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SO... DECARLO, DIETRICH... DANNY DEVORE. Ben: WHAT? HMM. HE'S KIND OF CUTE. Michael: IF YOU HAVE A THING FOR DWEEBS. [ Clearing of throat ] THEY SAID I SHOULD TALK TO YOU ABOUT A JOB. DOING WHAT? DANCING. EVER DANCE PROFESSIONALLY? NO, BUT I... I DANCE HERE ALL THE TIME. YEAH, YOU AND 1,000 OTHER QUEERS. WHAT MAKES...
I HAVE A GREAT ASS, AND I'M BLONDE. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAR THAT GETS ME. [ Snort ] [ Sighing ] ONE DANCE. MAKE IT GOOD. [ ? ] [ Stopping of ? ] TRY NOT TO STEP ON MY WONTONS. HE SAID I'D BE PULLING ANYWHERE FROM 2 - TO 300 A NIGHT. AH. WELL, THAT'D BETTER BE ALL YOU'RE PULLING, YOUNG MAN. AND REMEMBER, YOU STILL H...
JESUS. OH, NOTE TO SELF: MAKE SURE TO LOCK THE FUCKING DOOR. I DON'T CARE. I'M GOING TO ASK HIM ANYWAY. KUNG PAO CHICKEN? Melanie: YOU'RE WASTING YOUR TIME. SPICY BEAN CURD? WHENEVER WE ASK HIM TO DO SOMETHING, HE SYSTEMATICALLY TURNS US DOWN. ASK ME WHAT? I WANT YOU TO BE MY HUSBAND. YOU ALREADY HAVE ONE. IT'S FOR GUS...
YOU WANT HIM TO GO TO THE BEST SCHOOLS, RECEIVE THE BEST EDUCATION? THEN YOU'VE TO HELP US MAKE SURE THAT DESPITE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE MIGHT THINK OF US, HE'S NOT THE ONE WHO SUFFERS. SO WE FOUND ANOTHER SCHOOL. AND WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TOMORROW. HOW LONG DID THEY GO OUT FOR? I-I CAN'T REMEMBER. WAS IT SERIOUS? HOW DO I...
MAKE ME FEEL OLDER THAN I ALREADY DO. THERE. I STILL DON'T SEE IT. VIC, DO YOU SEE IT? CAN'T SAY I DO. AH, COME ON. WE HAVE THE SAME EYES, THE SAME NOSE, THE SAME MOUTH. TELL ME THAT'S NOT MY CHIN. NOT EVEN CLOSE. AND TRUST ME, I KNOW CHINS. I HAVE SEVERAL OF THEM. MA, I JUST WANT YOU TO TELL ME. TELL YOU WHAT? WHY DAN...
DIED IN VIETNAM, APRIL 10th, 1970. TWO WEEKS AFTER YOU WERE BORN. TWO WEEKS AFTER I WAS BORN. I KNOW. YOU TOLD ME A MILLION TIMES... THAT THIS GUY IN THIS PICTURE, WHO I DOESN'T EVEN LOOK LIKE ME, IS MY DAD. BUT THAT'S ALL YOU'VE TOLD ME. WELL, WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT TO KNOW? WELL, WHO ARE MY GRANDPARENTS? THEY'RE DEAD....
I TOLD YOU WHO YOUR FATHER WAS, AND I EXPECT YOU TO BELIEVE ME. Woman: GONNA GO SEE GRANDMA? Lindsay: JUST PROMISE ME YOU'LL BEHAVE. I WON'T MENTION DICK, IF YOU DON'T MENTION PUSSY. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. I DON'T WANT YOU GETTING INTO ONE OF YOUR MOODS AND... HEY, I WANT THE HOMO-HATERS TO LIKE OUR KID JUST AS MUCH AS ...
[ Giggling ] OH, OH, PLEASE. UH, I'LL TELL MS. HARPER YOU'RE HERE. [ Clearing of throat ] I TOLD YOU TO BEHAVE. GEE... WELL, YOU COULD SEND ME TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE BUT I'M ALREADY HERE. THIS IS ALL SO STRANGE. I MEAN, I ALWAYS KNEW ONE DAY I'D HAVE A CHILD. LIKE GUS. AND HE'D GO TO A SCHOOL, LIKE THIS ONE. BUT I...
OH, PLEASE, DON'T BE EMBARRASSED. IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO SEE YOUNG PARENTS EXPRESSING AFFECTION. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR CHILDREN TO SEE THAT TOO, DON'T YOU AGREE? COME INTO MY OFFICE, PLEASE, AND WE'LL DISCUSS GUS' FUTURE. I'D NEVER, IN A MILLION YEARS, KNOW IT WAS YOU. 30 YEARS IS A LONG TIME. TRY 31, HUH! BUT WH...
