Power Ballad
6/4/202621 min
In the wonderful new film Power Ballad, Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas play two musicians whose careers haven’t exactly gone to plan – but one song may change that. Rick (Rudd) is a wedding band singer in Ireland and Danny (Jonas) is a former boy band member. They collaborate on a song that Rick wrote a few years ago, but Rick later finds out that Danny is trying to pass off the song as his own. Power Ballad was directed by John Carney, who also made Sing Street and Once.
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Stephen Thompson· Host0:17
[upbeat music] The director John Carney makes movies about music, from the thrill of performing it to the collaborations and chemistry that go into creating it. His filmography includes Sing Street and Once, which won an Oscar for Best Original Song.
Linda Holmes· Host0:36
Carney's new movie is Power Ballad, which stars Paul Rudd as a wedding singer and Nick Jonas as a pop star whose career gets an unlikely boost. And I'm just gonna say up front that I love this movie. I'm Linda Holmes.
Stephen Thompson· Host0:49
[laughs] And I'm Stephen Thompson. Today, we are talking about Power Ballad on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.
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