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| Year: | 2002 |
| Rating: | 7.3(12606) |
| Listed in: | Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music |
| Directed by: | Michael Winterbottom |
| Actors: | Steve Coogan Lennie James John Thomson Nigel Pivaro Paddy Considine Andy Serkis John Simm Shirley Henderson |
| "The unbelievably true story of one man, one movement, the music and madness that was Manchester." | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Michael Winterbottom | |
| Actors | |
| Steve Coogan | as Tony Wilson |
| Lennie James | as Alan Erasmus |
| John Thomson | as Charles |
| Nigel Pivaro | as Actor at Granada |
| Paddy Considine | as Rob Gretton |
| Andy Serkis | as Martin Hannett |
| John Simm | as Bernard Sumner |
| Ralf Little | as Hooky (Peter Hook) |
| Mark Windows | as Johnny Rotten |
| Sean Harris | as Ian Curtis |
| Paul Popplewell | as Paul Ryder |
| Danny Cunningham | as Shaun Ryder |
| Dave Gorman | as John the Postman |
| Martin Hancock | as Howard Devoto |
| Ron Cook | as Derek Ryder |
| Raymond Waring | as Vini |
| Peter Kay | as Don Tonay |
| Mark E. Smith | as Punter |
| Tim Horrocks | as Steve |
| Rob Brydon | as Ryan Letts |
| Howard Devoto | as Cleaner |
| Enzo Cilenti | as Peter Saville |
| Duncan Whitworth | as Jez |
| Michael Mitchell Jr. | as Simon |
| Neil Bell | as Aspiring Singer |
| Aidan Cross | as Goth |
| Simon Pegg | as Journalist |
| Darren Tighe | as Mike Pickering |
| Chris Coghill | as Bez |
| Peter Gunn | as Farmer |
| Dan Hope | as Mark |
| Nick Clarke | as Gaz |
| Mani | as Sound Engineer |
| Smug Roberts | as Railway Guard |
| Clint Boon | as 2nd Railway Guard |
| Toby Salaman | as Sir Keith Joseph |
| Conrad Murray | as Bailey Brother |
| Martin Coogan | as Chris Nagle |
| Kieran O'Brien | as Nathan |
| Paul Ryder | as Pel |
| Roger Kennedy | as Doorman Sam |
| Sean Cernow | as Little Pel |
| Joshua McNicholas | as Oliver |
| Tony Wilson | as Studio Director |
| Keith Allen | as Roger Ames |
| Dino | as Wise Guy |
| A. Bowser | as Wise Guy |
| Gary Roberts | as Wise Guy |
| Kenny Baker | as Zookeeper |
| Michael Biggam | as Sex Pistols Fan |
| Jean-Jacques Burnel | as Himself - The Stranglers |
| Martin Nigel Davey | as Partygoer |
| Dave Haslam | as Himself |
| John Lydon | as Himself |
| Nick Mason | as Gaz |
| Sean McKenzie | as Man at Sex Pistols Gig |
| Mike Pickering | as Himself |
| Iggy Pop | as Himself |
| Paul Weller | as Himself - The Jam |
| Actresses | |
| Shirley Henderson | as Lindsay |
| Naomi Radcliffe | as Twitchy Girl |
| Collette Cooper | as Sadie |
| Tracy Cunliffe | as Other Girl in Nosh Van |
| Claire Lever | as Assistant |
| Elizabeth Kelly | as Ian's Gran |
| Anna Tyborczyk | as Gillian |
| Margi Clarke | as Actor in Corridor |
| Rowetta Satchell | as Herself |
| Kate Magowan | as Yvette |
| Fiona Allen | as Cloakroom Girl |
| Helen Schlesinger | as Hilary |
| Terri Seymour | as Wheel of Fortune Co-Host |
| Siouxsie Sioux | as Herself |
Movie info
| Languages: | English |
| Gross: |
USA - 981,683 USD (22 September 2002) UK - 869,696 GBP (31 December 2002) Spain - 218,360 EUR (30 November 2003) |
| Plot: | Manchester 1976: Cambridge educated Tony Wilson, Granada TV presenter, is at a Sex Pistols gig. Totally inspired by this pivotal moment in music history, he and his friends set up a record label, Factory Records, signing first Joy Division (who go on to become New Order) then James and the Happy Mondays, who all become seminal artists of their time. What ensues is a tale of music, sex, drugs, larger-than-life characters, and the birth of one of the most famous dance clubs in the world, The Hacienda - a mecca for clubbers as famous as the likes of Studio 54. Graphically depicting the music and dance heritage of Manchester from the late 70's to the early 90's, this comedy documents the vibrancy that made Mad-chester the place in the world that you would most like to be. |
