Creation Stories (2021)

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1h 45min
Biography, Drama
20 Mar 2021 (UK)
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Creation Stories tells the unforgettable tale of infamous Creation Records label head Alan McGee; and of how one written-off young Glaswegian upstart rose to irrevocably change the face of British culture.

Director:

Nick Moran

Writers:

Dean Cavanagh, Irvine Welsh

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The true story of the rise and fall of Creation Records and its infamous founder, Alan McGee; the man who brought the world Oasis, Primal Scream, and other generation-defining bands that defined the "Brit Pop" soundtrack to the 90s.

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	Ewen Bremner	...	Alan McGee
	Leo Flanagan	...	Young Alan
	Richard Jobson	...	John McGee
	Rori Hawthorn	...	Laura McGee
	Tess Rowe	...	Nanna Barr
	Ciaran Lawless	...	Young Bobby Gillespie
	Jack Paterson	...	Andrew Innes
	Gerry Knotts	...	Bobby's Dad
	James Hicks	...	Murray
	Irvine Welsh	...	Titch
	Mickey Gooch Jr.	...	Rich - L.A. Dealer
	Tom Dunlea	...	Marc Jardin
	Suki Waterhouse	...	Gemma
	Elysia Welch	...	Monika
	Seána Kerslake	...	Yvonne
	Theren Raufmann	...	Martin - Record Shop Assistant (as Theren Raufman)
	Michael Socha	...	Joe Foster
	Thomas Turgoose	...	Dick Green
	Paul Gallagher	...	Pub Landlord
	Thomas Grant	...	Dan Treacy
	Mel Raido	...	Ed Ball
	Siobhan Redmond	...	Barbara McGee
	Joseph Marshall	...	Bobby Gillespie
	Frank Feys	...	Dutch Interviewer
	Alexander Arnold	...	Jim Reid
	Matthew Durkan	...	Will Reid
	Rufus Jones	...	Bank Manager
	Ben Dillon	...	Debt Collector 1
	Orian Williams	...	Debt Collector 2
	Saskia Reeves	...	Helen
	Steven Berkoff	...	Aleister Crowley
	Joanna Pickering	...	Mary
	Carl Barât	...	Griff
	Daniel Devine	...	Biker
	Henry Ashton	...	Kevin Shields
	Jack Morris	...	Jealous Boyfriend
	Paul Kaye	...	Mitch
	John Smith	...	Large Stockbroker
	Davey Logan	...	Loan Shark
	Johnny Palmiero	...	Boswell
	Sam Frenchum	...	Cop 1
	H.	...	Cop 2
	Mark 'Bez' Berry	...	DJ (as Bez)
	Maiko Takeda	...	Japanese Tourist No. 1
	Sarah Sayuri Leung	...	Japanese Tourist No. 2 (as Sarah Sayuri-Hare)
	Gary Zylberszac	...	Black Cab Driver
	Iain Stuart Robertson	...	Glasgow Train Guard
	Tim Abbott	...	Heckler
	Kirsty Mitchell	...	Susan McGee
	Jason Flemyng	...	King Tuts Promoter
	Leo Harvey-Elledge	...	Liam Gallagher
	James McClelland	...	Noel Gallagher
	Brendan Howley	...	Young LA Man
	James Frecheville	...	Troy
	Lily Robinson	...	Della
	Jason Isaacs	...	Ralph
	Ade	...	Hercules
	Danny John-Jules	...	Maurice
	Rebecca Root	...	Vicky
	Clint Dyer	...	Counsellor
	Brix Smith-Start	...	Young Woman Patient (as Brit Smith Start)
	Perry Benson	...	Mickey - Drug Dealer
	Nick Moran	...	Malcolm McLaren
	Ed Byrne	...	Alistair Campbell
	Joseph Millson	...	Peter Mandelson (as Joseph Milson)
	Amelia O'Loughlin	...	Female Reporter
	Charlie Murphy	...	Kate Holmes
	James Payton	...	Tony Blair
	Clare Kissane	...	Cherie Blair
	Alistair McGowan	...	Jimmy Saville
	Gary Powell	...	Floor Manager
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Hannah Atwood	...	Young Susan (uncredited)
	Ross Bailey	...	Punk Dude in Pub (uncredited)
	Daryl Bestford	...	Robert Young (uncredited)
	Amy Carrier	...	Young Woman (uncredited)
	Paul Eibich	...	Ken Popple (uncredited)
	Lewis Griffin	...	Dexter (uncredited)
	India Harl	...	Beckie Hammond (uncredited)
	Sam Huntley-Poole	...	Tony McCarroll (uncredited)
	Kate Margo	...	Meg Mathews (uncredited)
	Joe McCorriston	...	Jowe Head (uncredited)
	Steve Pound	...	Airline Pilot (uncredited)
	Ben Matthew Saunders	...	Young Robert (uncredited)
	Simon	...	LA Clubber (uncredited)
	Scott Stevenson	...	Bonehead (uncredited)
	Michelle Thomas	...	Dinner Guest (uncredited)
	Shun Yin	...	Japanese Girl (uncredited)

