Hendrix (film)

Hendrix is a 2000 biographical television film directed by Leon Ichaso about the life of Jimi Hendrix. It stars Wood Harris as Hendrix.^[1][2] It was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for editing in 2001.^[3]

Hendrix
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Written by	Rob Weiss Butch Stein Art Washington Bruce Rubenstein
Directed by	Leon Ichaso
Music by	Daniel Licht Spencer Proffer Andrew Rollins Ron Terry
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Margaret Mitchell
Cinematography	Bill Butler Claudio Chea
Editor	Nancy Richardson
Running time	100 minutes
Production company	MGM Television
Original release
Release	September 17, 2000 (2000-09-17)

Cast

• Wood Harris as Jimi Hendrix
• Billy Zane as Michael Jeffrey
• Dorian Harewood as Al Hendrix
• Christian Potenza as Chas Chandler
• Vivica A. Fox as Faye Pridgeon
• Kris Holden-Ried as Noel Redding
• Christopher Ralph as Mitch Mitchell
• Michie Mee as Devon Wilson
• Ann Marin as Linda Keith
• Kevin Hanchard as Little Richard
• Derek Aasland as Ginger Baker

Reception

In Variety, Phil Gallo gave the film a negative review, writing:

Jimi Hendrix's life has been pored over so many times that a cursory overview is, at best, questionable and worse, a farce. Hendrix is about as perfunctory as they come, a jaunt through the landmark events of his professional life without the benefit of his music or a lead actor capable of expressing the guitarist's charisma.^[2]