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📅 2002 ⏱️ 116 min ⭐ 6.9/10 👥 45 votes

🎭 Documentary, Music

In 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. gathered the best musicians from Detroit's thriving jazz and blues scene to begin cutting songs for his new record company. Over a fourteen year period they were the heartbeat on every hit from Motown's Detroit era. By the end of their phenomenal run, this unheralded group of musicians had played on more number ones hits than the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones, Elvis and the Beatles combined - which makes them the greatest hit machine in the history of popular music. They called themselves the Funk Brothers. Forty-one years after they played their first note on a Motown record and three decades since they were all together, the Funk Brothers reunited back in Detroit to play their music and tell their unforgettable story, with the help of archival footage, still photos, narration, interviews, re-creation scenes, 20 Motown master tracks, and twelve new live performances of Motown classics with the Brothers backing up contemporary performers.

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This 116-minute Documentary/Music takes viewers on an immersive journey through its narrative. The plot development showcases exceptional storytelling with carefully crafted character arcs and thematic depth.

Director

Paul Justman

Main Cast

Richard 'Pistol' Allen as Self

Jack Ashford as Self

Bob Babbitt as Self

Benny 'Papa Zita' Benjamin as Self (archive footage)

Eddie 'Bongo' Brown as Self (archive footage)

Bootsy Collins as Self

Johnny Griffith as Self

Ben Harper as Self

Joe Hunter as Self

James Jamerson as Self (archive footage)

Uriel Jones as Self

Montell Jordan as Self

Chaka Khan as Self

Gerald Levert as Self

Joe Messina as Self

Writers

Walter Dallas, Ntozake Shange

Producers

David Scott

Production Information

Release Date: September 11, 2002

Runtime: 116 minutes

Original Language: EN

Production Companies: Elliott Scott Productions, Rimshot

Filming Locations: United States of America

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