In London, intense sexual encounters take place between an American college student, named Lisa, and an English scientist, named Matt, between attending rock concerts.In London, intense sexual encounters take place between an American college student, named Lisa, and an English scientist, named Matt, between attending rock concerts.In London, intense sexual encounters take place between an American college student, named Lisa, and an English scientist, named Matt, between attending rock concerts.
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
- Themselves
- (uncredited)
Marcie Bolen
- Self
- (uncredited)
Huw Bunford
- Self - Super Furry Animals
- (uncredited)
Cian Ciaran
- Self - Super Furry Animals
- (uncredited)
The Dandy Warhols
- Themselves
- (uncredited)
Elbow
- Themselves
- (uncredited)
Franz Ferdinand
- Themselves
- (uncredited)
Guy Garvey
- Self - Elbow
- (uncredited)
Bobby Gillespie
- Self - Primal Scream
- (uncredited)
Bob Hardy
- Self - Franz Ferdinand
- (uncredited)
Peter Hayes
- Self - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
- (uncredited)
Dafydd Ieuan
- Self - Super Furry Animals)
- (uncredited)
Nick Jago
- Self - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
- (uncredited)
Richard Jupp
- Self - Elbow
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaKieran O'Brien and Margo Stilley did not communicate with each other between filming so that their off-screen relationship would not affect the one they had on screen.
- Goofs(at around 11 mins) The boom mic momentarily drops down into the scene and pulls back up while Lisa asks "Do you think I look like a boy?"
- Crazy creditsThe opening title and the closing credits appear to be pieces of cut film or paper placed together to form the words.
- Alternate versionsUnrated Edited Version on DVD in USA removes the explicit sex, but it still too graphic for an R rating.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Nip/Tuck: Liz Cruz (2006)
- SoundtracksWhatever Happened To My Rock and Roll
(Live)
Performed by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Peter Hayes, Robert Levon Been,
Nick Jago)
Composed by Peter Hayes / Robert Levon Been (as Robert Been) / Nick Jago (as Nicholas Jago)
© BRMC Music / WB Music Corp by kind permission of Warner/Chappell Music Ltd
Courtesy of Virgin Records Limited / Virgin Records America, Inc
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In the (admittedly unlikely) eventuality that someone wandered into a cinema expecting this to be a musical, a rude shock would ensue, since this is the most sexually explicit mainstream film ever exhibited in Britain. Indeed the only mainstream movie I've previously seen to compare in explicitness was the 1976 Japanese work "Ai No Corrida" ("In the Realm Of The Senses"), but this work goes further with a scene of ejaculation, as well as fellatio, cunnilingus and penetrative sex. Since this is the work of accomplished British director Michael Winterbottom ("In This World"), one cannot possibly regard this is as pornography - besides anything else, porn features far more voluptuous women and portrays the sex from an exclusively male point of view, whereas the sex here is realistic (as well as real) and as female-oriented as much as male.
The problem is that the film appears to be utterly meaningless. A British research geologist Matt (Kieran O'Brien) goes to London gigs and has sex with American student Lisa (Margot Stilley), but there is no characterisation or plot or even a script (the dialogue was improvised and is banal). Even the music seems to bear no relationship to the lovers and - except for some haunting work from Michael Nyman - is dreary gunge. Shot on low budget digital video, the picture is as grey as the subject matter and the only light-hearted aspect is the rather unsubtle joke of the (mercifully short) running time (69 minutes). Come again? No chance.
The problem is that the film appears to be utterly meaningless. A British research geologist Matt (Kieran O'Brien) goes to London gigs and has sex with American student Lisa (Margot Stilley), but there is no characterisation or plot or even a script (the dialogue was improvised and is banal). Even the music seems to bear no relationship to the lovers and - except for some haunting work from Michael Nyman - is dreary gunge. Shot on low budget digital video, the picture is as grey as the subject matter and the only light-hearted aspect is the rather unsubtle joke of the (mercifully short) running time (69 minutes). Come again? No chance.
- rogerdarlington
- Mar 30, 2005
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Box office
- Budget
- £1,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $66,853
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $13,457
- Jul 24, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $1,590,308
- Runtime1 hour 11 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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