Drama ·Romance · United Kingdom · 1986 · 1h 54m

Sid and Nancy

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Director
Alex Cox
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
Crew
Roger Deakins — Director of Photography David Martin — Editor Dan Wool — Original Music Composer Joe Strummer — Original Music Composer Alex Cox — Screenplay Abbe Wool — Screenplay
Tagline

Love Kills.

Synopsis

January 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.

Trailer Sid and Nancy — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
1970sdrug addictionpunk rockbased on true storysex pistolsco-workers relationshippunk bandsid viciousmusic tourmusic managerchelsea hotelmusical acts
Key Collaborators
Alex Cox Director Roger Deakins Director of Photography David Martin Editor Dan Wool Original Music Composer Joe Strummer Original Music Composer Alex Cox Screenplay Abbe Wool Screenplay Eric Fellner Producer Andrew McAlpine Production Design J. Rae Fox Production Design Lynda Burbank Production Design
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