Oil City Confidential (2009)

Director:

Julien Temple

Release Date:

2 February 2010 (UK)

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Tagline:

Oil City is 100% pure below sea level, Canvey Island Noir.

Plot:

The story of Dr Feelgood, four men in cheap suits who crashed out of Canvey Island in the early '70s...

Plot Keywords:

Band | Punk Rock

Cast

Lee Brilleaux	...	Lee
Wilko Johnson	...	Wilko
John Martin	...	The Big Figure
John B. Sparkes	...	Sparko
Christopher Fenwick	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Will Birch
Michael Craig	...	Himself (archive footage)
Andy Gill
Richard Hell
Jools Holland
Glen Matlock
Alison Moyet
Jake Riviera
Joe Strummer	...	Himself
Suggs

Directed by
Julien Temple

Produced by
Richard England	....	executive producer
George Hencken	....	associate producer
Stephen Malit	....	producer

Original Music by
Jc Carroll
Dr. Feelgood

Cinematography by
Steve Organ		(as Stephen Organ)

Film Editing by
Caroline Richards

Art Direction by
Max Reeve

Production Management
Alice Sagat-Musgrave	....	post-production supervisor

Sound Department
Simon Epstein	....	foley mixer & editor
Simon Epstein	....	sound editor
Marc Hope	....	sound editor
Dan Johnson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dan Johnson	....	supervising sound editor
Marc Lawes	....	sound effects editor
Claire Mahoney	....	foley artist
Jason Swanscott	....	foley artist

Animation Department
Tadd Blower	....	animator
Jonny Halifax	....	animator
Tim Standard	....	animator
Barry Wilson	....	animator

Editorial Department
Connan McStay	....	on-line editor
Gareth Spensley	....	colorist

Other crew
Fabien Westerhoff	....	worldwide sales agent

Production Companies

• A Product of Malitsky
• Cadiz Music Ltd.

Distributors

• Evokative Films (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Face to Face (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2010) (Finland) (TV)

Other Companies

• Molinare Studio  post-production

Also Known As:

"Dr. Feelgood: Oil City Confidential" - Japan (English title) (imdb display title)

Runtime:

UK:104 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

UK:15 | Ireland:16

Filming Locations:

Kuusisaari, Oulu, Finland

Company:

A Product of Malitsky

Movie Connections:

Features "Iltatähti: Episode dated 9 September 1975" (1975)

Perfect rock film - intelligent, passionate and lets the band and music speak

Hard to believe Dr Feelgood had fallen so far below everyone's radar. This is a magnificent film about an IMPORTANT band. I've watched it three times on BBC iPlayer and enjoyed it more each time.

If, like me, you grew up with the Clash, Stranglers, Pistols et al and thought their sound simply emerged from nowhere then think again. The Feelgoods pointed the way and all else followed. They are the missing link between Blues, RnB (the real stuff) and punk. Totally unique, a one off, much like this wonderful, quirky film.

Oh, and without question, Wilko Johnson is a genius - a mad genius, but a genius nevertheless.

If you care about the history of rock then watch this and learn...

RIP Lee Brilleaux