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"24 Hour Party People (Jon Carter Mix)" Written by Shaun Ryder, Paul Ryder , Mark Day, Paul Davis and Gary Whelan Copyright London Music By kind permission of Warner/Chappell Music Ltd Performed by Happy Mondays Licensed courtesy of London Records 90 Ltd "No Fun" Written by Iggy Pop (as James Osterberg), Ron Asheton, David Alexander (as Dave Alexander), Scott Asheton Published by Bug Music Copyright Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp and Stooges Staffel Music By kind permission of Warner/Chappell Music Ltd Performed by The Sex Pistols Licensed courtesy of Sanctuary Records Group "Ever Fallen In Love With Someone You Shoudn't've" Written by Pete Shelley Published by Complete Music Ltd Performed by The Buzzcocks "World In Motion" Written by Keith Allen , Stephen Morris , Peter Hook, Gillian Gilbert and Bernard Sumner Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd Copyright Vitalturn Co Ltd/Rock Music Co Ltd By kind permission of Warner/Chappell Music Ltd Performed by New Order "Money's Too Tight To Mention" Written by William Valentine and John Valentine Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd Performed by Simply Red "Louie Louie" Written by Richard Berry Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd Performed by Dave Gorman "Solid Air" Written by John Martyn Used by kind permission of Warlock Music Ltd/Rykomusic Ltd Performed by John Martyn Courtesy of Universal-Island Records Ltd Licensed by kind permission from The Film & TV Licensing Division, part of the Universal Music Group "Anarchy In The UK" Written by John Lydon , Glen Matlock, Paul Cook and Steve Jones Copyright Rotten Music Ltd By kind permission of Warner/Chappell Music Ltd Performed by The Sex Pistols "Make Up To Break Up" Written by Siouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin and Peter Fenton Published by Chrysalis Music Ltd Copyright Dreamhouse Music/Chappell Music Ltd By kind permission of Warner/Chappell Music Ltd Performed by Siouxsie and the Banshees (as Siouxsie And The Banshees) "The Passenger" Written by Iggy Pop (as James Osterberg) and Ricky Gardiner Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd/EMI Virgin Music Ltd/Ricky Garsiner Songs Performed by Iggy Pop "In The City" Written by Paul Weller Published by Stylist Music Ltd/BMG Music Publishing Ltd Performed by The Jam "No More Heroes" Written by Jean-Jacques Burnel (as Jean Jacques Burnel), Jet Black , Hugh Cornwell and Dave Greenfield (as David Greenfield) Published by Complete Music Ltd Performed by The Stranglers "Wimoweh" Written by Solomon Linda Published by Cromwell Music Ltd Performed by Karl Denver "Janie Jones" Written by Joe Strummer, Mick Jones , Paul Simonon and Topper Headon Used by kind permission of Nineden Ltd/ Universal Music Publishing Ltd Performed by The Clash "Bass Ace" Written by Michael Williams Published by Beatback Ltd Performed by Prince Far I And The Arabs Courtesy of Pressure Sounds "Dream of a Child" Written by Vincent Reilly Published by Zomba Music Publishers Ltd Performed by The Durutti Column (as Durutti Column) Licensed courtesy of Factory Communications Ltd "Digital" Written by Ian Curtis , Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner Published by Zomba Music Publishers Ltd Performed by Joy Division Licensed courtesy of Factory Communications Ltd "A Message" Written by Michael Williams Published by Beatback Ltd Performed by Prince Far I And The Arabs Courtesy of Pressure Sounds "Internal Dub" Written by Michael Williams Published by Beatback Ltd Performed by Prince Far I And The Arabs Courtesy of Pressure Sounds "Standing In The Road" Written by Alan Jones, David Farmer, Thomas Farmer and Edward Golga Published by Bucks Music Ltd Performed by Blackfoot Sue Courtesy fo Bucks Music Ltd "She's Lost Control" Written by Ian Curtis , Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner Published by Zomba Music Publishers Ltd Performed by Joy Division Licensed courtesy of Factory Communications Ltd "Flight" Written by Martin Moscrop, Donald Johnson, Jeremy Kerr, Simon Topping and Pete Terrel Published by copyright control Performed by A Certain Ratio Courtesy of A Certain Ratio "Love Will Tear Us Apart" Written by Ian Curtis , Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner Published by Zomba Music Publishers Ltd Performed by Joy Division Licensed courtesy of Factory Communications Ltd "Transmission" Written by Ian Curtis , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris Published by Zomba Music Publishers Ltd Performed by Joy Division Licensed courtesy of Factory Communications Ltd "Rowche Rumble" Written by Mark Riley, Mark E. Smith (as Mark Smith) and Craig Scanlon Published by Step Forward Music Performed by Martin Moscrop "Louie Louie" Written by Richard Berry Published by EMI Publishing Ltd Performed by The Factory Allstars "Atmosphere" Written by Ian Curtis , Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner Published by Zomba Music Publishers Ltd Performed by Joy Division Licensed courtesy of Factory Communications Ltd "Skipscada" Written by Martin Moscrop, Donald Johnson, Jeremy Kerr, Simon Topping and Pete Terrel Published by copyright control Performed by A Certain Ratio Courtesy of A Certain Ratio "Too Shy" Written by Stuart Neale, Nick Beggs (as Nicholas Beggs), Steve Askew (as Stephen Askew), Jez Strode (as Jeremy Strode) and Limahl (as Christopher Hamill) Published by Gloucester Place Music Publishing Ltd Performed by Margi Clarke "Blue Monday" Written by Stephen Morris , Peter Hook, Bernard Sumner and Gillian Gilbert Copyright Be Music By kind permission of Warner/Chappell Music Ltd Performed by John Simm "Jacqueline" Written by Vincent Reilly Published by Zomba Music Publishers Ltd Performed by The Durutti Column (as Durutti Column) Licensed courtesy of Factory Communications Ltd "24 Hour Party People" Written by Shaun Ryder, Paul Ryder , Mark Day, Paul Davis and Gary Whelan Copyright London Music By kind permission of Warner/Chappell Music Ltd Performed by cast members "Freaky Dancin'" Written by Shaun Ryder, Paul Ryder , Mark Day, Paul Davis and Gary Whelan Copyright London Music By kind permission of Warner/Chappell Music Ltd Performed by cast members "Tart Tart" Written by Shaun Ryder, Paul Ryder , Mark Day, Paul Davis and Gary Whelan Copyright London Music By kind permission of Warner/Chappell Music Ltd Performed by Happy Mondays Licensed courtesy of London Records 90 Ltd "Voodoo Ray" Written by Gerald Simpson Published by Chrysalis Music Ltd Performed by Gerald Simpson (as A Guy Called Gerald) Courtesy of Nanoplasmic "Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs" Written by Michael Coleman and Brian Burke Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd trading as Parrott Music Performed by Brian And Michael Licensed courtesy of Sanctuary Records "Wrote For Luck" Written by Shaun Ryder, Paul Ryder , Mark Day, Paul Davis and Gary Whelan Copyright London Music By kind permission of Warner/Chappell Music Ltd Performed by Happy Mondays Licensed courtesy of Factory Communications Ltd "Move Your Body" Written by Marshall Jefferson Copyright 1989 Sanlar Music/MCS Music Performed by Marshall Jefferson Copyright 1987 Saber/Trax Recordings Under exclusive license to Demon Music Group Ltd "Loose Fit" Written by Shaun Ryder, Paul Ryder , Mark Day, Paul Davis , Gary Whelan, Steven Osborne and Paul Oakenfold Copyright London Music By kind permission of Warner/Chappell Music Ltd Performed by Happy Mondays Licensed courtesy of London Records 90 Ltd "Kinky Afro" Written by Shaun Ryder, Paul Ryder , Mark Day, Paul Davis and Gary Whelan Copyright London Music By kind permission of Warner/Chappell Music Ltd Performed by Happy Mondays Licensed courtesy of London Records 90 Ltd "Go" Written by Moby (as Richard Hall) and Angelo Badalamenti Used by kind permission of Universal/MCA Music Ltd Copyright The Little Idiot Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp By kind permission of Warner/Chappell Music Ltd Performed by Moby Copyright 1991 Instinct Records under exclusive license to Pinnacle Labels Licensed courtesy of Instinct Records and Pinnacle Labels "King of the Beats" Written by Kurtis Mantronik (as Kurtis Khaleel) Used by permision of Screen Gems-EMI Music Ltd Performed by Mantronix Copyright 1990 Licensed courtesy of EMI Records Ltd "Belfast" Written by Paul Hartnoll (as P) & Phil Hartnoll (as P Hartnoll) Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing Performed by Orbital Licensed courtesy of Internal Records "What Would We Do" Written by Paul Klein, Joe Stone and Lawrence Julian Published by Chrysalis Music Ltd Performed by DSK Courtesy of Fresh Records "Robinson Crusoe" Written by Robert Mellin, Gian Piero Reverberi and Georges Van Parys Used by permission of EMI Publishing Ltd Performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Courtesy of Silva Screen Records Ltd "Satan" Written by Paul Hartnoll (as P) & Phil Hartnoll (as P Hartnoll) Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing Performed by Orbital Licensed courtesy of London Records 90 Ltd "Sunshine and Love" Written by Shaun Ryder, Paul Ryder , Mark Day, Paul Davis and Gary Whelan Copyright London Music By kind permission of Warner/Chappell Music Ltd Performed by Happy Mondays Licensed courtesy of London Records 90 Ltd "Hallelujah" Written by Shaun Ryder, Paul Ryder , Mark Day, Paul Davis and Gary Whelan Copyright London Music By kind permission of Warner/Chappell Music Ltd Performed by Happy Mondays Licensed courtesy of London Records 90 Ltd "Here To Stay" Written by Stephen Morris , Peter Hook, Bernard Sumner and Gillian Gilbert Copyright Warner/Chappell Music Ltd By kind permission of Warner/Chappell Music Ltd Performed by New Order Licensed courtesy of London Records 90 Ltd |
