Spike Island (film)
| Spike Island | |
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| Directed by | Mat Whitecross |
| Produced by |
Esther Douglas Fiona Neilson |
| Written by | Chris Coghill |
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| Music by |
Ilan Eshkeri Tim Wheeler |
| Cinematography | Christopher Ross |
| Edited by | Peter Christelis |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £111,329[1] |
Spike Island is a 2012 British comedy film, directed by Mat Whitecross. It was distributed by Universal Pictures and Vertigo Films and produced by Revolver Entertainment. The film is based on The Stone Roses' iconic gig on Spike Island in Cheshire, England, and it follows the story of a group of friends who idolize the band and try to get into the gig, but are faced with problems because they don't have a ticket and a way to get there. Spike Island was premiered on October 11, 2012 at the BFI London Film Festival and was released on DVD on June 21, 2013.
Plot
Set in May 1990, the movie follows the exploits of five lads. Gary 'Tits' Tichfield, Darren 'Dodge' Howard, Chris 'Zippy' Weeks, 'Little' Gaz Duffy and 'Penfold' Andrew Peach. The Stone Roses fans and wannabe band Shadowcastre. It starts 60 hours prior to The Stone Roses legendary gig at Spike Island, Widnes, Cheshire. When the group get an idea to give The Stone Roses their cassette tape from Sally a girl which both 'Tits' and 'Dodge' show interest in, although 'Dodge' has never spoken to her. They hatch a plan to get tickets to the gig and kickstart their career 'Tits' brother 'Ibiza Steve' gets the boys on the guest-list for the gig. But when 'Tits' dad gets increasingly ill during the 60 hours, he fails to turn up and on the morning of the gig his dad worsens but his dad tells 'Tits' to go to the gig.'Penfolds' dad burns his top in an effort to stop him from going and when he goes to hit him 'Penfolds' stands up to his dad after his dad has been abusing him and heads to the gig. They lure 'Uncle Hairy' out of his van and steal it but when they run out of gas they have to stop but 'Penfold' convinces them to walk to the M6. They hide in the baggage hold of the bus until they arrive at Spike Island. Once arrived they jump out of their hiding place and are chased by police and the bus driver but lose them in the crowd. They lose 'Penfold' and are unable to find him, so they carry on to the entry zone. But are thrown away because they don't have tickets and they don't have guestlists. The remaining 4 make their way to the outside of the venue. They meet Sally who has lost her friends in the crowd and doesn't want to go in alone and gives 'Dodge' her ticket.'Dodge' heads for the gig without the cassette tape because he was afraid "to fuck it up". On his way back to the boys, he sees Sally and 'Tits' hooking up. 'Tits' and 'Dodge' later argue but when 'Tits' dad eventually dies they make up. At the end of the movie it's shown that 'Tits' and Sally are together and all the boys have moved on as School has finished. The ending scene shows 'Tits' and looking at 'Dodge' from his window while 'Dodge' walks down the lane with his guitar and bags.
Cast
- Elliott Tittensor as Tits
- Nico Mirallegro as Dodge
- Jordan Murphy as Zippy
- Adam Long as Little Gaz
- Oliver Heald as Penfold
- Emilia Clarke as Sally
- Chris Coghill as Uncle Harry
- Matthew McNulty as Ibiza Ste
- Nick Blood as Dave Famous
- Michael Socha as Carl
- Lesley Manville as Margaret
- Antonia Thomas as Lisa
- Paul Popplewell as 'Roses Manager
- Andrew Knott as Voodoo Ray
Awards
- Elliot Tittensor was nominated for Most Promising Newcomer for the 2012 British Independent Film Awards.[2]
References
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1827579/
- ↑ "Nominations 2012", British Independent Film Awards, retrieved 6 December 2014
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