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      94% Tomatometer 100 Reviews 98% Audience Score 500+ Ratings LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING tells the story of the Black queer origins of rock n' roll, exploding the whitewashed canon of American pop music to reveal the innovator -- the originator -- Richard Penniman. Through a wealth of archive and performance that brings us into Richard's complicated inner world, the film unspools the icon's life story with all its switchbacks and contradictions. In interviews with family, musicians, and cutting-edge Black and queer scholars, the film reveals how Richard created an art form for ultimate self-expression, yet what he gave to the world he was never able to give to himself. Throughout his life, Richard careened like a shiny cracked pinball between God, sex and rock n' roll. The world tried to put him in a box, but Richard was an omni being who contained multitudes -- he was unabashedly everything. Read More Read Less Now in Theaters Now Playing Buy Tickets

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      Woooo! An engaging tribute to the rock pioneer, Little Richard: I Am Everything should shut up anyone who doubts the title's veracity.

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      Christy Lemire FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) It's so cool and so fun. He is such a charismatic and fascinating figure. May 17, 2023 Full Review Tara Brady Irish Times There’s too much life, unpredictability and jubilation for Little Richard: I Am Everything to dwell on lost years and opportunities. Rated: 4/5 May 12, 2023 Full Review Mark Kermode Observer (UK) Does an impressive job of reminding us how much generations of rock stars, from Tom Jones to Mick Jagger, Elton John and Prince, have owed to Little Richard, and how radical his presence was in a world not yet ready to pay for his talent. Rated: 4/5 Apr 30, 2023 Full Review Avaryl Halley Movie Bitches It wasn’t put together in a way that I found interesting Apr 24, 2024 Full Review Andrew Galdi Movie Bitches It needed more of a point of view Rated: B- Apr 24, 2024 Full Review James Croot Stuff.co.nz This entertaining, enlightening and truly eye-opening documentary invites viewers to meet the real “king of rock and roll”. Apr 14, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Wayne Isaak What a terrific tour de force of the history of R&R and American/World culture through the life and times of the true father of the music! Lisa Cortez brought craft and stars to this excellent doc: the Beatles, Elvis, Sister Rosetta, Bo Diddley, etc. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/09/23 Full Review Renee J Absolutely amazing!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/24/23 Full Review Jezrabelle Amazing doc, filled with wonderful music and insight into the true origins of rock and roll. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/23/23 Full Review AD Great footage of him in stage and great interviews Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/22/23 Full Review Dee Myers It was ABSOLUTELY AUHHHHMAZING!!! He truly was everything. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/12/23 Full Review Tom L This was an awesome documentary! I learned so many things that I didnt know about Little Richard. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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      Synopsis LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING tells the story of the Black queer origins of rock n' roll, exploding the whitewashed canon of American pop music to reveal the innovator -- the originator -- Richard Penniman. Through a wealth of archive and performance that brings us into Richard's complicated inner world, the film unspools the icon's life story with all its switchbacks and contradictions. In interviews with family, musicians, and cutting-edge Black and queer scholars, the film reveals how Richard created an art form for ultimate self-expression, yet what he gave to the world he was never able to give to himself. Throughout his life, Richard careened like a shiny cracked pinball between God, sex and rock n' roll. The world tried to put him in a box, but Richard was an omni being who contained multitudes -- he was unabashedly everything.
      Director
      Lisa Cortes
      Producer
      Lisa Cortes, Robert Friedman, Liz Yale Marsh, Caryn Capotosto
      Distributor
      Magnolia Pictures
      Production Co
      In The Air, Bungalow Media + Entertainment, Rolling Stone , CNN Films
      Genre
      Documentary, Music, Biography
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Apr 11, 2023, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 21, 2023
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $130.9K
      Runtime
      1h 38m
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Digital
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