Goofs
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DATE: In nearly every scene when Tony Wilson is in his car you can see items that were not around in the 1970-80s. Including digital satellite dishes and new style cars/buses and vans. Continuity: In the opening hang-gliding sequence, the design on the glider changes between close-ups and long shots (the long shots are of Tony Wilson himself during the actual event that is being portrayed). Fact errors: At the Sex Pistols concert, Tony Wilson identifies one of the groups there as "Stiff Kittens, later Warsaw, later Joy Division, and finally New Order". The band never officially went by the name Stiff Kittens; they did allow it to be used on a poster for a show because they didn't have any other name they could use, but the first official name for that particular band was Warsaw. DATE: When New order is writing Blue Monday (which was first performed November 1982), the synthesizer on the left is an AKAI 7000. This model was not sold until 1986. Crew: Crew members reflected in the door in the Ian Curtis's funeral. Fact errors: Ian Curtis hanged himself in his kitchen. However, the film suggests that he hanged himself in the den while watching television. DATE: Yamaha NS10 studio monitors/speakers are clearly seen when camera is panning around studio as Joy Division are recording. These monitors weren't available until 1987. Fact errors: Ian Curtis' first epileptic seizure did not occur onstage, as in the film, but in the car on the way home from a Joy Division gig. It is also shown as occurring after the band composed 'She's Lost Control', a song that reflected upon Curtis' disease. DATE: In the scene when Tony Wilson is driving away from his first wife at Manchester Piccadilly Station, a late 90's Fiat Bravia can be seen behind his "1980" taxed Peugeot. Fact errors: According to Tony Wilson on the DVD commentary, there were never any gold discs in the Factory office. Wilson objected but by this stage it was too late to remove them due to continuity problems. Fact errors: According to Tony Wilson on the DVD commentary, the scene showing neo-fascists attending a Joy Division concert or them causing a riot, as implied by the film, never occurred. Fact errors: The film shows Ian Curtis having hanged himself while watching the Werner Herzog film "Stroszek". He actually hanged himself after he finished watching the film, and while listening to the Iggy Pop album "The Idiot". Fact errors: The Haçienda's last night of operation wasn't a rave night as seen in the film. It was actually a performance by the English space rock band Spiritualized. The building was used for two parties after the club officially closed. Fact errors: In the film Tony Wilson is seen at the funeral of Ian Curtis however in real life he could not attend the funeral as he was given the task of looking after Annik Honore, Ian's lover from Belgium, so that she would not attend the funeral and cause upset. She had come to see Ian before he flew with the band to America for the tour. |
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Tony Wilson: Factory Records are not actually a company. We are an experiment in human nature. You're labouring under the misapprehension that we actually have a deal with, er, with our, our bands. That we have any kind of a contract, er, at all, and I'm afraid we, er, we don't because that's, er, that's the sum total of the paperwork to do with Factory Records, deal with, er, their various bands. Tony Wilson: I'm a minor player in my own life story. Tony Wilson: This scene didn't actually make it to the final cut. I'm sure it'll be on the DVD. Tony Wilson: And tonight something equally epoch-making is taking place. See? They're applauding the DJ. Not the music, not the musician, not the creator, but the medium. This is it. The birth of rave culture. The beatification of the beat. The dance age. This is the moment when even the white man starts dancing. Welcome to Manchester. Tony Wilson: It was like being on a fantastic fairground ride, centrifugal forces throwing us wider and wider. But it's all right, because there's this brilliant machine at the center that's going to bring us back down to earth. That was Manchester. That is the Hacienda. Now imagine the machine breaks. For a while, it's