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6.7January 1978. After their success in England, the punk rock band Sex Pistols venture out on their tour of the southern United States. Temperamental bassist Sid Vicious is forced by his band mates to travel without his troubled girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, who will meet him in New York. When the band breaks up and Sid begins his solo career in a hostile city, the turbulent couple definitely falls into the depths of drug addiction.
Released: 1986-09-12114 minDir: Alex CoxDrama, RomanceBudget: $4.0MBox office: $2.8M
Cast
- Gary Oldman as Sid Vicious
- Chloe Webb as Nancy Spungen
- David Hayman as Malcolm McLaren
- Debby Bishop as Phoebe
- Andrew Schofield as Johnny Rotten
- Xander Berkeley as Bowery Snax
Themes
- 1970s
- drug addiction
- punk rock
- based on true story
- sex pistols
- co-workers relationship
- punk band
- sid vicious
- music tour
- music manager
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Ratings
IMDb
7/10
36,020 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
87%
Metacritic
76/100
- Year
- 1986
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Genres
- Biography, Drama, Music
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award4 wins & 2 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Alex Cox
- Written by
- Alex Cox Abbe Wool
- Produced by
- Eric Fellner
- Starring
- Gary Oldman Chloe Webb
- Cinematography
- Roger Deakins
- Edited by
- David Martin
- Music by
- Joe Strummer Pray for Rain The Pogues
- Production companies
- Embassy Home Entertainment Initial Pictures U.K. Productions Entity Zenith Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Palace Pictures
- Release dates
- May 1986 ( 1986-05 ) ( Cannes ) 12 September 1986 ( 1986-09-12 ) ( TIFF ) 7 November 1986 ( 1986-11-07 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 114 minutes
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $4 million
- Box office
- $2.8 million
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