The Boat That Rocked
Synopsis
Recently expelled from school, Carl has been sent by his jet-set mother to find some direction in life by visiting his godfather Quentin. However, Quentin is the boss of Radio Rock, a pirate radio station in the middle of the North Sea, populated by an eclectic crew of rock 'n' roll DJ's. They are led by The Count, big, brash, American, a god of the airwaves, and totally in love with the music. He's faithfully backed up by his co-broadcasters Dave, Simon, Midnight Mark, Wee Small Hours Bob, Thick Kevin, On The Hour John, and Angus 'The Nut' Nutsford.
However, pirate stations have come to the attention of an establishment that's out for blood against the drug takers, lawbreakers and bottom-bashing fornications of a once great nation. In an era when the stuffy corridors of power stifle anything approaching youthful exuberance, pirate radio becomes Public Enemy Number 1.
Details
- Year
- 2010
- Type of film
- Features
- Director
- Richard Curtis
- Producer
- Debra Hayward, Liza Chasin
- Co-Producer
- Debra Hayward, Liza Chasin
- Editor
- Emma Hickox
- Screenwriter
- Richard Curtis
- Director of Photography
- Danny Cohen
- Production Designer
- Mark Tildesley
- Principal Cast
- Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Kenneth Branagh
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 13th March 2009
