Comedy ·Music · United Kingdom · 1983 · 35m

Bad News

Bad News poster
Director
Sandy Johnson
Cast
Adrian Edmondson as Vim Fuego/Alan Metcalfe Rik Mayall as Colin Grigson Nigel Planer as Den Dennis Peter Richardson as Spider "Eight-Legs" Webb Jennifer Saunders as Sally Dawn French as Tracy
Crew
Oliver Stapleton — Director of Photography Adrian Edmondson — Writer
Synopsis

A documentary crew films heavy metal band Bad News as they have trouble starting their van, pick up a schoolgirl groupie, and meet up with rock journalist Sally at a motorway service station where they argue about the cost of sausage and chips.

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Mood & Themes
groupieheavy metalparodymockumentaryrock bandrockumentarytv episodemusic industrycomic strip presentsmusicmetal band
Key Collaborators
Sandy Johnson Director Oliver Stapleton Director of Photography Adrian Edmondson Writer
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