It's was Afros and pleated shirts, James Brown and Bootsy Collins. It was the '70s, and at an inner-city Houston high school history would be made. Charismatic band leader, Conrad "Prof" Johnson, would turn the school's mediocre jazz band into a legendary funk powerhouse. Now, 35 years later, his students prepare to pay tribute to the man who changed their lives--the 92-year old Prof. Some haven't played their horns in decades, still they dust off their instruments, determine... (Full plot summary below)
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It's was Afros and pleated shirts, James Brown and Bootsy Collins. It was the '70s, and at an inner-city Houston high school history would be made. Charismatic band leader, Conrad "Prof" Johnson, would turn the school's mediocre jazz band into a legendary funk powerhouse. Now, 35 years later, his students prepare to pay tribute to the man who changed their lives--the 92-year old Prof. Some haven't played their horns in decades, still they dust off their instruments, determined to retake the stage to show Prof and the world that they've still got it.
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| About.comJennifer MerinMoving and joyful, an authentic pleaser for crowds of all ages, inspiring for people in all seasons of life. |
| Detroit NewsTom LongThere's a purity -- sense of righteousness and reunion and optimism -- that makes Thunder Soul galvanizing. Also, the music is smoking hot, which is pretty amazing, considering it comes from a high school band. And a bunch of oldsters. |
| Akron Beacon JournalRich HeldenfelsA touching tribute to a teacher who managed to inspire his students not only to do good work but to live good lives. |
| BrianOrndorf.comBrian OrndorfA film flooded with memories and declarations of respect, laughs and tears, and plenty of funk to keep toes tapping along as director Mark Landsman investigates how one man's authority carried from high school to the modern day. |
| AV ClubNathan RabinEverything here is pitched relentlessly toward uplift, but at least that uplift is genuine, the product of one visionary's indomitable will and a musical universe he brought into existence through vision, dedication, and plenty of stubborn hard work. |
| Film.comWilliam GossAll of the agreeable ingredients are there, but director Mark Landsman doesn't coast on the built-in feel-good factor. |
| MSN MoviesJames RocchiThunder Soul has real filmmaking, real history and real pleasure in it... |
| New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierWarm memories of one school under a groove and a moving ending that no screenwriter could improve upon. |
| Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenMusic has rarely appeared more essential to the human drama. |
| Common Sense MediaSandie Angulo ChenUplifting docu spotlights legendary high school jazz band. |
