It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004)

Director:

Michael Dowse

Writer:

Michael Dowse (written by)

Release Date:

27 May 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

When you can't hear, things look very different.

Plot:

Its All Gone Pete Tong is a comedy following the tragic life of legendary Frankie Wilde. The story takes...

Plot Keywords:

Nudity | Outdoor Sex | Visual Hallucination | Topless | Female Nudity

Awards:

11 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Paul Kaye	...	Frankie Wilde
Beatriz Batarda	...	Penelope
Kate Magowan	...	Sonja
Mike Wilmot	...	Max Haggar
Neil Maskell	...	Jack Stoddart
Monica Maja	...	Charlize Bondo
Pete Tong	...	Himself
Ron Lloy Hugh Elliston	...	Marvin Sallis
Dan Antopolski	...	Eric Banning
Tim Plester	...	Brent Tufford
Paul Spence	...	Alfonse
David Lawrence	...	Horst
Steve Oram	...	DJ Blink
Geffen Strummer Kaye	...	Baby Wilde
Borja Galban-Fear	...	Spanish Waiter

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive drug and alcohol abuse, language and some sexual content/nudity.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

UK | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Japan:R-15 | Canada:14A | Taiwan:R-12 | Iceland:16 | Australia:MA | Ireland:16 | Netherlands:16 | UK:15 | USA:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-15 | Norway:15

Filming Locations:

Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain

Company:

True West Films

Trivia:

When Frankie is having the extensive hearing tests, the instrument that the doctor uses has markings that go up to 11. This is a reference to Nigel Tufnel's Amp in "This Is Spinal Tap"

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Frankie goes to see his agent, in he scene where his agent tells him his last set sounded like crap, you can see the boom mic and operator in Frankies glasses after being told hes going deaf.

Quotes:

Max Hagger: I think what he's trying to say is even though he feels that he has nothing to prove to you, he'd be happy to prove anything you want, to you.

Movie Connections:

References Pierrot le fou (1965)

Soundtrack:

DJs In A Row

Very Funny! A feelgood deaf DJ movie!

I cannot say that I have ever been a clubber, but I loved this film. It is less "Human Traffic" and more "Spinal Tap", perhaps even funnier than Tap. The plot concerns a superstar DJ on the Spanish island clubbing mecca of Ibeza, who becomes completely deaf after many years of excessive noise, drugs and general abuse. The mock-documentary charts both his decline and then his subsequent coming to terms with his "condition". It may not sound like a premise for comedy, but It's All Gone Pete Tong is often laugh-out loud hilarious. In particular, there is a sequence with the temporarily insane and desperate DJ involving fireworks and a swimming pool which manages to convey visual slapstick simultaneously with the very blackest of black comedy. I loved it. In short, this is destined to become a long term cult British movie, which may well prove to be a massive hit. I hope so. Oh, there's an unusual feelgood ending too. Go see it.