Suzi Q

Name: Suzi Q
Genre: Documentary
Released: July 1, 2020
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 69
Cast: Abby Travis, Alice Cooper, Cherie Currie, Deborah Harry, Henry Winkler

2020

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| Release Date (Streaming): July 1, 2020 | Not Rated

Starring: Abby Travis, Alice Cooper, Cherie Currie, Deborah Harry, Henry Winkler, Jen Jewel Brown, Joan Jett, KT Tunstall, Patti Quatro, Suzi Quatro

Summary: Before Suzi Quatro burst on the music world in 1973, there were almost no women in rock, and absolutely none who played bass and sang lead vocals and led the band and rocked out and reached millions of people around the world, re-writing the rule book for the expected image of women in rock & roll. Singer, songwriter, bass player,Before Suzi Quatro burst on the music world in 1973, there were almost no women in rock, and absolutely none who played bass and sang lead vocals and led the band and rocked out and reached millions of people around the world, re-writing the rule book for the expected image of women in rock & roll. Singer, songwriter, bass player, bandleader, actress, radio-presenter, poet – there is only one Suzi Q, the pint-sized, leather-clad rocker who has sold more than 50 million records and in 2019 released a new album, celebrating 53 years as a working musician.… Expand

Director: Liam Firmager

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 98 min

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RogerEbert.com Sheila O'Malley

Jul 1, 2020

Suzi Q is a portrait of Quatro's journey and her influence on the generations that came after. Most importantly, it is a history lesson for those who may not be aware of Quatro. As Joan Jett, one of the many people interviewed, says, "[Suzi] really should be one of those people who should be much more discussed, much more in the lexicon of musicians—especially being so early." Read full review

Ed Masley

Jul 1, 2020

For all the documentary's focus on Quatro's role as a trailblazing woman in rock, the film also serves as an intriguing and entertaining overview of her career. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jul 3, 2020

Through it all, Quatro comes off as “I did it my way” defiant, a fascinating survivor still looked up to by women who were motivated to get into music, thanks to her. Read full review

Steve Pond

Jun 29, 2020

As much as the film makes it clear that she deserves more recognition and appreciation in her own country, it suggests that she deserves it in her own family, too. Read full review

Kim Hughes

Jul 3, 2020

An interesting if rote, talking head–style film about a woman for whom fame was a constant battle but whose shadow stretched longer than her slight frame, a point highlighted often (if not always convincingly) throughout Suzi Q. Read full review

The Guardian Leslie Felperin

Jul 3, 2020

This is a fan-servicing but not necessarily hagiographic documentary. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Jul 3, 2020

As a glimpse at the nitty-gritty of building a music career in the '60s and '70s, the film is instructive, though the record-by-record trajectory could have been tighter. Tracing the ups and downs and stops and starts, Firmager sometimes lands in the weeds and loses the beat. The film is strongest in its portrait of the formative years of Quatro's career and their emotional residue, which turns out to be the core of this chronicle. Read full review

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Grenade

Sep 23, 2020

Wicked! This one has got soul. Very enjoyable trip down the 70's history trail. Why this singer isn't more widely known is beyond me, but to be fair even I was unaware about her career, influence and successes. Suzi blows all other modern pretenders out of the water ( can you imagine any ofWicked! This one has got soul. Very enjoyable trip down the 70's history trail. Why this singer isn't more widely known is beyond me, but to be fair even I was unaware about her career, influence and successes. Suzi blows all other modern pretenders out of the water ( can you imagine any of todays female stars singing and playing amazing bass at the same time? Well worth viewing.… Expand

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