Vinyl (2012)

Aging rock group use a young fresh faced punk band to front new recordings to fool the music industry.

Director:

Sara Sugarman

Writers:

Jim Cooper, Sara Sugarman

Stars:

Phil Daniels, Jamie Blackley, Perry Benson

3 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Phil Daniels	...	Johnny Jones
Jamie Blackley	...	Drainpipe
Perry Benson	...	Robbie
Keith Allen	...	Minto
Julia Ford	...	Jules
Christopher Roy Turner	...	Griff
James Cartwright	...	Jimmy Breen
Alexa Davies	...	Flora
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steve Diggle	...	Self
Martin Gorst	...	Lawyer
Jynine James	...	Mourner
Kamila Janska	...	Journalist
Gareth Jones	...	Radio DJ (voice)
Liam Manfredonia	...	Will - Bass player (as Will Peters)
Mike Peters	...	Self

Storyline

In 2004, has-been 80s punk rocker Johnny Jones makes a drunken comeback single with his old band Weapons of Happiness, after they meet up at a friend's funeral. He is sure the song, "Free Rock 'n' Roll" will be a hit, but in an industry obsessed with image, Johnny is viewed as irrelevant and over-the-hill by record company executives and DJs, who tell him he has the wrong demographic to be successful. Frustrated but determined, he decides to hire a group of photogenic, box-ticking, media-friendly teenagers to front a video for the song. He intends to swindle the music business into liking him, and come clean once the single is released. The youngsters mime to his music, contracts are signed and Free Rock 'n' Roll enters the UK singles chart. Unfortunately, the rest of the band want to be recognised for their part in this achievement. Following an argument between Johnny and band-mate Minto, the story is revealed to the press. As the media go into a frenzy, Johnny finds himself caught ...

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Plot Keywords:

bare chested male | band | punk | rock 'n' roll | music business | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

[All trivia items for this title are spoilers.]

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Soundtracks

Shadow
Written, Composed, and Performed by Jamie Blackley

User Reviews

Music industry fooled by ageing rockers

Plenty of laughs in this file which is loosely based on a true story (and full of in-jokes for those in the know). It could easily have fallen into the trap of being predictable but it doesn't. It comes over as fresh, quirky and fun. The serious moments are very natural, not forced, the music is good and the young band are very easy on the eye for the younger viewers. For the rest of us, there's Phil Daniels as the ever-optimistic Johnny Jones and Keith Allen, looking typically curmudgeonly as Minto, plus some well-aimed swipes at the contemporary record industry. Very much in the tradition of Very Annie Mary or The Full Monty.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA UK

Release Date:

15 March 2013 (UK)

Also Known As:

Bakelit

Filming Locations:

Wales, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

H2O Motion Pictures, Mrs. Jones Presents, Preston Clay Reed Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1