A feature documentary on the life and music of Phil Lynott, telling the story of how a young black boy from working class 1950s Dublin became Ireland’s greatest Rock Star. As lead singer of Thin Lizzy, Phil Lynott was a songwriter, a poet, a dreamer, a wild man. Told extensively through the words of Lynott himself and focusing on some of his iconic songs, the film gets to the heart of Philip, the father, the husband, the friend, the son, the rock icon, the poet and the dreamer.
Cast
Carl Shaaban
Phil Lynott
Huey Lewis
Self
James Hetfield
Self
Adam Clayton
Self
Eric Bell
Self
Phil Lynott
Self (archive footage)
Suzi Quatro
Self
Midge Ure
Self
Caroline Crowther
Self (as Caroline Taraskevics)
Sarah Lynott
Self
Cathleen Lynott
Self
Monica Lynott
Self
Peter Lynott
Self
Niall Stokes
Self
Diane Wagg
Self
Darren Wharton
Self
Kit Woolven
Self
Hugh Feighery
Self
Alan Byrne
Self
Gus Curtis
Self
Jim Fitzpatrick
Self
Scott Gorham
Self
Jerome Rimson
Self
Brush Shiels
Self
