A film about the career of the notorious punk rock band, the Sex Pistols.
Director:
Julien Temple
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Title: The Filth and the Fury (2000)
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Cast
| Credited cast: | |||
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Paul Cook | ... | Himself |
| Steve Jones | ... | Himself | |
| John Lydon | ... | Himself (as Johnny Rotten) | |
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Glen Matlock | ... | Himself |
| Sid Vicious | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Malcolm McLaren | ... | Himself | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| David Bowie | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Alice Cooper | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Stewart Copeland | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Ronnie Corbett | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Bryan Ferry | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
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Stephen Fisher | ... | Himself (Sex Pistols' lawyer) (archive footage) |
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Alice Fox | ... | Woman in crowd (voice) |
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Bill Grundy | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
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Eric Hall | ... | Himself (as Eric 'Monster' Hall) |
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A documentary about the punk band The Sex Pistols. The film tries to lighten some of the backgrounds of their way through the punk era while telling the story of the band from zero back to zero. Features lots of interviews and comments of folks who were involved. Written by Oliver Heidelbach
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black comedy | music history | rock 'n' roll | chelsea london | year 1980 |Taglines:
A Sex Pistols film - uncut, unseen, unbelievable.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for pervasive strong language, drugs and sexual content | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
12 May 2000 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$13,305, 2 April 2000, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$606,643, 16 July 2000Company Credits
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Written by Edward Tudor-Pole (as Tudor) / Vivienne Westwood (as Westwood)
Performed by Tenpole Tudor (as Ten Pole Tudor)
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc. for North America
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
Courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd. for the rest of the World
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John Lydon: [remembering Glen Matlock] If you talk like an arsehole, and look like and arsehole, then you're an arsehole.See more »
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Who Killed BambiWritten by Edward Tudor-Pole (as Tudor) / Vivienne Westwood (as Westwood)
Performed by Tenpole Tudor (as Ten Pole Tudor)
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc. for North America
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
Courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd. for the rest of the World
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The first Julian Temple documentary on the Sex Pistols, 'The Great Rock n'Roll Swindle' was a gimmicky treatment that suggested the creation of the band was all a clever confidence trick perpetuated by Malcolm Maclaren. In his version the Pistols were a personal creation that deliberately manipulated the media and the 'suits' that ran the music industry into paying out vast amounts of cash even when the band failed to produce any material.
This second version of events is a little more honest. Maclaren is shown to be a self-deluded egotist, the real driving force being 'Johnny Rotten', and the band, far from having the upper hand, were in fact ripped off financially by the very people they were supposed to be rebelling against.
It all ended in a shambolic final concert where Rotten wails out 'No Fun' for 15 minutes and then walks off with a smirking, 'Ever felt you've been cheated?'
Trouble is; this is a lie as well. The Pistols carried on after Lydon left; sad fun and games with the Great Train Robber, Ronnie Biggs and Sid Vicious' infamous rendering of 'My Way' being the 'highlights'. What's more, within months of Johnny Rotten's noble statement about not selling out at the end of the documentary, the Pistols reformed in the 21st century and gave progressively pathetic concerts.
It's still an interesting documentary but I guess the myth has now become so mixed up with the legend that anything approaching the truth is lost for ever.
This documentary does feature, however, an archive interview with Sid Vicious whose real name was John, Lydon affectionately remembers - which I have never seen before. It says more about the times than anything else in the film. Although dressed in his trade mark Nazi t-shirt and initially punctuated with all the predictable anarchic attitudes, this veneer gradually slips away to reveal a young naïve man, who's life along with his heroin addiction was spiraling out of control.
No fun, indeed.