24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE (2002)
MICHAEL WINTERBOTTOM
Cast
STEVE COOGANKEITH ALLENROB BRYDONENZO CILENTIRON COOKCHRIS COGHILLPADDY CONSIDINEFRANK COTTRELL BOYCESIMON PEGGHAPPY MONDAYSTHE SEX PISTOLSTHE BUZZCOCKSNEW ORDERSIMPLY REDDAVE GORMANJOHN MARTYNSIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEESIGGY POPTHE JAMTHE STRANGLERSKARL DENVERTHE CLASHTHE DURUTTI COLUMNJOY DIVISIONPRINCE FAR I AND THE ARABSBLACKFOOT SUEA CERTAIN RATIOMARTIN MOSCROPTHE FACTORY ALLSTARSMARGI CLARKEJOHN SIMMGERALD SIMPSONBRIAN AND MICHAELMARSHALL JEFFERSONMOBYMANTRONIXORBITALDSKTHE CITY OF PRAGUE PHILHARMONIC OR
Plot
Factory Records, the Hacienda club, Tony Wilson, Happy Mondays, etc, etc. '24 Hour Party People' is an affectionate and humorous trip through Manchester's monster music scene in the 80s and 90s. The soundtrack as you'd expect is blinding and Steve Coogan's portrayal of Wilson is spooky. A film that stands on it's own as an excellent near tragi-comedy, but within its historical context... it's bloody mad!