Jimi: All Is by My Side

2013
R
1h 58m

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

7.1K

YOUR RATING

A drama that is focused on two pivotal years in Jimi HendrixÂ’s career: that of 1966 Â– 1967, when he made his way from New York City to London.

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A drama based on Jimi Hendrix's life as he left New York City for London, where his career took off.A drama based on Jimi Hendrix's life as he left New York City for London, where his career took off.A drama based on Jimi Hendrix's life as he left New York City for London, where his career took off.

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IMDb RATING

5.7/10

7.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 10 nominations

Trivia
Jimi Hendrix's estate refused to grant music rights unless they were allowed full participation in the film's production. For that reason, all of the Hendrix songs in the film are covers. At the time the movie is set, 1966-67, Hendrix had three top 10 singles in the UK ("Hey Joe," "Purple Haze," and "The Wind Cries Mary") and a hit album ("Are You Experienced").

Goofs
Kathy Etchingham was never beaten with a telephone, as depicted in one scene. According to the real Kathy Etchingham, it was "completely made up."

Quotes
Jimi Hendrix: When the power of love takes over the love of power, that's when things will change.

Connections
Referenced in Film '72: Episode dated 19 November 2014 (2014)

Soundtracks
Future Trip
Performed by Waddy Wachtel
Vocal by Arnold McCuller (as Arnold McCullen)
Written by Ed Dantes
Courtesy of PPX International

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Featured review

4/10

Where's the music?

John Ridley's "Jimi: All Is by My Side" is a worthy effort, but without Jimi Hendrix's music it comes across flat. And as happens with a lot of biopics, there seems to be an emphasis on the unpleasant parts of the subjects life (we can debate the authenticity, although Kathy Etchingham has criticized it). The point is that Jimi Hendrix might not be someone whose life story you can film. At least not without his songs. I'd say that "Purple Haze", "Hey Joe" and Hendrix's riff on "The Star-Spangled Banner" tell more about his life than any movie can. He was the greatest guitarist of all time, and this movie doesn't do him justice.

So remember what he said about the power of love overcoming the love of power.