Northern Soul (2014)

Set in 1974, an authentic and uplifting tale of two friends whose horizons are opened up by the discovery of black American soul music.

Director:

Elaine Constantine

Writer:

Elaine Constantine

Stars:

Elliot James Langridge, Steve Coogan, Antonia Thomas

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Elliot James Langridge	...	John Clark
Steve Coogan	...	Mr. Banks
Antonia Thomas	...	Angela
James Lance	...	DJ Ray Henderson
Ricky Tomlinson	...	John's Grandad
Christian McKay	...	John's Dad
Alex Esmail	...	Stee
John Thomson	...	Terry
Jack Gordon	...	Sean
Josh Whitehouse	...	Matt
Lisa Stansfield	...	John's Mum
Emily Aston	...	Marie
Dylan Brown	...	Daz
Claire Garvey	...	Betty
Ashley Taylor Dawson	...	Paul

Storyline

'Northern Soul' is the story of a youth culture in the 1970s which changed a generation.It tells the tale of a nightclub based movement which developed in Northern England . The film is an authentic and uplifting account of two young boys whose horizons are opened up by the discovery of black American soul music. No longer satisfied with the prospect of a small town life and a factory production lin , they dream of going to America to discover super rare records which will help them become the best DJs on the Northern Soul scene. The difficult journey forces the two best friends to confront rivalry, violence and drug abuse as their friendship and loyalties are tested to the limit.

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Plot Keywords:

soul music | 1970s | working class | teenager | disc jockey | 

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Taglines:

The music was Motown. The passion is British.

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Genres:

Drama | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for drug use, language throughout and brief sexuality

Did You Know?

Trivia

Was originally only meant to be playing in 5 screens across the UK but due to high demand it got a blanket release of over 160 screens

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Goofs

When the youth club lady hands Matt an album to play because the DJ is late, she hands him only one and says "OK, let's listen to this while we wait" The album she gives him is "Summer Holiday" by Cliff Richard and The Shadows; the music being played in the youth club is "The Young Ones" by Cliff Richard and the Shadows, this track was not on the "Summer Holiday" album.

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Quotes

Ray Henderson: Listen, you! This is Northern Soul, not Northern Arsehole!

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Crazy Credits

"We dedicate this film to our dear departed friend Fran Franklin, who spent years pouring passion and hard work into this project to make it the film it is now. We will miss you Franny, our soul sister, more than words can say."

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Connections

Edited from Spring and Port Wine (1970)

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Soundtracks

Seven Day Lover
Performed by James Fountain

User Reviews

Average film, amazing music

Not enough around the music and too much around the fighting and the drugs which made the film largely messy and all over the place tonally.

No real character developments or dynamics made the drama also fall flat. Could have been great but ended up very average.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site Official site [Japan]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 October 2014 (UK)

Also Known As:

Northern Soul

Filming Locations:

Bentley Lane, Bury, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,786, 4 October 2015

Gross USA:

$8,886

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,092,359

Company Credits

Production Co:

Stubborn Heart Films, Baby Cow Productions, Genesius Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1