Basically, Johnny Moped
Synopsis
Formed in 1974 by a group of school friends from Croydon, Johnny Moped were the band fronted by, and named after the enigmatic Paul Halford (aka Johnny Moped). By 1977 the group found themselves at the heart of the burgeoning punk scene in London and for a brief moment even looked like contenders.
Despite being able to count both Chrissie Hynde and Captain Sensible as past members, success was not to come their way and Johnny Moped are now largely forgotten - punk rock’s great lost band!
Their story is however a fascinating one that, along with some of the era’s most innovative music deserves to be heard.
Details
- Year
- 2013
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 77 mins
- Format
- Quicktime - Apple Prores 422
- Director
-
Fred Burns 1st Feature
- Producer
- Fred Burns
- Co-Producer
- Paul Kelly
- Executive Producer
- Christopher Hird, Martin Kelly
- Editor
- Fred Burns
- Director of Photography
- Fred Burns
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Dartmouth Films: http://dartmouthfilms.com/
Heavenly Films: http://www.heavenlyfilms.net/
Sales Company
Fred Burns: fred@fredburns.co.uk
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