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Thunder Soul

Play trailer Poster for Thunder Soul PG,  2011,  1h 28m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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Members of a 1970s Texas high-school jazz band reunite for a concert honoring their dedicated teacher and bandleader, Conrad O. Johnson Sr.

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Tom Long Detroit News Oct 7, 2011
B
There's a purity -- sense of righteousness and reunion and optimism -- that makes Thunder Soul galvanizing. Also, the music is smoking hot, which is pretty amazing, considering it comes from a high school band. And a bunch of oldsters. Go to Full Review
William Goss Film.com Oct 7, 2011
All of the agreeable ingredients are there, but director Mark Landsman doesn't coast on the built-in feel-good factor. Go to Full Review
John DeFore Washington Post Oct 7, 2011
3/4
Arguably, the current generation of funk and soul revivalists owes a debt to musicians who forged their astonishing sound in between Algebra study sessions. Go to Full Review
Allen Almachar The MacGuffin Aug 5, 2020
A-
The kind of movie that sinks under your skin. Go to Full Review
Neely Swanson Easy Reader (California) Sep 16, 2017
Thunder Soul reveals that fiction can never compete with the genuine emotions experienced in a true story well told. Go to Full Review
Corey Hall Metro Times (Detroit, MI) Oct 16, 2011
A
...the unstoppable power of the music is an undeniable, stone groove Go to Full Review
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Leia S Jun 29, 2017 Kashmere Stage Band was so badass its ridiculous. Had no idea it was a high school band until I saw this. Nuts!
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Mark Landsman

Director

Keith Calder

Producer

Mark Landsman

Producer

Jessica Calder

Producer

Sandra Chandler

Cinematographer

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Thunder Soul

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Movie Info

Synopsis Members of a 1970s Texas high-school jazz band reunite for a concert honoring their dedicated teacher and bandleader, Conrad O. Johnson Sr.
Director
Mark Landsman
Producer
Keith Calder, Mark Landsman, Jessica Calder
Distributor
Roadside Attractions
Production Co
Snoot Entertainment
Rating
PG (Brief Language|Momentary Historical Smoking)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 23, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 10, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$143.6K
Runtime
1h 28m
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