Written and Directed by: George HickenlooperIf you met Rodney Bingenheimer at the supermarket, you'd hardly find him remarkable. He's rather small, has a nerdy voice, and his haircut is always terrible. But, as Hickenlooper's documentary "Mayor of the Sunset Strip," reveals, he has been at the forefront of the music scene in Los Angeles and for decades has hosted the influential "Rodney on the ROQ" program on KROQ.
The film is mostly entertaining, showing how this seemingly small man came to be one of the most influential and well-connected men in the business. He name drops powerhouse players from Gwyneth Paltrow and The Ramones as though they were neighbors.
Unfortunately, that's just about as far as the film goes. In the end, it's not quite clear what the message or purpose of the film is (beyond "Hey! Look at this guy!") Not that it is necessarily a bad thing that the moral isn't handed to us or jammed in, but it definitely feels like something deeper is missing.
The movie is definitely enjoyable and worth watching. I recommend keeping a tally of how many celebrities he knows, and a separate tally of how many celebrities he discovered.
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