Project Detail

Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll

Synopsis

Inspired by the life of legendary English rock 'n' roll singer and performer, Ian Dury of Ian Dury and the Blockheads. We follow the highs and lows of Dury's personal and professional life against a backdrop of his greatest hits. The story looks at his relationship with his son in parallel to his own childhood; Dury's upbringing depicts the story of a charismatic, crippled boy who overcomes great personal odds in order to establish his existence as a talented and determined individual.

Details

Year: 2010
Type of film: Features
Running time: 115 mins
Director: Mat Whitecross
Producer: Kevin Phelan, Peter Hampden, Andy Serkis, Paul Viragh, Ian Neil, Ralph Kamp, Paul Brett, Steve ‘Harry’ Harragan, Tim Smith
Editor: Peter Christellis
Screenwriter: Paul Viragh
Director of Photography: Chris Ross
Production Designer: Richard Bullock
Composer: Ian Neil
Principal cast: Andy Serkis, Naomie Harris, Olivia Williams, Bill Milner, Toby Jones, Tom Hughes, Noel Clarke, Mackenzie Crook, Ray Winstone, Wesley Nelson

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

DJ Films

C/o Metropolis International Sales
Canon House
27 London End
Beaconsfield
Bucks HP9 2HN
UK

Sales Company

Metropolis International Sales

Canon House
27 London End
Beaconsfield
Bucks HP9 2HN
UK

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