The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

Name: The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
Genre: Music
Released: 1981-03-12
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Rating: 6.50
Cast: Sid Vicious, Paul Cook, Malcolm McLaren, Steve Jones

– A rather incoherent post-breakup Sex Pistols "documentary", told from the point of view of Pistols m..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.50 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 43 Minutes

Release Year:

1980

Styles:

Cynical, Sexual, Factual, Offbeat, Sexy, Semi Serious, Humorous, Stylized, Exciting, Realistic

Story Timeline:

1970s

Producing Country:

Filming Locations:

New Jersey, London, England

Genre:

Music

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980) - Trailer

Release Date:

12 Mar 1981

Language:

English

Directed by:

Julien Temple

Story Written By:

Julien Temple

Main Actors:

Sid Vicious, Paul Cook, Malcolm McLaren, Steve Jones

Plot:

A rather incoherent post-breakup Sex Pistols "documentary", told from the point of view of Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, whose (arguable) position is that the Sex Pistols in particular and punk rock in general were an elaborate scam perpetrated by him in order to make "a million pounds." Silly and hard to follow at times, but worth seeing for some excellent Pistols concert footage, some wickedly amusing animated sequences, and Sid Vicious' eerily prophetic performance of "My Way."

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.5/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

100%