Rolling Stone - Backlash Blues
Genre: Drama
Director: Oliver Stone
Writer: D.R. Cobb
Based on the Rolling Stone magazine
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Karl Glusman, Aimee Teegarden, James Urbaniak, Ross Butler, Alicia Witt, Dora Madison Burge, John C. McGinley and Katherine McNamara
Plot: May 1970. Brady Conroy (Josh Hartnett) is at the Rolling Stone offices talking to Kylee Hargrove (Alicia Witt) when they both hear murmurs around the office of a planned Vietnam War protest at the campus of UC Berkeley set for the next dar. Kylee asks Brady what he thinks about the protest since he used to work at the university. He tells her that he has mixed feelings on the matter in general. He isn't a fan of the war itself, but he doesn't think that protesting is the best use of the young students' time. They should be focused on their education and gaining life experience rather than worry about things out of their control. Kylee agrees with his take, but Ben Fong-Torres (Ross Butler) objects to Brady's opinion, saying that the students are trying to draw awareness to their cause. Brady says that if they really want to change things, they need to use the system and change it from within, not simply object to the system. Brady and Ben continue to argue, with Kylee trying to stop them. Ralph J. Gleason (James Urbaniak) comes out of his office to see what all the commotion is about. When he is told they're arguing about the planned war protest, he tells them to focus on their work and leave their petty arguing out of the office.
Celeste (Aimee Teegarden) and her roommate Kira (Katherine McNamara) are discussing their love lives, when Kira asks Celeste how things are going with her and Brady. Celeste says things are okay, but that he's been distant since getting his new job. Celeste then changes the subject to the upcoming protest on campus, asking Kira if she's planning on going. Kira is going since she is still angry that her older brother was drafted into the war. Celeste asks if Kira's brother died, and she says that he he's fine and is actually going to be at the protest, but that he very well could have died. Her brother was luckier than most. They leave their dorm to head to class. The energy on campus is more dour than usual, and some are already preparing for the protest the next day.
Brady, still fuming over the argument at the office, goes to the cafe where Lexi Davenport (Dora Madison Burge) is once again playing. After her set, Lexi sits down next to Brady and says she hasn't seen him in a while. She asks him what he's been up to, and he says that he's been around, just working. She asks him what he does, and he tells her that he is a writer for Rolling Stone magazine. She's impressed, and pulls the most recent issue out of her bag. She starts scanning through the magazine for his name, when she finds the article he wrote about Captain Beefheart. She points to the article and asks if he wrote it. He confirms that he wrote the article. She asks him to a party that night. He reminds her that he has a girlfriend, but she says that it doesn't bother her. She writes down an address on a napkin and leaves the cafe.
Brady sits in his car in front of a house party staring at the napkin Lexi gave him. He prepares to drive away when there's a knock at his window. It's Lexi. She's excited to see him and practically drags him inside. The party is in full swing by the time they walk in. People are dancing, smoking weed, drinking, and having an overall good time. Lexi introduces him around to her friends. Lexi drags Brady out to the dance floor and they dance to a song. They end up kissing after the dance. Brady tells her that he has to get up early in the morning, so he has to leave. Lexi asks if he wants company. Brady is hesitant, but agrees. They head back to Brady's apartment where they have sex. Afterwards they lay in bed smoking a joint. She tells him that she's working on preparing an album and asks if he can give her notes some time on her music. He tells her he'd love to.
In the morning, Lexi wakes Brady up and tells him that she has to go. He gets up out of bed and decides to head over to UC Berkeley to check out the protest. When he gets there things are peaceful for the most part, although many are starting to get loud. Brady is looking for Celeste, but can't find her in the ever-growing crowd. Suddenly, some of the protesters begin throwing rocks at the windows of the administration office. Brady soon runs into Dean Alan Smalling (John C. McGinley) who tells him that the police are on their way, so if Brady wants to avoid being lumped in with the trouble makers, he should probably leave the area. Brady thanks Smalling for the advice, but decides to stick around to see what happens.
As the day goes on, the protest gets more rowdy. The police have arrived by now and are preparing their riot gear. Brady finally finds Celeste and suggests they leave. She doesn't want to leave as she thinks the protest is important. Some of the protesters start throwing rocks at the police. The police in turn throw tear gas into the crowd. In the ensuing chaos, Celeste and Brady are separated. Brady is hit several times by the police, even though he isn't causing trouble. Angered by this, Brady takes the officer's club from him and hits him in the head with it, knocking him to the ground. Brady then takes off running, but ends up being arrested for his part in the protest, and further beaten by the officer. Brady ends up being knocked unconscious in the beating. Brady wakes up to the sounds of a jail cell being opened. When he looks up he sees Jann Wenner (Karl Glusman) telling the officers that it was all a simple misunderstanding and that Brady was merely at the protest to cover it for the magazine. The officers tell Wenner to keep Brady in line, and Wenner agrees to, thanking the officers for being so understanding. Outside of the police station, Wenner tells Brady that he owes him. Brady nods and starts walking home.
