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Velvet Goldmine (1998)
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6 November 1998 (USA) moreTagline:
Leave your exceptions at the door morePlot:
In 1984, British newspaper reporter Arthur Stuart is investigating the career of 1970s glam rock star Brian Slade... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 7 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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the glitter of Velvet Goldmine more (300 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ewan McGregor | ... | Curt Wild | |
| Jonathan Rhys Meyers | ... | Brian Slade | |
| Christian Bale | ... | Arthur Stuart | |
| Toni Collette | ... | Mandy Slade | |
| Eddie Izzard | ... | Jerry Devine | |
| Emily Woof | ... | Shannon | |
| Michael Feast | ... | Cecil | |
| Janet McTeer | ... | Female Narrator (voice) | |
| Mairead McKinley | ... | Wilde Housemaid (as Maraid McKinley) | |
| Luke Morgan Oliver | ... | Oscar Wilde, 8 | |
| Osheen Jones | ... | Jack Fairy, 7 | |
| Micko Westmoreland | ... | Jack Fairy | |
| Damian Suchet | ... | BBC Reporter | |
| Danny Nutt | ... | Kissing Sailor | |
| Wash Westmoreland | ... | Young Man |
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Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language and drug use.Parents Guide:
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124 minLanguage:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | UK:18 (original rating) | Argentina:18 | Australia:MA | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | Chile:18 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 | New Zealand:R16 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 (video rating) (1999) | USA:RFun Stuff
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When Brian first sees Mandy, he says "Do you jive?" That's what David Bowie is supposed to have said when he first saw his first wife, Angela Bowie. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: There are ads for "Miss Saigon" and "Les Miserables" on the side of the London double-decker bus in 1974 London. moreQuotes:
Curt Wild: Excuse me, fellas, while I raise my glass to the loveliest man in Europe.Brian Slade: And they tell you it's not natural.
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Symphony No. 6 in A Minor moreFAQ
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There is something about this movie that entrances people. Its about the death of Glam Rock, and even though this is a weird premise the stories of how one person changed the lives of many beautiful people without even being aware of it is mesmerizing...on top of that you get a guilty pleasure out of all the make-up, sex, and extremely bizarre music. In this David Bowiesque film, there's romance, music, Oscar Wilde, aliens, and Ewan McGregor with an American accent. I own it, love it, and play the soundtrack in my car without any inhibitions. Christian Bale is a journalist attempting to figure out where his once-upon-a-time hero/rock-star Brian Slade (Meyers) disappeared after a fake death ten years prior. During his search he encounters an old lover of Slade's who weaves the story of the singer's beginnings, and Brian's American ex-wife who remembers of his bitter end. All of this is summed up with Curt Wild (Mcgregor)This movie claims to be about Brian Slade, but it's about the people he left in his wake.