Little Richard: I Am Everything
23 reviews
Documentary/Music
1h 38m
2023
The story of the Black queer origins of rock n' roll. It explodes the whitewashed canon of American pop music to reveal the innovator – the originator – Richard Penniman....
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The story of the Black queer origins of rock n' roll. It explodes 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.
- DirectorLisa Cortés
- Release11 April 2023
- Genre
- Duration1h 38m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate23 reviews
- Productions
Bungalow Media + Entertainment, CNN Films, Rolling Stone Films
Cast

Little Richard
Self (archive footage)

John Waters
Self

Mick Jagger
Self

Billy Porter
Self

Tom Jones
Self

Paul McCartney
Self (archive footage)

Nona Hendryx
Self

Nile Rodgers
Self

Alan Freed
Self (archive footage)

Elvis Presley
Self (archive footage)

Pat Boone
Self (archive footage)

John Lennon
Self (archive voice)

Keith Winslow
Self
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