Presents an eclectic look at the many manifestations of rock in motion pictures, from teen-oriented B-movies to Hollywood blockbusters to avant-garde meditations to reverent biopics to animated shorts to performance documentaries. Acclaimed film critic David Sterritt considers the diverse ways that filmmakers have regarded rock 'n' roll.

Introduction 1
1 The Fabulous 1950s 6
2 The Swinging 1960s 23
3 The Slippery 1970s 73
4 From the 1980s to Now 113
Epilogue: The Hits Just Keep on Coming 118
Further Reading 121
Works Cited 123
Index 131

DAVID STERRITT is the editor-in-chief of Quarterly Review of Film and Video, a contributing writer at Cineaste, a film professor at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, a professor emeritus at Long Island University in New York, and past chair of the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Society of Film Critics. He is the author of numerous books including The Cinema of Clint Eastwood: Chronicles of America.