy hooker kate hudson, two war.
The film is about an overthe hill music producer, richie lanz, scrambling to make a last go of the industry. Murray muddles through the film in a semiwatchable fashion. The result is rock the kasbah, glazer and director barry levinsons comedy which opens this friday. Oct 20, 2015 b arry levinsons rock the kasbah is a shrill medley of misappropriations. Rock the kasbah the moscowbased company top film distribution released the film, starring bill murray, kate hudson and bruce willis, last year. In form and content, plotting and politics, the film is egregiously disguised as a smug, inspirational piece, but in reality, it is the cinematic equivalent of being offered free. In rock the kasbah, the talent on camera, behind the camera and in the story is all off the charts. Instead theres mostly cat stevens, which has the ability to pacify most of the middleeast. If rock the kasbah could have only cut to the chase and focused on this plotits most intriguingdelving into the culture and customs of the pashtun people, the film might have been salvaged. Murray is richie lanz, a downonhisluck music managerpromoter who boasts of working with the. Bill murray, kate hudson, zooey deschanel, danny mcbride, scott caan, bruce willis, leem lubany. Oct 23, 2015 the only thing that rocks about rock the kasbah are the ones youll want to throw at the screen. The film stars bill murray as a talent manager sent to afghanistan for a uso tour, kate hudson as his partner in country, bruce willis as his armed protection and book client, and leem lubany as hi.
Interestingly enough, it is not a war film, a political film, a religious film, nor is it a film about a superior culture over another. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Its an unfunny comedy that has a tonal and narrative shift half way through, never really finding a worthwhile point. Jun 11, 2015 rock the casbah trailer a movie directed by barry levinson cast. Rock the kasbah film from wikimedia commons, the free media repository. The documentary, which profiles the cult of the eponymous afghan. Rock the kasbah british board of film classification. Rock the kasbah suffers only from one thing, and thats not having rock the casbah by the clash in its soundtrack. In legendary director barry levinsons rain man, the natural new film rock the kasbah, everyones favorite human bill murray stars as richie lanz.
Rock the kasbah isnt a true story, but its inspired by. Directed by barry levinson diner, rain man and written by mitch glazer scrooged, it stars. Rock the kasbah film wikimili, the free encyclopedia. There is also moderate and mild bad language, including use of asshole, bullshit, pussy, shit and whore. Parents need to know that rock the kasbah is a comedy about a burnedout talent agent bill murray and an afghani singer who dreams of going on television. The film stars bill murray as a talent manager sent to afghanistan for a uso tour, kate hudson as his partner in country, bruce willis as his armed protection and book client, and leem lubany as his musical discovery. Rock the kasbah official trailer 2 hd open road films youtube. His luck changes when he meets salima khan leem lubany, a pashtun teenager with a beautiful voice who dreams of becoming the first female to compete on the television show afghan star. Rock the casbah won the berlin international film festivals c. In form and content, plotting and politics, the film is egregiously disguised as a smug, inspirational piece, but in reality, it is the cinematic equivalent of being offered free hugs from donald trump. With bill murray, leem lubany, zooey deschanel, bruce willis. Watch rock the kasbah online stream full movie directv. Rock the kasbah had a provocative idea based on true events, but its emotional strength is unfortunately lost due to the narrative clumsiness and irregular tone from this horrible film. The documentary, which profiles the cult of the eponymous afghan television program, is compassionate, but is.
It was everything ive ever wanted to see him do, including sing smoke on the water. Oct 22, 2015 the result is rock the kasbah, glazer and director barry levinsons comedy which opens this friday. With help from a savvy hooker kate hudson, two war profiteers and a triggerhappy. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The main problem of rock the kasbah is a screenplay saturated of characters and improbable situations which never end up forming a coherent story. Oct 22, 2015 all 39 songs from the rock the kasbah 2015 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. A downonhisluck music manager discovers a teenage girl with an extraordinary voice while on a music tour in afghanistan and takes her to kabul to compete on the popular television show, afghan star.