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The Sex Pistols were in existence for only 26 months and recorded only one album, yet they changed the face of music forever. This is the story of the The Sex Pistols, charting their rise from the litter-stacked back streets of 70's London through their crucifixion by the British tabloids, canonisation by hundreds of thousands of fans from around the world and ultimate implosion while on tour in America.... See Full Description
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Art/Foreign and Documentary |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 48 min. |
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March 29, 2000 NY; January 20, 2000 Sundance'00 |
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R for pervasive strong language, drugs and sexual content. |
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$606,643 |
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| Critics Reviews |
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N/A
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culturevulture.net,
"For all its distortions and lapses, 'The Filth and the Fury' is an exciting, innovative film, made with a formal rigor all but unknown in its genre. One can pay it no greater compliment than to say that it is worthy of its subject." Full Review...
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E! Online,
(grade: B+) "...offers plenty of insights as to why...Britain's most notorious punks made an impact on the music business that's still felt today..." Full Review...
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goodauthority,
"It's tempting to say that Julien Temple's exhilarating documentary, 'The Filth and the Fury,' traces the rise and fall of the Sex Pistols. But the Pistols, who were easily the fiercest, funniest band in the history of snotty dispossession, never managed to fall." Full Review...
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Harvey's Movie Reviews,
"Surprisingly passionate documentary portrait of the rise and fall of the Sex Pistols from the director of 'The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle.'" Full Review...
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