U2: Rattle and Hum
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U2: Rattle and Hum

Year:
Duration:
99 min
Genres:
Documentary | Music
IMDB rate:
7.4
Director:
Phil Joanou
Awards:
1 nomination
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1988-11-04
Filming Locations: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Earnings
Gross: $8,600,823 (USA) Filming Dates 2 April 1987 - 20 December 1987 (tour dates)
Cast
Actor
Character
Bono
Himself
The Edge
Himself
Adam Clayton
Himself
Larry Mullen Jr.
Himself
B.B. King
Himself
Phil Joanou
Himself
Dennis Bell
Himself
Adam Gussow
Himself
Jack Hale
Himself
Jim Horn
Himself
Wayne Jackson
Himself (as The Memphis Horns)
Andrew Love
Himself (as The Memphis Horns)
Sterling Magee
Himself
Joey Miskulin
Himself (as Joseph M. Miskulin)
Gayl Murphy
Herself (as Press Conference Interviewer)
George Pendergrass
Himself (as New Voices of Freedom)
Stacey Sheppard
Herself (as Graceland Tour Guide)
Dorothy Terrell
Herself (as New Voices of Freedom)
Cait Brennan
Herself (uncredited)
Gary Hardy
Himself (uncredited)
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Trivia
Many of the songs performed in Rattle And Hum are altered from their original release, most notably: "With Or Without You", which contains a whole new verse to end the song; "Exit", which includes the chorus from "Gloria" (interestingly, the Van Morrison song, although U2 also had an early hit titled "Gloria"); and "Bad", which adds verses from the Rolling Stones' "Ruby Tuesday" and "Sympathy For The Devil".
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Bono dislocated his arm by slipping on a wet stage during a concert on this tour. That is why his arm is in a sling during "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" and "Freedom For My People".
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Bono was advised to cut his "fuck the revolution" speech during the instrumental to "Sunday Bloody Sunday" from the film, as it was claimed that IRA paramilitaries had added Bono to their hit-lists. The outburst, in response to the Enniskillen bombing that killed eleven people and wounded many more, stayed in the film anyway.
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Quotes
Bono: Now lemme tell you somethin'. I've had enough of Irish Americans who haven't been back to their country in twenty or thirty years come up to me and talk about the resistence, the revolution back home. And the glory of the revolution, and the glory of dyin' for the revolution. Fuck the revolution! They don't talk about the glory of killing for the revolution. What's the glory in takin' a man from his bed and gunnin' him down in front of his wife and his children? Where's the glory in that? Where's the glory in bombing a Rememberance Day parade of old-aged pensioners, their medals taken out and polished up for the day. Where's the glory in that? To leave them dyin', or crippled for life, or dead, under the rubble of a revolution that the majority of the people of my country don't want. Sing no more!
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Adam Clayton: There are some people who say you shouldn't mix politics and music, sports and politics. Well... I think that's kinda bullshit!
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B.B. King: If we could find somebody to play chords... I'm no good with chords. I'm horrible with chords. Bono: Um... yeah... well, uh, the Edge can do that.
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