| SYNOPSIS __________
Plot:
Rock and roll will live forever - but can it float? Pirate
Radio is the newest ensemble comedy from filmmaker Richard
Curtis (screenwriter of Four Weddings and a Funeral and Notting
Hill, and writer/director of Love Actually), spinning the
irreverent yet fact-based tale of a seafaring band of rogue
rock and roll deejays whose “pirate radio” captivated
and inspired 1960s Britain.
Playing the music that rocked a nation and a decade, the
group boldly and hilariously defies the government that tries
to shut them down. Broadcasting live 24/7 from an old tanker
anchored in the middle of the North Sea (just beyond British
jurisdiction), Radio Rock sends out a vibrant and unifying
signal to millions across the nation, ranging in age from
wide-eyed pre-teens secretly tuning in long past their bedtimes
to everyday people in need of a musical pick-me-up.
The Radio Rock roster, overseen by unflappable station owner
(and ship’s captain) Quentin (Bill Nighy), includes
a risk-prone American known only as The Count (Philip Seymour
Hoffman); mystic deejay royalty Gavin (Rhys Ifans); slyly
amorous Dave (Nick Frost); idiosyncratic New Zealander Angus
(Rhys Darby); the rarely seen Bob (Ralph Brown); the aptly
named Thick Kevin (Tom Brooke); lovelorn Simon (Chris O’Dowd);
ladies’ magnet Mark (Tom Wisdom); shy Harold (Ike Hamilton);
reporter News John (Will Adamsdale); and lesbian ship’s
cook Felicity (Katherine Parkinson).
One night in 1966, Quentin’s teenaged godson Carl (Tom
Sturridge) comes aboard. While Carl harbors romantic aspirations
that he hopes will be fulfilled during one of the biweekly
visits by Radio Rock’s prettiest fans, he also hopes
to find out more about his long-absent father… As the
ship sails on and rocks out, what Carl and the freewheeling,
free-loving Radio Rock gang don’t know is that back
in London, landlocked government minister Dormandy (Kenneth
Branagh) has embarked on a vehement crusade to silence their
signal - permanently. To stay afloat and keep their devoted
audience plugged in, the crew will have to band together and
trust in the power of music like never before.
DETAILS__________
Studio:
Focus Features
Production Co:
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Release Date:
November 13, 2009
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