Directed by

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Nick Moran

Written by

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Dean Cavanagh	...	()

Irvine Welsh	...	()

Produced by

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Greg Barrow	...	executive producer
Lee Aaron Bennett	...	executive producer
Danny Boyle	...	executive producer
Natalie Brenner	...	executive producer
Chris Cleverly	...	executive producer
Christine Cowin	...	executive producer
Ben Dillon	...	producer
Mickey Gooch Jr.	...	executive producer
Shelley Hammond	...	producer
Tom Harberd	...	associate producer
Phil Hunt	...	executive producer
Ryan R. Johnson	...	executive producer
Will Machin	...	executive producer
Daniel Markowicz	...	co-executive producer
Nathan McGough	...	producer
Damien Morley	...	executive producer
Andrew Noble	...	co-producer
Steven O'Connell	...	executive producer
Wojciech Palys	...	co-executive producer (as Wojtek Palys)
Sam Parker	...	executive producer
Spencer Pollard	...	executive producer
Theren Raufmann	...	associate producer
Hollie Richmond	...	producer
Compton Ross	...	executive producer
Elliot Ross	...	associate producer
Fenella Ross	...	associate producer
Kyle Stroud	...	executive producer
Orian Williams	...	producer
Verity Wislocki	...	post production producer

Cinematography by

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Roberto Schaefer

Editing by

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Emma Gaffney

Editorial Department

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Inigo Berron	...	assistant editor
Gareth Bishop	...	colorist
Katherine Jamieson	...	colorist
Matthew Locke	...	sales executive
Sarah Morowa	...	digital intermediate producer
Gary Palmer	...	dailies workflow supervisor
Caitlin Spiller	...	associate editor
Dean Wares	...	'arsehole' sequence by

Casting By

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Daniel Hubbard

Production Design by

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Matthew Button

Art Direction by

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Daniela Faggio

Set Decoration by

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Clare Keyte

Costume Design by

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Nat Turner

Makeup Department

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Chris Lyons	...	special effects teeth
Daniele Nastasi	...	hair stylist / makeup artist
Luca Saccuman	...	hair and makeup designer
Mariona Trias	...	crowd hair and makeup artist
Chiara Ugolini	...	comakeup designer
Joanne Walton	...	crowd hair and makeup artist
Matt Willoughby	...	Prosthetic mould maker / Prosthetic silicone runner

Production Management

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Joe Karimi-Nik	...	unit production manager
Justin True	...	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Henry Forsyth	...	second assistant director
Sophie Kenny	...	crowd third assistant director
Gareth Lewis	...	key 2nd assistant director
Rhiannon Mobbs	...	Floor Runner
Laura Moloney	...	third assistant director
Illias Thoms	...	third assistant director
Mick Ward	...	first assistant director

Art Department

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Jean-Claude Allen	...	property master
Peter Arnold	...	scenic artist
Stacey Barlow	...	art department trainee
Sophie Cunningham	...	assistant graphic designer
Alexandra Curcuta	...	Art Department Co-ordinator
Frederico Nobre de Carvalho	...	standby prop
Ana Garcia Rico	...	art department assistant
Ellie Horton	...	art department assistant
Neil Jenkins	...	standby art director
Kate Macrae	...	petty cash buyer
Liam Motyer	...	carpenter
Dean Pearson	...	dressing props
John Pickersgill	...	construction coordinator
Kellyanne Pugh	...	graphic designer (as Kellyanne Walker)
Matt Reed	...	props charge hand
Henry Rogers	...	props
Nicolas Ruston	...	scenic artist
Luke Sheppard	...	buyer
Maia Smillie	...	assistant art director
Genevieve Stawski	...	Buyer: dailies
Mayu Suzuki	...	assistant graphic designer
Leonie Tucker	...	graphic designer
Davide Maria Valsecchi	...	props
Andrea Vigoni	...	art department assistant
Britt Walker	...	art department trainee

Sound Department

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Ben Baird	...	re-recording mixer
Lilly Blazewicz	...	foley editor
Francesca Bourne	...	foley mixer
David Bravin	...	venue sound technician: daily
Peter Burgis	...	foley artist
Sam Day	...	sound assistant
Tom Foster	...	dialogue editor
Lee Grainge	...	first assistant sound
Rebecca Heathcote	...	foley artist
Alex Joseph	...	additional re recording mixer / supervising sound designer
Max Lipscombe	...	second assistant sound - music daily
Gavin Marshall	...	additional first assistant sound
Aidan McDonach	...	Boom Operator: Glasgow
Keith Morrison	...	second assistant sound: music daily
Paul Paragon	...	production sound mixer
Jay Price	...	supervising sound editor
Rockangels	...	Sound post production
Sebastian Shorter	...	sound effects editor
Ashley Sinani	...	second assistant sound
Jack Wensley	...	audio post supervisor

Special Effects by

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Scott MacIntyre	...	special effects supervisor
Eddy Popplewell	...	special effects technician

