Slade - Flame
1975
In the middle of the 1970's, Slade were possibly the biggest rock band in Britain and so it was no surprise that they looked to branch out and make a feature film. What was a surprise was that they chose to make a bleak, unglamorous look at the life of a fictional working band at the prey of an unscrupulous industry. Despite .. Read more
| Starring | Dave Hill, Noddy Holder, Jim Lea, Don Powell |
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| Director | Richard Loncraine |
| Genres | Drama |
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Slade - Flame
In the middle of the 1970's, Slade were possibly the biggest rock band in Britain and so it was no surprise that they looked to branch out and make a feature film. What was a surprise was that they chose to make a bleak, unglamorous look at the life of a fictional working band at the prey of an unscrupulous industry. Despite the film's undoubted quality it was poorly received by their confused fanbase and marked the beginning of their commercial decline.
| Starring | Dave Hill, Noddy Holder, Jim Lea, Don Powell, Tom Conti, Alan Lake |
|---|---|
| Director | Richard Loncraine |
| Studio | UNION SQUARE MUSIC |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 27 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: Unavailable for rental Production year: 1975 |
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The usual rags-to-riches-to-bitching rock 'n' roll saga is given a gritty, thoughtful and far more realistic patina by director Richard (Brimstone and Treacle) Loncraine. After forming the group Flame circa 1967 and having a monster hit, the band members suffer managerial manipulation and financial fraud before acrimoniously breaking up in this sombre account of the downsides to the music industry. Far better than the normal cash-in-on-chart-success movie vehicle, this is well written, well made and well performed by Slade and Tom Conti. The Slade hits featured include How Does It Feel and Far Far Away.
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A straightforward account of the rise and ultimate disillusionment of a typical teenage rave band, tightly scripted and... read more on Time Out
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6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Not as good as I hoped, not as bad as I feared
Reckoned by some to be an undiscovered classic, in fact, it is a modest low-budget effort which has stood the test of time pretty well.
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- howie from Hertford
- Posted 09 Jul 2004 15:43
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6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Not as good as I hoped, not as bad as I feared
Reckoned by some to be an undiscovered classic, in fact, it is a modest low-budget effort which has stood the test of time pretty well.
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- howie from Hertford
- Posted 09 Jul 2004 15:43
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Slade - Flame
In the middle of the 1970's, Slade were possibly the biggest rock band in Britain and so it was no surprise that they looked to branch out and make a feature film. What was a surprise was that they chose to make a bleak, unglamorous look at the life of a fictional working band at the prey of an ...
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