Sid and Nancy (1986)
- Starring:
- Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, (more)
- Director(s):
- Alex Cox
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Foreign, Independent Films, Drama
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Punk rock's first great embodiment of the motto "live fast and die young," Sid Vicious joined The Sex Pistols when they were already established as the most controversial rock band in British history; and it soon became apparent that he couldn't play his instrument, had a magnetic attraction to chaos, and possessed a dangerous thirst for booze, drugs, and violence. Sid and Nancy opens shortly after Sid (Gary Oldman) joined the band, when he meets an obnoxious American punk groupie named Nancy Spungen (Chloe Webb). Nancy claims that she can get drugs, and Sid naively gives her his money. Nancy doesn't show up with the goods, but when Sid runs into her a few days later, she has a tall tale about getting ripped off - and Sid sympathizes with her. Before long, Sid and Nancy have fallen in love, and while they argue with uncommon vehemence, they also depend completely on each other. When The Sex Pistols break up, Sid has few prospects and an increasingly voracious appetite for heroin, and Nancy's attempts to "manage" his career only hasten his downhill slide. Former Clash leader Joe Strummer wrote the film's theme song, "Love Kills," and The Pogues, The Circle Jerks, and Pray for Rain contributed to the soundtrack. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 111 mins
Complete Cast:
- Gary Oldman - Sid Vicious
- David Hayman - Malcolm McLaren
- Debby Bishop - Phoebe
- Jude Alderson - Ma Vicious
- Tricia Bartholome - Mary Jane
- Xander Berkeley - Bowery Snax
- Andrew Bradford - Dick Bent
- Alexander Folk - Riker's Guard
- Fox Harris - Old Stain
- Barbara Coles - Reporter
- Dick Rude - Riker's Guard
- Peter McCarthy - Hugh Kares
- Biff Yeager - Detective
- Tenpole Tudor - Receptionist
- Kathy Burke - Brenda Winczor
- Raymond Rosario - ABC Kid
- Bradley Lieberman - Chipper
- Desiree Erasmus - Mrs. Hugh Kares
- Sara Sugarman - Abby
- Milton Selzer - Granpa Spungen
- Sy Richardson - Methadone Caseworker
- Edward Tudor-Pole - Hotelier (UK)
- Mark Monero - Jah Clive
- Courtney Love - Gretchen
- Gloria Le Roy - Granma Spungen
- Chloe Webb - Nancy Spungen
- Andrew Schofield - Johnny Rotten
- Tony London - Steve
- Sandy Baron - Hotelier
- Perry Benson - Paul
- Niven Boyd - Rock Head's Trainer
- Graham Fletcher-Cook - Wally Hairstyle
- Stuart H. Fox - Rock Head
- John M. Jackson - Lance Boyles, M.D
- Dan Wul - Guitarist
- Coati Mundi - Desk Clerk
- Bob Ellis - Fireman
- Michele Winstanley - Olive McBollocks
- Keith Morris - Riker's Junky
- James Snell - Edward
- Ron Moseley, Jr. - Wax Max
- Vincent J. Isaac - Detective
- Patti Tippo - Tanned and Sultry Blonde
- John Snyder - Vito
- Miguel Sandoval - Record Company Executive
- Iggy Pop - Prospective Guest
- Ed Pansullo - Detective
- Jeanne McCarthy - Trell
- Anne Lambton - Linda
- Pete Lee-Wilson - Duke Bowman
- Director(s):
- Alex Cox
- Producer(s):
- Abbe Wool, Eric Fellner
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Not For Children, Profanity, Substance Abuse, Adult Situations, Violence, Nudity)
- Categories:
- Foreign, Independent Films, Drama
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- 1985 - Sid and Nancy - National Society of Film Critics - Best Actress
- 1985 - Sid and Nancy - São Paulo International Film Festival - Critics Award