Plot: May 1970. Brady Conroy (Josh Hartnett) is at the Rolling Stone offices talking to Kylee Hargrove (Alicia Witt) when they both hear murmurs around the office of a planned Vietnam War protest at the campus of UC Berkeley set for the next dar. Kylee asks Brady what he thinks about the protest since he used to work at the university. He tells her that he has mixed feelings on the matter in general. He isn't a fan of the war itself, but he doesn't think that protesting is the best use of the young students' time. They should be focused on their education and gaining life experience rather than worry about things out of their control. Kylee agrees with his take, but Ben Fong-Torres (Ross Butler) objects to Brady's opinion, saying that the students are trying to draw awareness to their cause. Brady says that if they really want to change things, they need to use the system and change it from within, not simply object to the system. Brady and Ben continue to argue, with Kylee trying to stop them. Ralph J. Gleason (James Urbaniak) comes out of his office to see what all the commotion is about. When he is told they're arguing about the planned war protest, he tells them to focus on their work and leave their petty arguing out of the office.
Celeste (Aimee Teegarden) and her roommate Kira (Katherine McNamara) are discussing their love lives, when Kira asks Celeste how things are going with her and Brady. Celeste says things are okay, but that he's been distant since getting his new job. Celeste then changes the subject to the upcoming protest on campus, asking Kira if she's planning on going. Kira is going since she is still angry that her older brother was drafted into the war. Celeste asks if Kira's brother died, and she says that he he's fine and is actually going to be at the protest, but that he very well could have died. Her brother was luckier than most. They leave their dorm to head to class. The energy on campus is more dour than usual, and some are already preparing for the protest the next day.
Brady, still fuming over the argument at the office, goes to the cafe where Lexi Davenport (Dora Madison Burge) is once again playing. After her set, Lexi sits down next to Brady and says she hasn't seen him in a while. She asks him what he's been up to, and he says that he's been around, just working. She asks him what he does, and he tells her that he is a writer for Rolling Stone magazine. She's impressed, and pulls the most recent issue out of her bag. She starts scanning through the magazine for his name, when she finds the article he wrote about Captain Beefheart. She points to the article and asks if he wrote it. He confirms that he wrote the article. She asks him to a party that night. He reminds her that he has a girlfriend, but she says that it doesn't bother her. She writes down an address on a napkin and leaves the cafe.
Brady sits in his car in front of a house party staring at the napkin Lexi gave him. He prepares to drive away when there's a knock at his window. It's Lexi. She's excited to see him and practically drags him inside. The party is in full swing by the time they walk in. People are dancing, smoking weed, drinking, and having an overall good time. Lexi introduces him around to her friends. Lexi drags Brady out to the dance floor and they dance to a song. They end up kissing after the dance. Brady tells her that he has to get up early in the morning, so he has to leave. Lexi asks if he wants company. Brady is hesitant, but agrees. They head back to Brady's apartment where they have sex. Afterwards they lay in bed smoking a joint. She tells him that she's working on preparing an album and asks if he can give her notes some time on her music. He tells her he'd love to.
In the morning, Lexi wakes Brady up and tells him that she has to go. He gets up out of bed and decides to head over to UC Berkeley to check out the protest. When he gets there things are peaceful for the most part, although many are starting to get loud. Brady is looking for Celeste, but can't find her in the ever-growing crowd. Suddenly, some of the protesters begin throwing rocks at the windows of the administration office. Brady soon runs into Dean Alan Smalling (John C. McGinley) who tells him that the police are on their way, so if Brady wants to avoid being lumped in with the trouble makers, he should probably leave the area. Brady thanks Smalling for the advice, but decides to stick around to see what happens.
As the day goes on, the protest gets more rowdy. The police have arrived by now and are preparing their riot gear. Brady finally finds Celeste and suggests they leave. She doesn't want to leave as she thinks the protest is important. Some of the protesters start throwing rocks at the police. The police in turn throw tear gas into the crowd. In the ensuing chaos, Celeste and Brady are separated. Brady is hit several times by the police, even though he isn't causing trouble. Angered by this, Brady takes the officer's club from him and hits him in the head with it, knocking him to the ground. Brady then takes off running, but ends up being arrested for his part in the protest, and further beaten by the officer. Brady ends up being knocked unconscious in the beating. Brady wakes up to the sounds of a jail cell being opened. When he looks up he sees Jann Wenner (Karl Glusman) telling the officers that it was all a simple misunderstanding and that Brady was merely at the protest to cover it for the magazine. The officers tell Wenner to keep Brady in line, and Wenner agrees to, thanking the officers for being so understanding. Outside of the police station, Wenner tells Brady that he owes him. Brady nods and starts walking home.
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