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The Filth and the Fury

  • 20002000
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  • 1h 48m
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7.6/10
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The Filth and the Fury (2000)
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A film about the career of the notorious punk rock band, the Sex Pistols.A film about the career of the notorious punk rock band, the Sex Pistols.A film about the career of the notorious punk rock band, the Sex Pistols.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
5.9K
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  • Director
    • Julien Temple
  • Stars
    • Paul Cook
    • Steve Jones
    • John Lydon
Top credits
  • Director
    • Julien Temple
  • Stars
    • Paul Cook
    • Steve Jones
    • John Lydon
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 67User reviews
    • 81Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination

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    Steve Jones and John Lydon in The Filth and the Fury (2000)
    John Lydon in The Filth and the Fury (2000)
    Steve Jones, John Lydon, Sid Vicious, and Sex Pistols in The Filth and the Fury (2000)
    Paul Cook, Steve Jones, John Lydon, and Sex Pistols in The Filth and the Fury (2000)
    Steve Jones and Malcolm McLaren in The Filth and the Fury (2000)
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    Paul Cook
    • Selfas Self
    Steve Jones
    Steve Jones
    • Selfas Self
    John Lydon
    John Lydon
    • Selfas Self
    Glen Matlock
    Glen Matlock
    • Selfas Self
    Sid Vicious
    Sid Vicious
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Malcolm McLaren
    Malcolm McLaren
    • Selfas Self
    David Bowie
    David Bowie
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Alice Cooper
    Alice Cooper
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Stewart Copeland
    Stewart Copeland
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Ronnie Corbett
    Ronnie Corbett
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Bryan Ferry
    Bryan Ferry
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Stephen Fisher
    • Self (Sex Pistols' lawyer)as Self (Sex Pistols' lawyer)
    • (archive footage)
    Alice Fox
    • Woman in crowdas Woman in crowd
    • (voice)
    Bill Grundy
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Eric Hall
    Eric Hall
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Eric 'Monster' Hall)
    Benny Hill
    Benny Hill
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Billy Idol
    Billy Idol
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    David Johansen
    David Johansen
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Julien Temple
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    Storyline

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    • Quotes

      Bill Grundy: Beethoven, Mozart, Bach and Brahms have all died...

      John Lydon: They're all heroes of ours, ain't they?

      Bill Grundy: Really... what? What were you saying, sir?

      John Lydon: They're wonderful people.

      Bill Grundy: Are they?

      John Lydon: Oh yes, they really turn us on.

      Steve Jones: But they're dead!

      Bill Grundy: Well, suppose they turn other people on?

      John Lydon: [under his breath] That's just their tough shit.

      Bill Grundy: It's what?

      John Lydon: Nothing, a rude word. Next question.

      Bill Grundy: No, no, what was the rude word?

      John Lydon: Shit.

      Bill Grundy: Was it really? Good heavens, you frighten me to death.

      John Lydon: Oh, alright, Siegfried...

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Beach/Snow Day/Holy Smoke (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      God Save The Queen
      (Symphony)

      Written by Paul Cook (as Cook) / Steve Jones (as Jones) / Glen Matlock (as Matlock) / John Lydon (as Lydon)

      Courtesy of Sex Pistols Residuals for North America

      Courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd. for the rest of the World

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    My mate John
    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.
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    • rob.cottrell-2
    • Nov 15, 2004

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    • Release date
      • May 12, 2000 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • The Klock Worx (Japan)
      • Transformer (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La mugre y la furia
    • Production companies
      • FilmFour
      • Jersey Shore
      • Nitrate Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $612,192
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $13,305
      • Apr 2, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $612,192
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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