Sid and Nancy

"Love Kills."

1986 1h 54m EN

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6.7

SOLID

★6.7TMDB · 593

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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January 1978. After their success in England, the punk rock band Sex Pistols venture out on their tour of the southern United States. Temperamental bassist Sid Vicious is forced by his band mates to travel without his troubled girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, who will meet him in New York. When the band breaks up and Sid begins his solo career in a hostile city, the turbulent couple definitely falls into the depths of drug addiction.

“Love Kills.”

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Cast

Gary Oldman
Sid Vicious
Chloe Webb
Nancy Spungen
David Hayman
Malcolm McLaren
Debby Bishop
Phoebe
Andrew Schofield
Johnny Rotten
Xander Berkeley
Bowery Snax
Perry Benson
Paul
Tony London
Steve

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alex Cox
Writers: Alex Cox, Abbe Wool
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 71% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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40 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alex Cox, shot by Roger Deakins. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dan Wool. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor David Martin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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ERA

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Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb and David Hayman carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Love Kills.".

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The take

Alex Cox directs. Roger Deakins behind the camera. Dan Wool scores. David Martin cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 71% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
340 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Directed by Alex Cox, shot by Roger Deakins. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Dan Wool. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor David Martin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb and David Hayman carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Love Kills.".
9IMDB entry: tt0091954 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 14 themes, including "rock 'n' roll", "1970s", "drug addiction", "punk rock".