The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry
2008, English. Directed by Ethan Higbee & Adam Bhala Lough.
The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry
The Upsetter tells the fascinating story of Lee Scratch Perry a visionary musician and artist from poor rural Jamaica who journeyed to the big city of Kingston in the late 1950’s with dreams of making it in the burgeoning record industry. He burst upon the scene with a brand new sound, inventing a genre of music that would come to be called Reggae, discovering a young Bob Marley and gaining international recognition as a record producer and solo artist. Soon he was being called upon by artists as diverse as The Clash and Paul McCartney to provide his unique sound.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
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- English
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- Released
- 1 March 2008
- Country
- United States of America
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The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry?
The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry (2008) was directed by Ethan Higbee and Adam Bhala Lough and stars Lee "Scratch" Perry, Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, Peter Tosh.