Velvet Goldmine (1998)

Velvet Goldmine (1998)





































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    Velvet Goldmine (1998)

    Taglines:
    • The Rise Of A Star... The Fall Of A Legend!
    • Style matters. Even when it comes to murder.
    • A man's life is his image.
    Directed by
    Todd Haynes

    Plot Summary:
    1971: Glamrock explodes all over the world and challanges the seriousness within the flowerpower generation by means of glitter and brutal music. Brian Slade, a young rockstar, inspires numerous teenage boys and girls to paint their nails and explore their own sexuality. In the end Slade destroys himself. Unable to escape the role he created for himself, he plots his own murder. When his fans discovers that the murder is a fake, his star falls and he is forgotten about. 1984: Arthur, a journalist working for a New York newspaper, gets assigned the story about the fake murder of Brian Slade. When Arthur was young and grew up in Manchester, he was more than a fan of Slade. Reluctantly he accepts the assignment and starts to investigate what happened his old glamrock hero. [Summary by Jack Fairy]

    Cast:

    Ewan McGregor .... Curt Wild

    Jonathan Rhys Meyers .... Brian Slade

    Christian Bale .... Arthur Stuart

    Toni Collette .... Mandy Slade

    Eddie Izzard .... Jerry Devine
    Emily Woof .... Shannon
    Michael Feast .... Cecil

    Janet McTeer .... Female Narrator (voice)
    Mairead McKinley .... Wilde Housemaid (as Maraid McKinley)
    Luke Morgan Oliver .... Oscar Wilde, 8
    Osheen Jones .... Jack Fairy, 7
    Micko Westmoreland .... Jack Fairy
    Damian Suchet .... BBC Reporter
    Danny Nutt .... Kissing Sailor
    Wash Westmoreland .... Young Man
    Don Fellows .... Lou
    Ganiat Kasumu .... Mary
    Ray Shell .... Murray
    Alastair Cumming .... Tommy Stone
    Zoe Boyce .... Girl on the Subway
    Jim Whelan .... Mr. Stuart
    Sylvia Grant .... Mrs. Stuart
    Tim Hans .... Manchester Teacher
    Ryan Pope .... Arthur's Brother
    Stuart Callaghan .... Boy in Record Shop 1
    James Francis .... Boy in Record Shop 2
    Callum Hamilton .... Brian Slade, 7
    Lindsay Kemp .... Pantomime Dame
    Carlos Miranda .... Pianist
    Emma Handy .... Mod Girlfriend
    Matthew Glamour .... Mimosa
    Daniel Adams .... Curt Wild, 13
    Bryan Torfeh .... Bartender (as Brian Torfeh)
    Joe Beattie .... Cooper
    Sarah Cawood .... Angel
    David Hoyle .... Freddi
    Winston Austin .... Micky
    Ivan Cartwright .... Cecil's Friend 1
    Peter King .... Cecil's Friend 2
    Justin Salinger .... Rodney
    Roger Alborough .... Middle Age Man
    Peter Bradley Jr. .... 30's Style Singer
    Jonathan Cullen .... Reporter 1
    William Key .... Reporter 2
    Vincent Marzello .... US Reporter 1
    Corey Skaggs .... US Reporter 2
    Nathan Osgood .... US Reporter 3
    Nadia Williams .... Teenage Girl
    Brian Molko .... Malcolm (Flaming Creatures)
    Antony Langdon .... Ray (Flaming Creatures)
    Xavior .... Pearl (Flaming Creatures)
    Steve Hewitt .... Billy (Flaming Creatures)
    Guy Leverton .... Trevor (The Venus in Furs)
    Vinney Reck .... Reg (The Venus in Furs)
    Keith-Lee Castle .... Harley (The Venus in Furs)
    Alan Fordham .... Bass Guitar (The Wild Ratz)
    Jono McGrath .... Lead Guitar (The Wild Ratz)
    Perry Clayton .... Drummer (The Wild Ratz)
    Donna Matthews .... Polly Small (Polly Small's Band)
    Ritz .... Lead Guitar (Polly Small's Band)
    Stefan Olsdal .... Bass Guitar (Polly Small's Band)
    Trevor Sharpe .... Drummer (Polly Smalls band)

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