Roy Orbison: Love Hurts
Roy Orbison's legacy as a beloved rock legend and a devoted father is revealed through intimate interviews with Roy's three surviving sons, featuring previously unseen home videos.
Roy Orbison died 29 years ago but he's hardly forgotten. As one of rock 'n' roll's pioneers he achieved superstar status in the 60s, writing and releasing a series of smash singles such as Oh, Pretty Woman, Only the Lonely, In Dreams and Crying. But while his professional life was full of triumph, Roy suffered terrible misfortune in his personal life, losing his wife and two of his children in successive tragedies, rebuilding his life by relying on his music to distract him from desolation.
Roy's legacy as a beloved rock legend and a devoted father is revealed through intimate interviews with Roy's three surviving sons, featuring previously unseen home videos as Alex, Roy Jnr and Wesley Orbison discuss the immense talent and fierce determination that provided the driving force behind their father's incredible success and the dedication to Roy's family that helped create a strong spiritual base to escape the pressures of the rock 'n' roll lifestyle.
This is the personal story of the relationship between three children and their father; a father who died when they were young, and who they have reconnected with and come to understand through embracing his life's work. It is not often that one gets to understand the person who is the music phenomenon, but in this film about relationships, family, love, loss and affirmation, we get to see the man behind the ever-present dark sunglasses and brooding loner persona, witnessing his struggle with personal demons, and ultimately redemption and acknowledgement from his peers.
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Music Played
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Roy Orbison
Oh, Pretty Woman (Live)
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Roy Orbison
Dream Baby (Live)
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Roy Orbison
Running Scared
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Roy Orbison
In Dreams
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Traveling Wilburys
Handle With Care
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Roy Orbison
Crying
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Roy Orbison
You Got It
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Roy Orbison
We'll Take The Night
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Roy Orbison
It's Over
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Roy Orbison & Johnny Cash
Oh Pretty Woman
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Roy Orbison
Only The Lonely
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Interviewed Guest | Wesley Orbison |
Interviewed Guest | Roy Orbison Jr |
Interviewed Guest | Alex Orbison |
Executive Producer | Lesley Douglas |
Executive Producer | Tracy Nurse |
Director | Nigel Cole |
Producer | Des Shaw |
Broadcasts
- Fri 15 Dec 2017 21:30
- Sat 16 Dec 2017 01:35
- Sat 14 Jul 2018 23:00
- Thu 6 Dec 2018 23:30
- Thu 14 Feb 2019 23:00
- Fri 14 Feb 2020 22:30
- Fri 12 Feb 2021 21:00
- Sat 13 Feb 2021 02:20
- Fri 23 Sep 2022 21:00
- Sat 24 Sep 2022 02:30
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