GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Wordiezett So much average

Contentar Best movie of this year hands down!

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

user-21805 Jimmy Clanton is back rockin' and rollin' for the 50th Anniversary of his first gold record ("Just a Dream" 1958) and stronger than ever, playing to SRO crowds. Check out info at JimmyClanton.com. Today, in addition to authoring (with his wife Roxanne) Hardcore Health, a wellness program, and writing an ongoing eColumn by the same name for www.MyBestYears.com, Clanton still performs in popular shows (along with such legends as Chuck Berry, the Shirelles, Fabian, the Cadillacs, Frankie Ford, and Jerry Butler) which hearken audiences back to a time when rock 'n roll was exploding and stars such as Jimmy Clanton were sweeping the nation's airwaves with unforgettable sounds! Is it any wonder why people today still enjoy movies like GO JOHNNY GO, recently featured on TMC?

joe_lvn This is arguably the best rock'n'roll movie of the 1950's. Mainly because of the line-up of recording artists. The "Girl Can't Help It" was very good too, but it was more of a straight comedy and the problem with that film was that they kept cutting away from the musical acts in midstream. This film didn't do that,fortunately.My only disappointment with this film was the choice of songs for a couple of the artists. Especially the great Eddie Cochran. Instead of having him sing the mediocre "Teenage Heaven", it would have been great if he had rocked out with something like "Jeannie,Jeannie,Jeannie" or his classic "Summertime Blues". And instead of the Little Richard cover "Ooh,My Head" (Ooh,My Soul), Ritchie Valens would have been great doing his classic "Come On,Let's Go",or even "La Bamba".Anyway, like I said, the film is a lot of fun and a piece of musical history. And I have to say not only was Chuck Berry great performing, he really could act. This was also the last rock'n'roll jukebox musical of the 1950's. I would recommend it to music historians.

brucedgo I pretty much avoid movies I don't think I'll like. And if I do start one I usually quit early. In this case, because of the performers I fast forwarded to see the performances. They were nearly all bad, too.The only redeeming features in the movie are 2 minutes of Jackie Wilson and several minutes of Chuck Berry. But even the Chuck Berry portion with a so called "band" was such a joke, a bunch of white guys pretending to play.And like many films of 50's music, the singing was lip sync'd to a previous recording.It's a shame. I went to high school from '57 to '61 and there was great music. Would love to see/hear some in a movie.

mike robson In what was to be his last movie, legendary 50s DJ Alan Freed(1921-1965), playing..er..legendary 50s DJ Alan Freed, once again presents a host of early rock and roll stars,hung together with a threadbare perfunctory plot(just as in "Rock Rock Rock","Rock around the clock" and "Don't knock the rock"). Shot at the Hal Roach studio in Culver City, Los Angeles (where Laurel and Hardy once romped)in January 1959,"Go Johnny go" is one of the most interesting and enjoyable of the early rock films. Chuck Berry features, not just as a performer but an actor as well, he's seen hanging out with Freed,accompanying him, it appears, wherever he goes! As was usual in Freed's cheap and cheerful films, the rock and roll stars on display are some of the best.The movie has the only big screen performance of Richie Valens,who died very shortly after he filmed this appearance,in the notorious 1959 plane crash,which also claimed Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper. Another tragic rocker here is Eddie Cochran, a car accident victim about a year and a half after he made the film. The story, such as it is, concerns Freed's desire to make a star out of a talented nobody-this means we get a lot of crooning from lanky teen idol Jimmy Clanton, playing the aforesaid nobody(the "Johnny" of the title). I can never make up my mind about Clanton; he was competent actor,though he is certainly surrounded by his betters as performers in the line up here.Look out for scene with Alan Freed jamming on drums along with Chuck Berry and his group on the marvelous "Little Queenie", Freed looks like he's having a ball. Sadly the good times were not to roll much longer for Freed as personal and career problems mounted. He became embroiled in the payola scandal, and was pursued relentlessly by the tax man.Dropped from his TV and radio shows, moving to the west coast to get work, his drinking was turning him into a serious and sick alcoholic, he died broke,killed by Uraemia in 1965. Performers(alphabetical)- Chuck Berry-"Go Johnny go","Little Queenie" "Memphis Tennessee" The Cadillacs-"Jaywalker","Please Mr Johnson"(They may have been the poor man's Coasters,but they're great here,acting out their song stories on the stage in a club). Jo-Ann Campbell-"Momma can I go out?" Jimmy Clanton-"Angel face","It takes a long time","My love is true","Ship on a stormy sea" Eddie Cochran-"Teenage Heaven"(watch Eddie dance with his guitar!) The Flamingos-"Jump children"(a performance of breathtaking exuberance) Harvey Fuqua-"Don't be afraid to love me" Sandy Stewart-"Heavenly father","Playmate"(the last one a perky piece performed in a recording studio) Sandy Stewart/Jimmy Clanton-"Once again" Richie Valens-"Ooh my head""(performed for Freed and his pals and a tiny group of teens) Jackie Wilson-"You'd better know it"(Wilson,a reliable showstopper as always-and one of the coolest rockers ever.If you've seen stills or clips of Jackie performing in front of a silly coffee pot with a face backdrop,this is where it's from!)