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The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott (1996)

Directed by Shay Healy

Overview

When Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott died on 4 January 1986, he was 36 years old. His early death from a drug-related illness placed him in the same rock ‘n’ roll league as his idols Elvis and Jimi Hendrix. This documentary looks behind the image to reveal the strains of life in the fast lane. It also focuses on Lynott as family man, writer, and black Irishman with a Brazilian father. Includes contributions from Bono, Van Morrison, Mark Knopfler, Scott Gorham, and Lynott’s wife Caroline Crowther, who speaks publicly for the first time. (Radio Times)

Length 52 minutes

Actors

Phil Lynott | Philomena Lynott | Caroline Crowther | Brian Downey | Frank Murray | Gary Moore | Eric Bell | Scott Gorham | Robbie Brennan | Brush Shiels | Brian Robertson | Chris Morrison | Van Morrison | Mark Knopfler | Bono | Bob Geldof | Jon Bon Jovi | Slash | Huey Lewis | Midge Ure | Doishe Nagel | Jim Fitzpatrick | Darren Wharton | Jerome Rimson