YEAH. MICHAEL... IS A VERY NICE YOUNG MAN. I'M VERY PROUD OF HIM. AND I WOULD BE TOO. HE'S POLITE, CARING, GOOD LOOKING. IN FACT, HE REMINDED ME A LOT OF SOMEONE I USED TO KNOW. ONLY AT FIRST, I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHO IT WAS. THEN WHEN I DISCOVERED THAT YOU'RE HIS MOTHER, I REALIZED... I WAS LOOKING AT MYSELF. IN A M...
YOU WENT TO A LOT OF TROUBLE TO MAKE SURE HE'D NEVER FIND OUT. I WANTED HIM TO HAVE A HERO. AND I COULD NEVER BE THAT. IT WASN'T SO MUCH THAT YOU WERE GAY, DANNY. I ALWAYS... KIND OF SUSPECTED. IN FACT, THAT'S PROB- ABLY WHY I LIKED YOU. IT'S THAT YOU LIED TO ME. YOU WEREN'T THE ONLY ONE. I LIED TO MYSELF AS WELL. I WA...
AH... CHRIST, I HATE THESE HEELS. [ Groan ] BABY, COME HERE. [ Sighing ] THAT'S NICE. AND BRIAN BEHAVED HIMSELF? MORE THAN BEHAVED. HE WAS CHARMING AND ATTENTIVE. I HOPE NOT TOO ATTENTIVE. HE COMPLIMENTED THE SCHOOL UP THE WAZOO. EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT. SO, WHY SUDDENLY THE LONG FACE? IT SHOULD'VE BEEN YOU AND ME IN T...
YES, HANG ON. MRS. KINNEY. HELLO? MS. HARPER. YES, THANK YOU. OH-H, MEL AND I... I MEAN... BRIAN AND I FELT THE SAME WAY. WE WOULD BE SO PLEASED IF GUS WAS ENROLLED IN... WHAT? UH-HUH. UH-HUH. "UH-HUH", WHAT? I UNDERSTAND. WELL, UH... THANK YOU FOR CALLING. [ Beep of hanging up ] WHAT? WHAT'D SHE SAY? HE DIDN'T GET I...
AND THEY GAVE IT TO ANOTHER CHILD... WITH SAME-SEX PARENTS. HUH... ARE YOU SHITTING ME? THE BOARD DECIDED THAT THE STUDENT POPULATION HAD TO BE MORE DIVERSIFIED. WELL, WE'RE GOING TO SUE. TH-THIS IS DISCRIMINATION. [ Laughing ] AGAINST WHO? HETEROSEXUALS? [ Laughing ] HUH... YOU THINK THIS IS FUNNY? I THINK IT'S HILAR...
SHOULD I DRESS MYSELF UP IN CHANNEL? ? ? DO I MEASURE ME BY WHAT YOU THINK? ? ? ABSOLUTELY NOT ABSOLUTELY NOT ? ? I GO TO WORK IN A MINI-SKIRT ? ? WHEN I'M GIVING YOU A RIDE TO WORK ? ? I WON'T COMPROMISE MY POINT OF VIEW... ? WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL, I HAD A PART- TIME JOB WALKING PEOPLE'S DOGS. WHO KNEW YOU COULD...
OH, SHOW'S ABOUT TO START. Emmett: OOH. SEE YA. Ted: AREN'T YOU GOING TO STAY? HEY, ARE YOU STICKING AROUND? I THOUGHT YOU WERE HIS NUMBER ONE FAN. JUST LEAVE ME ALONE. HOW CAN SOMEBODY PUT ON AN ACT LIKE THAT ALL THESE YEARS? I'D RATHER HAVE A HIGH COLONIC THAN HEAR SOME OLD QUEEN DO "ROSE'S TURN". I MEAN MY MOTHER. Y...
AND I SEEM TO FIND ? ? THE HAPPINESS I SEEK ? LOOK UP THERE! ? WHEN WE'RE OUT TOGETHER DANCING CHEEK TO CHEEK ? [ ? ] ? OH, HEAVEN, I'M IN HEAVEN ? ? AND THE CARES THAT HUNG AROUND ME THROUGH A WEEK ? ? SEEM TO VANISH LIKE A GAMBLER'S LUCKY STREAK ? ? WHEN WE'RE OUT TOGETHER SWINGING CHEEK TO CHEEK ? OOH, PITTSB...
BUT, I YOUR CASE, I'LL MAKE AN EXCEPTION. HOW'D IT GO? DID "ANGELS OVER PITTSBURGH" MAKE BUCKETS OF BUCKS? ENOUGH TO BAIL THEM OUT FOR A WHILE. IT WAS GREAT OF YOU TO HELP. WELL, IT'S THE LAST BENEFIT I'LL EVER DO. SOMEHOW I DOUBT THAT. [ Chuckle ] WELL... YOU TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, MICHAEL. IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU. AC...
