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Fictional documentary presents the spectacular rise and fall of the Sex Pistols as an elaborate swindle orchestrated by their manager.
"Temple...
Fictional documentary presents the spectacular rise and fall of the Sex Pistols as an elaborate swindle orchestrated by their manager.
"Temple began filming the Sex Pistols from practically the moment they formed. In this exhilarating combo of scripted drama, music videos, animation, hilarious fake newsreels and priceless archival footage, Temple tells a Dickensian rock 'n' roll story. Malcolm McLaren plays a Fagin-in-bondage trousers who chiselled a fortune from gullible record companies and enlisted figures such as fugitive train robber Ronnie Biggs in his 'cash from chaos' master plan. The 'truth' may have been something quite different but what really matters here is the dazzling technique and furious energy captured in Temple's essential punk rock document." (Sydney Film Festival)
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72 %1,956 reviewsAudience score rating
"An incredibly sophisticated, stupefyingly multi-layered portrait of the 1970s phenomenon known as The Sex Pistols."
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Variety
Variety"A brilliant, infuriating final chapter in the Sex Pistols saga, exposing the corruption of a lethargic roll generation and the morbid tastes of the English."
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Time Out
Time Out"A rather incoherent post-breakup Sex Pistols "documentary", told from the point of view of Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren"
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineThe Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle | Details
- Rating
- MA15+, Strong coarse language, Sex scenes, Sexualised nudity
- Runtime
- 103
- Genre
- Music
- Country of origin
- UK
