The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

2000 | Biography, Documentary, Music

Synopsis

With the help of her mother, family, friends, and fellow musicians, Aiyana Elliott reaches for her father, legendary cowboy troubadour, Ramblin' Jack Elliott. She explores who he is and how he got there, working back and forth between archival and contemporary footage. Born in 1932 in Brooklyn, busking through the South and West in the early 50s, a year with Woody Guthrie, six years flatpicking in Europe, a triumphant return to Greenwich Village in the early 60s, mentoring Bob Dylan, then life on the road, from gig to gig, singing and telling stories. A Grammy and the National Medal of Arts await Jack near the end of a long trail. What will Aiyana find for herself?

Scores

Overall Score
26.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
3.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
23.1%
Review Aggregate
85.8

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 6 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 6 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score94.0
RT critic review count18
Rotten Tomatoes audience score82.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating7.8
IMDb votes335

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$225,682$411,129
International2000N/AN/A
Worldwide2000$225,682$411,129

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2000$112,841$205,565
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$3,962,000$7,217,651
Physical Purchases ?2000$5,284,000$9,625,963
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$101,557$185,008
Total Revenues2000$9,460,398$17,234,187
Expenses
Budget ?2000$250,000 (est)$455,430 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$158,000 (est)$287,832 (est)
Participations2000$378,000$688,610
Residuals ?2000$680,000$1,238,769
Interest & Overhead2000$50,000$91,086
Total Expenses2000$1,516,000$2,761,726
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$7,944,398$14,472,461

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