in the voice over which begin the film and hughie ( billy connolly ) and a roadie for the great 70 band strange fruit and say the reason lightning struck at a rock festival to stop strange fruit set be that god be sick of 70 excess . indeed and it be popular to put down that era of music and and see punk a a welcome antidote to it . while i agree the excess be tiresome ( as well a the misogynistic urge which come out of it ) and and like punk and i still be a fan of what be consider classic rock or glam rock and and this film about strange fruit long and strange reunion be an affectionate tribute to those day . one of the reason the film work be the care of the people behind the scene . brian gibson direct whats love get to do with it and about tina turner ( while i have problem with the dramatic part of the film and the music be handle very well ) and writer dick clement and ian le frenais co write the commitment and be behind the music orient british tv show over the rainbow and and the song strange fruit play be co write by foreigner mick jones ( not to be confuse with the clash mick jones ) and so it be a meeting of people who know what they be talk about . also and two cast member be musician in their own right ( bill nye i do not know about and though the film credit him with his own singing and and he certainly look like a lead singer of that era and while jimmy nail be in another british tv show which be music orient and though i forget the name and and he be in evita ) and and the others be convince at it . and while and a i say and a lot of 70 band like strange fruit behave badly towards woman and the movie doesn not make the same mistake ( except for the woman who follow timothy spall around ) while a the manager of the reunion and juliet aubrey be quite good and play a fully rounded character . the other actor be all good a well and with special praise to stephen rea and who handle the more dramatic role well without sentimentality . there be a couple of plot point which do not work and but overall this be quite enjoyable . oh yeah and and the music be good too .