Dance Craze (1981)

Documentary on Britain's 2 Tone Ska Era from the late seventies to the early eighties.

Director:

Joe Massot

Stars:

The Beat, Pauline Black, Buster Bloodvessel

Cast

Credited cast:
The Beat	...	Themselves
Pauline Black	...	Herself - The Selecter
Buster Bloodvessel	...	Themselves
The Bodysnatchers	...	Themselves
Roddy Byers	...	Himself - The Specials
Rhoda Dakar	...	Herself (the Bodysnatchers)
Jerry Dammers	...	Himself (the Specials)
Terry Hall	...	Himself (the Specials)
Horace Panter	...	Himself - The Specials
The Selecter	...	Themselves
The Specials	...	Themselves
Suggs	...	Himself
David Wakeling	...	Himself - The English Beat

Storyline

Rocksteady to both a visual and musical documentary of the big shot's of the English 2-Tone movement of the late 1970s that has the exhaustive, high-energy performances exploding onto stage. Jump, shout, twist and crawl and dance to the tunes of Ska and its anthems of its rough riders and three-minute heroes captivated in the moment of a generation of England's concrete jungles and razor blade alley's. No longer on your radio but now on stage, together, with the likes of Madness, The Specials and The Beat et al, this concert footage of an era is a must-see, rare and fascinating look into a once vibrant youth culture of working-class England and its musical dance craze.

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Plot Keywords:

ska | all girl band | music history | interracial relationship | concert footage | 

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Taglines:

The best of British Ska...Live!

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 April 1982 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chrysalis Records, Osiris Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min 79 min (UK video) 91 min (70mm print)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Pauline Black (The Selecter): [to the crowd] Right, who here gets up at seven o'clock in the morning? Do you work in factories? Are you ever 3 minutes late? You'll like this one then..."Three Minute Hero".

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Connections

Referenced in This Is England (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Lip Up Fatty"
Performed by Bad Manners

User Reviews

To cool people

This riveting, exciting, melloneous film is about the coming and going of '2-tone ska' in Britain. After the First wave of ska (bob marley, skatalites) ska attacked Europe with the second wave. With live performances from like the Specials, the Selecter, Bad Manners, Madness, the Beat, and the Bodysnatchers, this documentary is amazing. If you are new to ska and want to know where it all came from, or if you are a veteran and you just want to re-live these exciting moments, check out this film. I'm sure you can find it, somewhere.