Teenage Superstars (2017)

Directed by

Grant McPhee

Genre

documentary film

Country

Scotland

Runtime

1h 49m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary about the Scottish independent music scene from the 1980s to early 1990s. It follows key bands and record labels that started in Glasgow during that time.

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What happens

Teenage Superstars is a 2017 film about the Glasgow independent music scene between 1982 and 1992, focusing on the bands that emerged from in and around the city at this point including The Pastels, BMX Bandits, The Soup Dragons, Teenage Fanclub, The Vaselines, The Jesus and Mary Chain and Primal Scream. In doing so, the film also considers the early days of Creation Records and Stephen Pastel, David Keegan and Sandy McLean’s 53rd & 3rd record label. The film follows on chronologically from 2015's Big Gold Dream, also directed by Grant McPhee, with its title taken from The Vaselines song "Teenage Superstars". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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