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🎞️ Movie 85 min US
โ˜… 6.0 /10 2012

In 2004, has-been 80s punk rocker Johnny Jones makes a drunken comeback single with his old band Weapons of Happiness, after they meet up at a friend's funeral. He is sure the song, 'Free Rock 'n' Roll' will be a hit, but in an industry obsessed with image, Johnny is viewed as irrelevant and over-the-hill by record company executives and DJs, who tell him he has the wrong demographic to be successful. Frustrated but determined, he decides to hire a group of photogenic, box-ticking, media-friendly teenagers to front a video for the song. He intends to swindle the music business into liking him, and come clean once the single is released. The youngsters mime to his music, contracts are signed and Free Rock 'n' Roll enters the UK singles chart. Unfortunately, the rest of the band want to be recognised for their part in this achievement. Following an argument between Johnny and band-mate Minto, the story is revealed to the press. As the media go into a frenzy, Johnny finds himself caught in the spotlight, fighting against ageism and inequality in the industry that rejected him.

Cast

Phil Daniels
Phil Daniels
Johnny Jones
Jamie Blackley
Jamie Blackley
Drainpipe
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Perry Benson
Robbie
Keith Allen
Keith Allen
Minto
Julia Ford
Julia Ford
Jules
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Christopher Roy Turner
Griff
James Cartwright
James Cartwright
Jimmy Breen
Alexa Davies
Alexa Davies
Flora
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Steve Diggle
Self
Self
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Martin Gorst
Lawyer
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Steve Allan Jones
Composer
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Mike Peters
Composer
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Benji Bakshi
Cinematographer