Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010)
- Directed by
- Mat Whitecross
- Genre
- biographical film, comedy drama, musical film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 61 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film tells the story of Ian Dury, a British musician from the new wave era who rose to fame while living with polio. It shows how his career and disability affected his personal relationships.
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What happens
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll is a 2010 biographical film based on English new wave musician Ian Dury, starring Andy Serkis as Dury. The film follows Dury's rise to fame and documents his personal battle with the disability caused by having contracted polio during childhood. The effects that his disability and his lifestyle have upon his relationships is also a focal point of the film. The title of the film is derived from Dury's 1977 7" single, "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll". Principal photography began on 29 April 2009 in Egham, Surrey and theatre footage was shot 1–3 June at Watford Palace Theatre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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