Visual Effects by

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Aleksander Czerminski	...	visual effects producer
Pablo García Soriano	...	Colour Supervisor
Simon Giles	...	visual effects supervisor
Scott Hinchcliffe	...	visual effects artist
Aleksandra Wrzosek	...	visual effects coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Sebastian Barraclough	...	a - camera/steadicam operator
Lou Bogue	...	gaffer
Caio Dias	...	lighting technician
Nick Everett	...	digital imaging technician
William Horwell	...	electrician
Davey Logan	...	Key Grip London & Scotland
Dimitrios Mavrogiannis	...	electrician
Kiloran McLaren	...	camera trainee: dailies
Liam Meredith	...	camera trainee: dailies
Sam Rhys James	...	second assistant camera: dailies
Natasha Saxby	...	camera trainee: dailies
Tom Taylor	...	first assistant camera
Scott Trotter	...	camera trainee
Max Turpin	...	camera trainee
James Woodmass	...	second assistant camera

Casting Department

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Ella Holmes	...	casting assistant
Lauren Jerome	...	casting assistant
Claire Robinson	...	casting associate
Kathleen Wallfisch	...	musician casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Evie Bearman	...	costume trainee
Rachael Clarke	...	costume assistant
Hortense Franc	...	costume standby
Tilly Jones	...	costume assistant
Nancy Kane	...	costume trainee
Sabrina Open	...	principal costume standby
Kathryn Poon	...	costume assistant
Tess Raggett	...	costume supervisor

Location Management

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David Britain	...	assistant location manager
Matt Lane	...	location manager
Tom Marshall	...	location scout
Ben O'Farrell	...	location manager: Glasgow
Barry Laird	...	location scout (uncredited)

Music Department

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Jenn Egan	...	assistant music supervisor
Connie Farr	...	music supervisor

Script and Continuity Department

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Janet Kellock	...	script supervisor
Aina Sabaté-Giralt	...	additional script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Stuart Morgan	...	picture vehicle supervisor
Heath Reid	...	unit driver

Additional Crew

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Aynoa Alvarez-Wautiez	...	assistant production coordinator (as Aynoa Alvarez Wautiez)
Dorothy Barrick	...	home economist
Clare Bateman-King	...	publicist
Jasmine Bell	...	production assistant
Sophie Bell	...	For Head Gear Films
David Brooks	...	production secretary
Natalie Coleman	...	For Head Gear Films
Julien Cornwall	...	production coordinator
Tom Dexter	...	For Head Gear Films
Emily Diprose	...	production accountant
James Godfrey	...	runner
Danny Iacovou	...	production coordinator
Anabel Kutay	...	choreographer
Wez Merchant	...	unit publicity
Richard Morrison	...	main title sequence designer
Ryan V. Murphy	...	Assistant to Mr. Stroud
Simon O'Connell	...	aviation supplier
Paul Pattison	...	director's assistant
Shayne Savill	...	production accountant
Jonah Sugden	...	production secretary
Dean Wares	...	main title sequence designer
Michael Yates	...	sales & acquisitions director
Michael Yates	...	International Sales Executive

Production Companies

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Burning Wheel Productions (Production)
Head Gear Films (In association with)
Metrol Technology (In association with)
Bohemia Media (In association with)
Adirondack Media Group (in association with)
Carte Blanche (in association with)

Distributors

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Shaw Organisation (2021) (Singapore) (theatrical)
Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2021) (United Arab Emirates)
Movies Inspired (2021) (Italy)
Planeta Inform (2021) (Russia)
Pony Canyon International Licensing (2021) (Japan)
RLJE Films (2021) (United States)
Sky (2021) (United Kingdom)
levelFILM (2021) (Canada)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Aquarium Studios (sound design - audio post)
Casting Collective (extras casting)
Freeway CAM B.V. (collection account management)
Halo Post Production (d.i. & post-production)
Halo Post Production (sound mix)
Katrina Wan PR (film publicist)
Moving Picture Logistics (Swing drivers supplied by)
Moving Picture Logistics (swing drivers supplied by)
Ray Knight Casting (extras casting)
The Morrison Studio (title sequence by)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords	scottish-man redheaded-man 1980s-music 1990s-music impresario See All (41) »
Taglines	One man created the soundtrack that defined a generation See more »
Genres	Biography Drama Music
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Australia:MA15+ Denmark:11 Italy:T Japan:PG-12 Norway:12 (cinema rating) Poland:12 (self-applied) Singapore:M18 Sweden:11 United Kingdom:18 United Arab Emirates:18+ (self-applied)

Additional Details

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Also Known As	Creation Stories - O Som De Uma Geração (Portugal) 我們的英搖時光 (Taiwan) クリエイション・ストーリーズ　世界の音楽シーンを塗り替えた男 (Japan, Japanese title) Założyciel (Poland) Creation Records - A történet (Hungary) See more »
Runtime	105 min
Official Sites	Official site
Country	United Kingdom United States
Language	English
Color	Color
Filming Locations	London, England, UK See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	A world-wide casting call was held to cast the role of Oasis frontman, Liam Gallagher. See more »
Movie Connections	Referenced in This Is England (2020). See more »

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