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Rockers is so completely enjoyable and totally unique. Shot on location and starring a community full of Reggae superstars. I would disagree that the plot here is inconsequential. The plot is a quest for a man to rise above his status and make himself, his family and community stronger. His values - peace, love, neighborliness - are tested by the gangsters who try to stop him. But he rises above them and meets the challenge. The end is perfect and sweet. The use of real people as actors and the very poignant of real life in Jamaica is incredibly unusual. And the real question here is who is this Greek director and writer and how did he get so deep inside the Rasta community?

Lot's has already been said about this movie. The impact of the film at the time went far beyond the sex and violence. First, while Beatty was already a movie star, this film catapulted all its cast members into stardom - Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman, Michael J. Pollard, Estelle Parsons and Gene Wilder all became successful through this film. The music was also highly influential, kicking off a revival of bluegrass music. And the film highly influenced fashion with a revival of thirties-style clothes.

Another important aspect of the film is the successful mixture of drama and humor. It's a funny movie despite the horror and dread.

FInally, although it may not be polite to say so on the day of his death, there were always disputes about how much Arthur Penn actually controlled the final cut. His editor, the great Dede Allen, had rather unkind words to say about his ability to pull a film together in post production. She deserves acknowledgment for this film as much as he does.