2004
PG-13
Sony Pictures Classics
1 h 43 m

2004
PG-13
Sony Pictures Classics
1 h 43 m

Summary On February 7th, 2003, renowned artists across multiple music genres and generations commandeered the stage at New York City?s Radio City Music Hall to pay tribute to their common heritage and passion - the blues. This documentary captures the night?s magic and weaves a history of the blues through the juxtaposition of performances, bac...

Directed By: Antoine Fuqua

2004
PG-13
Sony Pictures Classics
1 h 43 m

2004
PG-13
Sony Pictures Classics
1 h 43 m

Lightning in a Bottle

Name: Lightning in a Bottle
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2004-10-22
Duration: 1 min 43 s
Rating: 78
Cast: Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown, Buddy Guy, Solomon Burke, Mavis Staples, Aerosmith

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews

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Generally Favorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews

88% Positive
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Generally Favorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews

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Christian Science Monitor

See it with an open heart and a tapping toe.

By David Sterritt FULL REVIEW

Baltimore Sun

Lightning in a Bottle has breadth, both in its multitude of perspectives and its spectrum of performances.

By Michael Sragow FULL REVIEW

Dallas Observer

Like all good concert films, it's the next best thing to being there.

By Bill Gallo FULL REVIEW

Miami Herald

If you haven't caught Lightning on PBS already, find a theater with a good sound system, sit back and be grateful the music endures.

By Howard Cohen FULL REVIEW

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Despite some iffy moments, Lighting is the closest one to get to the music from which, as Hubert Sumlin notes, "there is no retiring. You stay with it until the end."

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Village Voice

Offers a bumper crop of tasty bits.

By Laura Sinagra FULL REVIEW

Film Threat

A documentary which wobbles and weaves as much as often as it soars.

By Phil Hall FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Vulcan Productions, Jigsaw Productions

Release Date Oct 22, 2004

Duration 1 h 43 m

Rating PG-13

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Tagline One night in New York, history was made.

Website http://www.sonyclassics.com/lightninginabottle

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• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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• 1 Nomination

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Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown

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Buddy Guy

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Solomon Burke

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Mavis Staples

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Aerosmith

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Gregg Allman

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India Arie

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James Blood Ulmer

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Ruth Brown

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Chuck D

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Natalie Cole

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Shemekia Copeland

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Bill Cosby

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Robert Cray

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Dr. John

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Honeyboy Edwards

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John Fogerty

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Macy Gray

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John Hammond

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Levon Helm

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