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Sid and Nancy

  • 19861986
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  • 1h 52m
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Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb in Sid and Nancy (1986)
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The relationship between Sid Vicious, bassist for British punk group Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen is portrayed.The relationship between Sid Vicious, bassist for British punk group Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen is portrayed.The relationship between Sid Vicious, bassist for British punk group Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen is portrayed.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
32K
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POPULARITY
1,220
619
  • Director
    • Alex Cox
  • Writers
    • Alex Cox(screenplay)
    • Abbe Wool(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Gary Oldman
    • Chloe Webb
    • David Hayman
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  • Director
    • Alex Cox
  • Writers
    • Alex Cox(screenplay)
    • Abbe Wool(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Gary Oldman
    • Chloe Webb
    • David Hayman
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 156User reviews
    • 83Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 4 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Gary Oldman, Roger Deakins, Alex Cox, and Graham Fletcher-Cook in Sid and Nancy (1986)
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    Gary Oldman
    Gary Oldman
    • Sid Vicious
    Chloe Webb
    Chloe Webb
    • Nancy Spungen
    David Hayman
    David Hayman
    • Malcolm
    Debby Bishop
    • Phoebe
    Andrew Schofield
    Andrew Schofield
    • John
    Xander Berkeley
    Xander Berkeley
    • Bowery Snax
    Perry Benson
    • Paul
    Tony London
    • Steve
    Sandy Baron
    Sandy Baron
    • Hotelier - U.S.A.
    Sy Richardson
    Sy Richardson
    • Methadone Caseworker
    Edward Tudor-Pole
    Edward Tudor-Pole
    • Hotelier - U.K.
    Biff Yeager
    Biff Yeager
    • Detective
    Courtney Love
    Courtney Love
    • Gretchen
    Rusty Blitz
    • Reporter
    John Spacely
    • Chelsea Resident
    Coati Mundi
    Coati Mundi
    • Desk Clerk
    Ed Pansullo
    • Detective
    Vincent J. Isaac
    • Detective
    • Director
      • Alex Cox
    • Writers
      • Alex Cox(screenplay)
      • Abbe Wool(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Gary Oldman wore Sid's real chain necklace in the movie. When doing his research, Sid's mom gave him the necklace to wear during filming.
    • Goofs
      In one of the early pub scenes, the opening band for the Pistols is supposedly X-Ray Spex, belting out one of their best-known hits: "Oh, Bondage, Up Yours!" However, the lead singer Poly Styrene is depicted as rail thin, with long straight hair and no braces on her teeth; most surprisingly, she is portrayed as being white. In real life, Poly (Marion Eliott) is of Anglo-Somali parentage; and in 1977 she was not model thin, plus she had short curly hair and braces. This is because the group was originally meant to be Siouxsie and the Banshees, but they wouldn't give permission for the use of their songs.
    • Quotes

      [getting off the phone with her parents]

      Nancy: I fucking hate them! I fucking hate them! Ass! Ow! Fucking motherfuckers! They wouldn't send us any money! They said we'd spend it on DRUGS!

      Sid: We would!

    • Crazy credits
      "And introducing the young Cat Vicious in the role of Smoky, Sid and Nancy's child."
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Jumpin' Jack Flash/Tough Guys/Children of a Lesser God/'Round Midnight (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Off the Boat
      Written by Dan Wool (as Dan Wül)
      Performed by Dan Wool
      © Zenith Music 1986

    User reviews156

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    He did it his way...
    An often romanticised look back on the life of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious. Regarded as unreliable by Lydon, Alex Cox's homage to the era in which he spent his teenage years does offer an interesting and enthralling interpretation on one of the theories regarding the deaths of Sid and Nancy, though it may never truly come to light about what really happened. Oldman, Webb and Schofield are fantastic as Sid, Nancy and Rotten alike and it's invigorating to watch the cast sing, spit and curse their way through the Pistols back catalogue. Unappreciated by many people, but well worth a look even if you never listened to the Pistols.
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    • mattaspin
    • Nov 15, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 7, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sid & Nancy
    • Filming locations
      • Oakland Court, Holland Park, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Initial Pictures
      • U.K. Productions Entity
      • Zenith Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $4,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,826,523
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $50,829
      • Oct 19, 1986
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,850,707
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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