24 Hour Party People (2002)

Director:

Michael Winterbottom

Guionista:

Frank Cottrell Boyce (screenplay)

Release Date:

5 abril 2002 (UK)

Genre:

Biografía | Comedy | Drama | Music

Frase comercial:

The unbelievably true story of one man, one movement, the music and madness that was Manchester.

Plot:

In 1976, Tony Wilson sets up Fantasy Records and brings Manchester's music to the world.

Plot Keywords:

Male Frontal Nudity | Manchester | Female Nudity | Dance Music | Indie Music

Awards:

1 win & 12 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Terrific music bio with award-worthy acting by Steve Coogan

Cast

Steve Coogan	...	Tony Wilson
John Thomson	...	Charles (Granada TV producer)
Nigel Pivaro	...	Actor at Granada
Lennie James	...	Alan Erasmus
Shirley Henderson	...	Lindsay Wilson
Martin Hancock	...	Howard DeVoto
Mark Windows	...	Johnny Rotten
Paddy Considine	...	Rob Gretton
John Simm	...	Bernard Sumner
Ralf Little	...	Peter Hook
Dave Gorman	...	John the Postman
Andy Serkis	...	Martin Hannett
Danny Cunningham	...	Shaun Ryder
Paul Popplewell	...	Paul Ryder
Ron Cook	...	Derek Ryder

También conocida como:

Madchester (UK) (working title)
Twenty Four Hour Party People (UK) (DVD title)
24 Hour Party People (Spain) [es]
Fiesta interminable, La (Argentina) [es]
Manchester 1970-1990: La fiesta interminable (Argentina) [es]
Nueva orden, La (Mexico) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language, drug use and sexuality.

Duración:

117 min

País:

UK

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

Singapore:R(A) | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:18 | Canada:14A | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Iceland:12 | Japan:R-15 | Mexico:C | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:11 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Chester, Cheshire, England, UK

Company:

Baby Cow Productions

Trivialidades:

The original Hacienda club was demolished in Autumn 2000 so, based mainly on people's memory, a replica was built in a disused warehouse. Many of the accessories from the club were bought at auction when the club was closed and are used in the movie.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When New order is writing Blue Monday (which was first performed November 1982), the synthesizer on the left is an AKAI 7000. This model was not sold until 1986.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Tony Wilson: Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's the latest craze sweeping the Pennines, and I've got to be honest, I'd rather be sweeping the Pennines right now.

Movie Connections:

References The Dam Busters (1955)

Soundtrack:

Transmission

Terrific music bio with award-worthy acting by Steve Coogan

Ignore the awful ads for 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE (which are bollocks!), and run out and see the film while it is out in limited release. Anybody with an interest in Alternative Music in general, and the British Punk/New Wave & Rave scenes should see this examination of the past 25 years of British rock as filtered through the eyes of Factory Records' Tony Wilson.

Perhaps a bit too "inside" for general audiences, it is a rare example of a music based film that its actually good cinema to go along with it's raucous soundtrack. Well done, wry and entertaining. My only quibbles are that the filmmakers seem to be preaching to the converted. Except for the tragic Ian Curtis (JOY DIVISION), little attempt is made to inform the uninitiated as to why these bands mattered (NEW ORDER in particular, is just tossed around almost as a brand name, rather than a living breathing artistic unit). Also, we are constantly told how wonderful Manchester is as a city, but we are never really shown why. Steve Coogan's portrayal of Wilson really makes the film flow and live. It's not the kind of role that usually wins awards, but here's hoping some critics group somewhere notices. He's that fine.