Hearts of Fire
by Richard Marquand
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Actor: Bob Dylan, Fiona, Julian Glover, Rupert Everett, Suzanne BertishDirector: Richard Marquand
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
Running Time: 95 minutes
Release Date: 1993-12-06
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Studio: Warner Home Video
VHS Movie Reviews of Hearts of Fire
Movie Review: This Is a Different Kind of Review of the Movie
Summary: 3 Stars
Let me start off by saying I'm not the kind of couch-potato 'you-tube' geeks who like to use big words and obviously have written the other reviews about this movie. I'm generation-X if it matters, meaning I'm no hip-hopping SUV pothead with baggy pants and my hat sideways. Seen 'Rockstar' with Mark Walberg?...This is MTV's 1987 answer to that movie. So don't expect plot twists, shock scenes or any profound messages. This movie was a poster child for struggling singers, yeah, but it travels the same road as 'LaBamba' but without any death. The soundtrack for the movie is fantastic..Fiona Flanagan's power-charged ballads and her 'Heart'-like 'Hair of the Dog (That Bit You) are a nice treat for an 80s' fluff movie, and even Bob Dylan's songs are satisfying to someone NOT alive in the Vietnam 'peace love dove' no war smile on your brother days...(I despise people stuck in the Nixon era). 'Hearts of Fire' is a fluffy somewhat cheesy way of telling the story of young musicians who come up in the fast-paced world of rock stardom (ok, these days I guess white boys who rap)...regardless if you're a fan of 80s' music and fashion and you're not looking for an powerfull drama theres nothing wrong with this movie, its' $3 for crying out loud, there are gonna be plenty of rainy days this year. Movie Review: Master OF The Rare Laserdiscs Movies
Summary: 5 Stars
I have HEARTS OF FIRE THE LASERDISC!!! I like it and I'd like to get it on DVD too :) Movie Review: Soooo bad - it's good!
Summary: 5 Stars
If you're a Dylan fan, you should see this just to watch Dylan humbled. Dylan plays an retired rock legend (Billy Parker), who gets friendly (no, nothing happens) with a young female musician...takes her to England with him to play a gig, where they meet a rock star/Parker fan (Rupert Everet). She falls for Everet, blah, blah, blah. The film is cheesy. If you can imagine a circle, with good on one point and bad at the opposite end, picture this film at the bad end...but it is so far into the bad side of the sphere it ends up on the good side. Yeah! It's really that bad. The female singer - Molly (played by Fiona) starts out with some musical integrity (she at least plays guitar) but by the end looks and sounds like Tiffany (who I vaguely remember...but I could be wrong what with being a small child in the late 80s). The Everet character (Colt) plays the classic cliche of what a male musician is - sensitive, moody, drinks to excess (I can't belive they didn't address his alcoholism), and likes to wear more make up than your average model. Oh, and the Dylan character is slightly pedophilic. Molly says she's 18 (which I don't think Fiona was) and Dylan is quite a bit older - he wants her but tries to stay away...tries to protect her but in the end I think he decides he'd like to hook up with her anyway (despite what he says to her in begining of the film). Oh, and before I forget, check out Molly's drummer...the hulking blonde...esp the scene where they get to America and he kisses the floor and shoves a groupie. I chalk this film up to Dylan messing with his image and screwing with the public...at least this funny...the victoria's secret thing just makes me sad.Movie Review: Make Sure You Get The Right Video
Summary: 1 Stars
I thought I was getting Bob Dylan, but Clevon Little's Movie instead; if you're buying used make sure you're getting the right one. I wasn't one of the lucky one's and would like to spare someone else the same (Jack) Fate :O)Movie Review: Not the fun kind of chicken ranch...
Summary: 2 Stars
Ok, to start with, yes, this movie was so funny I choked. Like the other reviewers, I only bought it for my precious Bob. To answer some questions you may have, no, the main character and Bob do not get it on in the hay, because she's not that smart. No, the main character does not die a fiery death, because the producers aren't that kind. Bob Dylan goes through the entire movie with an "I hope you all die" expression on his face, which is perfectly suitable considering the lines he's being forced to say.
Rupert Everett is all broody and sensitive and painfully boring in this movie and he made me want to hang myself. The only problem is, you can only hang yourself once.
Any music in this film that doesn't come from the mouth of Bob is painfully bad, so have that remote control handy.
Would I buy it again, you ask? Sure, if only to see Bob screw with his image yet again.
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