TV-14 2008 01:30:41 Documentary

The Upsetter: The Life And Music Of Lee Scratch Perry

"The upsetter tells the wild, weed-fueled story of Lee "Scratch" Perry, the visionary Jamaican musician who invented Reggae. "

Director Ethan Higbee, Adam Bhala Lough

Cast Carl Bradshaw, Marcus Garvey, Bunny Wailer, The Clash, Paul McCartney, Peter Tosh, Bob Marley, Eve, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Benicio Del Toro

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Synopsis

The Upsetter tells the wild, weed-fueled story of Lee "Scratch" Perry, a visionary Jamaican musician, artist and all around madman who burst upon the Kingston scene in the '50s with a brand new sound, inventing a genre of music that would come to be called Reggae. Narrated by Benicio Del Toro, the film captures the essence of a complex, enigmatic figure who was at once a mad genius and a mystic.