Plot
Morbid biographical story of Sid Vicious, bassist with British punk group the Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen...
Release Year: 1986
Rating: 7.0/10 (12,209 voted)
Director:
Alex Cox
Stars: Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, David Hayman
Storyline Morbid biographical story of Sid Vicious, bassist with British punk group the Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen. When the Sex Pistols break up after their fateful US tour, Vicious attempts a solo career while in the grip of heroin addiction. One morning, Nancy is found stabbed to death and Sid is arrested for her murder.
Writers: Alex Cox, Abbe Wool
Cast: Gary Oldman
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Sid Vicious
Chloe Webb
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Nancy Spungen
David Hayman
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Malcolm
Debby Bishop
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Phoebe
Andrew Schofield
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John
Xander Berkeley
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Bowery Snax
Perry Benson
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Paul
Tony London
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Steve
Sandy Baron
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Hotelier - U.S.A.
Sy Richardson
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Methadone Caseworker
Edward Tudor-Pole
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Hotelier - U.K.
Biff Yeager
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Detective
Courtney Love
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Gretchen
Rusty Blitz
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Reporter
John Spaceley
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Chelsea Resident
Filming Locations: Bramley Arms Pub, Bramley Road, Notting Hill, London, England, UK
Box Office Details
Budget: $4,000,000
(estimated)
Gross: $2,826,523
(USA)
Technical Specs
Runtime:|
Australia:
Did You Know?
Trivia: Gary Oldman had to lose weight to play Sid Vicious, but he lost so much that he ended up in hospital.
Goofs:
Anachronisms:
Set in the late 1970's, shows a 1985 Honda Civic in the background in the opening scenes with Sid and John.
Quotes: Nancy:
I'll never look like Barbie. Barbie doesn't have bruises.
User Review
Love Kills
Rating: 10/10
This movie is not historically accurate. Let's get that out of the way
right off the bat. This is not about the history of the Sex Pistols.
Details don't matter, this movie is about feeling. Two misguided,
deluded outcasts who are so completely, desperately in love, that they
won't leave each other, even though they are probably the worst people
in the world for each other. They spiral into heroin addiction, (which
is NOT glamorized. Some of the scenes with them bunkered down in the
Chelsea Hotel are downright disgusting) and one of them is killed,
although no one knows how exactly how. Punks are usually the
unsentimental type, so they tend to give this film the two-finger
salute. Well, screw them. It is a beautiful film, which speaks more
honestly about love and addiction than any Oscar-grabbing shite that I
can find in the New Release section. Gary Oldman and and Chole Webb are
excellent, inhabiting their characters right down to marrow. The era is
evoked wonderfully, and the film is littered with gorgeous, iconic
images, the best of which being Sid and Nancy kissing in an alleyway
while garbage rains down on them from above like rice at a wedding.
Also, most people ignore how FUNNY this movie is, despite it's
heartbreaking subject matter. This is an enjoyable movie, not a
punishment, or a slog through the mud. After seeing this movie, a
friend of mine was so moved, she packed up everything she had and moved
to London, where she lived on the streets for a year, trying to form a
punk band. I'd recommend this movie to anyone, not just punks or Sex
Pistols fans. It's appeal is much more universal than that. To me, this
movie exemplifies my idea of true love. It isn't always pretty. It can
drag you over glass, lead you to your grave, debase, humiliate, and
destroy you. But it's a connection so strong that you can't deny it.
And it's so beautiful that you really don't care if it kills you.
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