24 Hour Party People Movie Review 2001

Winterbottom's tribute to the late '70s through early '90s punk rock/rave/acid culture of his native Manchester as seen through the bleary eyes of real-life figure Tony Wilson (Coogan). Wilson is a presenter for Granada TV when he's inspired by a Sex Pistols performance to open a club, the Hacienda, to showcase local bands, including Joy Division (which morphs into New Order) and the Happy Mondays. He also starts Factory Records--both of which eventually fail, thanks to drugs and general craziness. Filmed in a semi-documentary style with Wilson's asides to camera commenting on the scenes.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 115 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Rock Flicks, Great Britain, Drug Use & Abuse, Period Piece: 1970s, Period Piece: 1980s, Nightclubs, True Stories, Mass Media, This Is Your Life, Punk Rock

Screenplay

Frank Cottrell-Boyce

Cast

Steve Coogan, Lennie James, Shirley Henderson, Paddy Considine, Andy Serkis, John Simm, Danny Cunningham, Keith Allen, Sean Harris, Chris Coghill, Paul Popplewell

Cinematography

Robby Muller

Director

Michael Winterbottom

Other

Stuart Wilson, Liz Gallacher, Michael Winterbottom, Paul Cripps, Natalie Ward, Stephen Noble, Mark Tildesley

Producer

Andrew Eaton, FilmFour, Revolution Films, United Artists