Cadillac Records offers an entertaining introduction to the popular "race music" of the fifties and sixties. As stated at various points in the film, everyone knows, for example, who the Rolling Stones are, but very few know that this British band got its name from a Muddy Waters song, much less who Muddy Waters was. We recommend this film for "family movie night" because it features the rhythm and blues artists and songs that paved the way for the rise of rock 'n' roll. It is the first (and only, as of the publication of this review) screenplay and feature film directorial effort of Darnell Martin. Review: Cadillac Records tells the story of Chess Records, founded by Leonard and Philip Chess, and features Chess musicians such as Chuck Berry, Etta James, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Muddy Waters, and Willie Dixon. Cars from the late 1950s are driven in the early 1950s, Chuck Berry's 1960s songs are recorded in the 1950s, Leonard Chess dies driving away from the recording studio rather than months later elsewhere, etc. The film is rife with anachronisms and inaccuracies. It is inappropriate for classroom viewing, but most parents will not object to allowing their high school students to watch this film at home.Ĭreators and stars: Adrien Brody, Beyonce Knowles, Cedric the Entertainer, Columbus Short, Darnell Martin, Eamonn Walker, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Eric Bogosian, Gabrielle Union, Jeffrey Wright, Mos Def, Shiloh FernandezĪccuracy: Cadillac Records is a somewhat fictionalized account of the history of Chess Records, which operated in Chicago, Illinois, under various names from the late 1940s to late 1960s. History > Postwar America > Books & FilmsĪge appropriateness: Cadillac Records is rated R in the United States for brief nudity, sexual language, profanity, violence, and drug and alcohol use.
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