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****/*****
Still Crazy
1998
Comedy
Directed by Brian Gibson
Screenplay by Dick Clement
Original Songs by Mick Jones of Foreigner and Spooky Tooth, and Chris Difford of The Squeeze.
Awards:
Best Motion Picture-Comedy or Musical Golden Globes
Peter Sellars Award for Comedy Bill Nighy
Principle Characters:
Bill Nighy: Ray Simms
Stephen Rea: Tony Costello
Timothy Spall: “Beano” Baggot
Jimmy Nail: Les Wicks
Billy Connolly: Hughie
Juliet Aubrey: Karen Knowles
If you were listening to rock music in the seventies you would have heard Strange Fruit; a band that shared the stage with all the big bands in the big arenas. They had it all: money, fame, groupies, and a lead singer who had OD’d in a Little Chef. Twenty years later they are tempted to return to the stage from their middle-aged retirements to surf the seventies nostalgia wave. Will they succeed or will they “bollocks it up all over again”? You will have to see for yourselves.
Dick Clement (screenwriter) and Brian Gibson (director) have given us one of the best comedies about rock music to date. Somewhere between Almost Famous and Spinal Tap the film delivers not only in its comedy but also with its acting chops. Their combined list of credits include: Stephen Rea (The Crying Game and Michael Collins), Bill Nighy (State of Play), Timothy Spall (Secrets and Lies and Mr. Turner), Billy Connolly (Mrs. Brown), Jimmy Nail (Evita) and Juliet Aubrey (The infiltrator). The movie is light on message but heavy on the entertainment. So, young and old, retrieve this little gem from your local video source, kick up your feet, and prepare for a blast from the past.
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