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Velvet Goldmine (1998)
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Release Date:
6 November 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
Leave your exceptions at the door more
Plot:
In 1984, British newspaper reporter Arthur Stuart is investigating the career of 1970s glam rock star Brian Slade...
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 4 wins
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7 nominations
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the glitter of Velvet Goldmine
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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.
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124 min
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Color (Rankcolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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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:R
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Much of the dialog comes from Oscar Wilde's writings.
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Continuity: When Curt Wild is on stage singing during the "Death of Glitter" concert, he knocks over his microphone stand with the wire from the microphone he is holding when he is facing the audience. In the next shot, when Curt is shown from the side, the microphone stand is upright.
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References Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)
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Soundtrack:
Gimme Danger
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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.