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6.7January 1978. After their success in England, the punk rock band Sex Pistols venture out on their tour of the southern United States. Temperamental bassist Sid Vicious is forced by his band mates to travel without his troubled girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, who will meet him in New York. When the band breaks up and Sid begins his solo career in a hostile city, the turbulent couple definitely falls into the depths of drug addiction.
Cast
- Gary Oldman as Sid Vicious
- Chloe Webb as Nancy Spungen
- David Hayman as Malcolm McLaren
- Debby Bishop as Phoebe
- Andrew Schofield as Johnny Rotten
- Xander Berkeley as Bowery Snax
Themes
- 1970s
- drug addiction
- punk rock
- based on true story
- sex pistols
- co-workers relationship
- punk band
- sid vicious
- music tour
- music manager
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Ratings
IMDb
7/10
36,020 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
87%
Metacritic
76/100
- Year
- 1986
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Genres
- Biography, Drama, Music
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award4 wins & 2 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Alex Cox
- Written by
- Alex Cox Abbe Wool
- Produced by
- Eric Fellner
- Starring
- Gary Oldman Chloe Webb
- Cinematography
- Roger Deakins
- Edited by
- David Martin
- Music by
- Joe Strummer Pray for Rain The Pogues
- Production companies
- Embassy Home Entertainment Initial Pictures U.K. Productions Entity Zenith Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Palace Pictures
- Release dates
- May 1986 ( 1986-05 ) ( Cannes ) 12 September 1986 ( 1986-09-12 ) ( TIFF ) 7 November 1986 ( 1986-11-07 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 114 minutes
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $4 million
- Box office
- $2.8 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 114
- FilmAffinity ID
- 595099
- Image
- Sid Vicious.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 1986-11-07
- title
- Sid and Nancy
- review score
- 7.4/10
- capital cost
- 4000000
- box office
- 2800000
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Article
Sid and Nancy (also known as Sid & Nancy: Love Kills) is a 1986 British biographical film directed by Alex Cox, co-written with Abbe Wool, and starring Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb. The film portrays the life of Sid Vicious, bassist of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols, and his destructive relationship with girlfriend Nancy Spungen. The film also features supporting performances from David Hayman, Xander Berkeley, and Courtney Love.
The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 1986, and was released theatrically in the United States in November of that same year. Although it failed to recoup its production budget at the box office, the film was received positively by most critics and developed a cult following.