Plot
Former musician Frankie Wilde is a legend within the Ibiza club scene for being the most inspired DJ around...
Release Year: 2004
Rating: 7.2/10 (10,023 voted)
Critic's Score: 56/100
Director:
Michael Dowse
Stars: Paul Kaye, Beatriz Batarda, Kate Magowan
Storyline Former musician Frankie Wilde is a legend within the Ibiza club scene for being the most inspired DJ around. On top of that, he has a beautiful model wife named Sonja Slowinski, although many within his social circle don't see her as being a good influence on him. But Frankie has disappeared from the Ibiza club scene now for a year, with most only speculating that his life has degenerated into squalor based on his excessive lifestyle in Ibiza. In reality, Frankie's current disappearance and his ultimate fate is due in part to his excessive substance abuse, especially of cocaine, but also partly due to exposure to continual loud music and a physical disorder: he went completely deaf, with no possibility of getting his hearing back. As he went from partial hearing to total deafness, Frankie believed he could still eke out a living as a DJ without telling many of his descent into total deafness...
Cast: Paul Kaye
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Frankie Wilde
Beatriz Batarda
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Penelope Garcia
Kate Magowan
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Sonja Slowinski
Mike Wilmot
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Max Haggar
Neil Maskell
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Jack Stoddart
Monica Maja
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Charlize Bondo
Pete Tong
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Himself
Ron Lloy Hugh Elliston
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Marvin Sallis
Dan Antopolski
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Eric Banning
Tim Plester
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Brent Tufford
Paul Spence
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Alfonse
David Lawrence
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Horst
Steve Oram
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Blinky
Geffen Strummer Kaye
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Baby Wilde
Borja Galban-Fear
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Spanish Waiter
Taglines:
When you can't hear, things look very different.
Opening Weekend: $19,717
(USA)
(15 April 2005)
(1 Screen)
Gross: $120,620
(USA)
(10 July 2005)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
During the montage of Frankie learning to read lips, REGDAB EKOC (COKE BADGER backwards) is written on the chalk board in the class room.
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized:
When Travis knocks on the Whip's door, he knocks three times but the last knocking sound is heard after he pulls his hand away.
Quotes:
Interviewer:
What is it like? Being a husband? Frankie Wilde:
An arse-band?
User Review
Very well shot drama with touches of black humor
Rating:
The movie is very good, very well shot and the director deserves praise
for his work. Kaye gives a memorable performance. The story is good,
with a strong melodramatic theme, as the film is not so much about Djs
than about handicapped hearing impaired people. It is sad and sweet at
moments with very moving moments. Some touches of black humor, very
British, a bit of swearing and two macho crass jokes don't spoil the
overall feeling of despair and total compassion you feel for the human
beings portrayed. The music is good not so much the dance music but the
score. The picture is superb knowing it was shot on digital. It's a low
budget movie which looks like a 10 million dollar film. And a
meaningful film. Not to be missed. A true achievement.
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