even better, because you're really flying. but then, you fall, because nobody beats gravity. Tony Wilson: Most of all, I love Manchester. The crumbling warehouses, the railway arches, the cheap abundant drugs. That's what did it in the end. Not the money, not the music, not even the guns. That is my heroic flaw: my excess of civic pride. Tony Wilson: Can I get you half a lager? Rob Gretton: You can get me a pint. Tony Wilson: I'm being postmodern, before it's fashionable. Martin Hannett: Well, this is goodbye. I mean, we obviously have nothing in common. I'm a genius, you're all fucking wankers. You'll never see me again. You don't deserve to see me again. Tony Wilson: You can't threaten me, Martin. You're a big man, but you're out of shape. Although you could sit on me. Tony Wilson: Every band needs it's own special chemistry. And Bez was a very good chemist. Tony Wilson: Energy, energy? Energy is, is, it's nothing more than a lot of new age hokum masquerading as spirituality. Bez: Can I offer anybody like the best drug experience they ever had? Tony Wilson: I am not a lump of hash. I'm in charge of Factory Records. I think. Tony Wilson: What's wrong with London Records? Rob Gretton: The name, for a start. Roger Ames: Tony, you're fucking mad. Tony Wilson: That's a point of view. [first lines] Tony Wilson: Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's the latest craze sweeping the Pennines, and I've got to be honest, I'd rather be sweeping the Pennines right now. [last lines] [Tony Wilson has just had a vision of God - who looked exactly like Tony Wilson] Tony Wilson: Well, it's written in the Bible, isn't it? 'God made man in His own image'. Rob Gretton: Yeah, but not a specific man. Tony Wilson: No, but if you'd have spoken to Him, He would have looked like you. But you didn't, I did. And he looked like me. Rob Gretton: [smoking a joint] Fucking top gear, man. [after Shaun Ryder fires a gun in his general direction] Tony Wilson: You want to be careful with that, Shaun. You could take somebody's eye out. God: It's a pity you didn't sign the Smiths, but you were right about Mick Hucknell. His music's rubbish, and he's a ginger. Tony Wilson: You know, I think that Shaun Ryder is on a par with W.B. Yeats as a poet. Yvette: Really? Tony Wilson: Absolutely. Totally. Yvette: Well, that is amazing, considering everyone else thinks he's a fucking idiot. Tony Wilson: Jazz is the last refuge of the untalented. Jazz musicians enjoy themselves more than anyone listening to them does. Rob Gretton: You know your trouble, Tony? You don't know what you are. I fucking know what you are, but you don't know what you are. Tony Wilson: Well, my curiosity's got the better of me, Rob, tell me, what am I? Rob Gretton: You're a cunt. Tony Wilson: Well, you see I knew that, you see, that was something I did know. Tony Wilson: This morning I was doing a story about an elephant being washed by a midget. Charles: He's a dwarf. Tony Wilson: It doesn't matter! Charles: Well, it matters to him. Boethius: It's my belief that history is a wheel. "Inconsistency is my very essence" -says the wheel- "Rise up on my spokes if you like, but don't complain when you are cast back down into the depths. Good times pass away, but then so do the bad. Mutability is our tragedy, but it is also our hope. The worst of times, like the best, are always passing away". [singing "Louie, Louie" drunkenly] John: Pogo like a bastard! Tony Wilson: What're you doing? Martin Hannett: Recording silence! Tony Wilson: Recording silence? Martin Hannett: No, I'm recording Tony fucking Wilson! Tony Wilson: The smaller the attendance the bigger the history. There were 12 people at the last supper. Half a dozen at Kitty Hawk. Archimedes was on his own in the bath. Tony Wilson: It looks fucking great actually - yeah, really nice. It's beautiful - but useless. And as William Morris once said: "Nothing useless can be truly beautiful." Yvette: And what do you do? Tony Wilson: How do you mean? Yvette: You know, your job? Tony Wilson: Well, I'm Tony Wilson. God: Tony, you did a good job. Basically you are right: Shaun is the greatest poet since Yeats. Tony Wilson: [First address to camera; after his hang-gliding news report] You're going to see a lot more of that sort of thing in the picture. I don't want to say too much, don't want to spoil it. I'll just say one word: 'Icarus'. If you get it, great. If you don't, that's fine too. But you should probably read more. |
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