TY - ADVS TI - The harder they come PY - 2002/// CY - Santa Monica, U.S.A. PB - Xenon Pictures, Inc. KW - Reggae music KW - Music KW - Jamaica KW - fast N1 - One hundred and four (104) minutes; Producer and Director, Perry Henzell ; Editor, John Victor Smith, Richard White, Reicland Anderson, Bob Povey and Winston Rodney ; Art Director, Sally Henzell ; Production Manager, Yvonne Jones ; Assistant Director, Robert Russell and Tony Straw ; Writer, Perry Henzell and Trevor D. Rhone; Cast: Jimmy Cliff, Janet Bartley, Carl Bradshaw, Ras Daniel Hartman, Bobby Charlton N2 - A powerful piece of anti-government propaganda, a poignant slice-of-life movie about streets of Jamaica, and an action-packed story of a gun-slinging pop star, all set to a classic, unforgettable reggae score. Jimmy Cliff plays a renegade musician from the country who arrives in Kingston to pursue his dreams of stardom. Instead, he ends up doing literal battle against a corrupt police department, a crooked music industry and swindling dope dealers. This violent, vital and ground-breaking film brought reggae to the international stage, made Jimmy Cliff a star, and demonstrated that music and film can change the world ER -