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The Boat That Rocked (2009) 7.4
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7.4/10 from 79,898 users
Metascore: 58/100
Reviews: 199 user | 191 critic | 31 from Metacritic.com A period comedy about an illegal radio station in the North Sea in the 1960s. Director:Richard CurtisWriter:Richard Curtis |
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Cast
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| Charlie Rowe | ... | ||
| Lucy Fleming | ... | ||
| Philip Seymour Hoffman | ... | ||
| Tom Sturridge | ... | ||
| Ian Mercer | ... | ||
| Bill Nighy | ... | ||
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Will Adamsdale | ... | |
| Tom Brooke | ... | ||
| Rhys Darby | ... | ||
| Nick Frost | ... |
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| Katherine Parkinson | ... | ||
| Chris O'Dowd | ... |
Simon
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Ike Hamilton | ... | |
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Stephen Moore | ... | |
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"The Boat That Rocked" is an ensemble comedy in which the romance takes place between the young people of the '60s and pop music. It's about a band of rogue DJs that captivated Britain, playing the music that defined a generation and standing up to a government that wanted classical music, and nothing else, on the airwaves. The Count, a big, brash, American god of the airwaves; Quentin, the boss of Radio Rock -- a pirate radio station in the middle of the North Sea that's populated by an eclectic crew of rock and roll DJs; Gavin, the greatest DJ in Britain who has just returned from his drug tour of America to reclaim his rightful position; Dave, an ironic, intelligent and cruelly funny co-broadcaster; and a fearsome British government official out for blood against the drug takers and lawbreakers of a once-great nation. Written by Production office
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1 Boat. 8 DJs. No Morals. See more »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
13 November 2009 (Canada) See more »Also Known As:
Good Morning England See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$2,904,380 (USA) (13 November 2009)Gross:
$7,994,115 (USA) (1 January 2010)Company Credits
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Simon: Don't walk that way!
'Young' Carl: I'm just gonna...
Simon: Walk woodpecker way.
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(1962)
Written by Otis Redding
Performed by Otis Redding
Courtesy of Warner Music UK Ltd
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Trivia
The scene with Midnight Mark and all his naked groupies (cut from US release) is an homage to the UK album cover of Jimi Hendrix's album 'Electric Ladyland', even down to the placement of the girls. See more »Goofs
Gavin is wearing MYKITA Sunglasses which use a patented hinge system which was invented recently. See more »Quotes
Dave: Walk this way.Simon: Don't walk that way!
'Young' Carl: I'm just gonna...
Simon: Walk woodpecker way.
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Crazy Credits
This film is dedicated to all who worked and broadcast on the pirate stations - all those wonderful years, all day and all of the night. See more »Soundtracks
These Arms of Mine(1962)
Written by Otis Redding
Performed by Otis Redding
Courtesy of Warner Music UK Ltd
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This is the Film of the year! No specials effects and CG and just a nice vibe to it. I found this film to be profoundly good. MUCH, MUCH better than I ever expected. Hoffman always delivers and with great UK talent. I was truly dumbfounded. Writing is good, plot is solid, Acting is fantastic, story line is great and the best movie score/soundtrack I have heard in recent history. It is fairly long but goes well with a cold one on a weekend. I hope it gets huge distribution in the US! It's a fun,uplifting, feel-good, strange and yet inspiring film. To be based on a true story and deliver this is impressive. I will tell everybody about this one. Watch it.