[ Chuckling ] WELL, I APPRECIATE THE FLATTERY, BUT FRANKLY, NO. I DON'T SEE IT. HOW CAN YOU MISS IT? I MEAN, THE WAY YOU LOOKED BACK THEN, THE WAY I LOOK NOW. I MEAN, WE'RE PRACTICALLY IDENTICAL TWINS. WELL, I SUPPOSE IF YOU SQUINT THERE'S A SLIGHT RESEMBLANCE. BUT SO WHAT? HERE, HELP ME WITH THIS ZIPPER. I ASKED FOR ...
SHE SAYS MY FATHER IS THIS BIG WAR HERO. SO, WHY DON'T YOU BELIEVE THAT? BECAUSE THE STORY KEEPS CHANGING, AND THE... THERE'S ONLY ONE PICTURE, AND THE GUY DOESN'T EVEN LOOK LIKE ME. LOOK, I'M NOT MAKING ANY DEMANDS. I'M NOT EVEN ASKING THAT WE STAY IN TOUCH, I JUST WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH. MICHAEL, MAY I... TELL YOU TH...
FOR YOUR FIRST TIME. BUT, THE TIPS SUCK. WHAT WERE YOU EXPECTING? MORE THAN I MAKE WORKING AT THE DINER. WELL, YOU NEED TO DANCE ON THE BAR. HOW DO I DO THAT? LOOK, YOU GOTTA WORK YOUR WAY UP. MAYBE IN SIX MONTHS. HUH, SIX MONTHS? I NEED MONEY NOW TO PAY FOR SCHOOL. THAT IS A PROBLEM. TELL YOU WHAT. YOU GIVE ME SOME TI...
I TOLD YOU I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF. YEAH, I GUESS YOU CAN. [ Opening of door ] [ Closing of door ] MA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP SO LATE? UM... COULDN'T SLEEP. WHAT ABOUT YOU? SAME. I CAME TO RETURN THIS. YOU CAN HAVE IT. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? JUST PUTTING THINGS AWAY, MAKING ROOM. SOMETHING I SHOULD'VE DONE A LONG TIME A...
RIGHT, MA? RIGHT. FOR WHICH HE WAS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED... THE PURPLE HEART. AND HIS LAST WORDS WERE... "TELL MY SON I LOVE HIM MORE... THAN LIFE ITSELF... AND I'LL ALWAYS BE PROUD OF HIM." [ ? ] ? I KNOW IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT WAY ? ? BUT MAYBE IT'S THE PERFECT DAY ? ? EVEN THOUGH THE BILLS ARE PILING ? ? MAYBE LAD...
AS GOLD IN THEM HILLS ? ? SO DON'T LOSE HEART ? ? GIVE THE DAY A CHANCE TO START ? ? EVERY NOW AND THEN LIFE SAYS ? ? "WHERE'D YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING SO FAST?" ? ? WE'RE APT TO THINK IT CRUEL BUT SOMETIMES ? ? IT'S A CASE OF CRUEL-TO-BE-KIND ? ? AND IF WE GET UP OFF OUR KNEES ? ? THEN WE'LL SEE THE FOREST FOR TH...
If it stops flapping, I'm in trouble. Pull it in till it's flapping again. One, two, three, go. (# Wagner: Ride Of The Valkyries) Whoa! Whoo! (laughs) I'm flying! This is a physical... high. A physical, legal high. This is the most amazing feeling, better than sex. Ooh. Forward, forward... Whoa! Whoa! Whoo! He-hey! O...
This is Tony Wilson, a shadow of his former self, for Granada Reports. Back to the studio. Take care. I'm sure I'll be in touch. So exciting, I'd love to do it again. - No problem. - OK, cheerio. (sighs) You're, er, gonna be seeing a lot more of that sort of thing in the film. All of that actually did happen. Obviously...
# Plastic face, can't smile The whiteout # With the 24 hour party people # Plastic face, can't smile The whiteout # - How's the Birdman of Derbyshire? ! - Not... Not bad. Loved the hang-gliding! See? What are you complaining about? He doesn't have to deal with the consequences of... The consequences? - The possibilit...
I'm a serious... Hello, love. ..fucking journalist,... ..in one of the most important fucking times of human history. - There's no need to swear. - l mean it. The Buzzcocks can't play cos we're not ready. So it's just the Sex Pistols. (# No Fun) # No fun, my babe # No fun # No fun, my babe # No fun # No fun to be alon...
- (# World ln Motion) - # We're playing for England - (crowd) # ln-ger-land - # We're singing this song # Ginger nut: Mick Hucknall. # l can't even qualify for my pension # That's John the Postman. He's... a postman. And that guy dancing at the front, that's Martin Hannett,... ..the only bona fide genius in this story...
He goes. - (sighs) - What's wrong? These jeans, they sort of, er,... they go right up me crotch. - (# John Martyn: SolidAir) - Too tight for you. I'm telling you, they cut... they cut straight between my balls. You're not a regular shape, though, are you? - Pardon? - For jeans. - What do you mean? - You've got big h...
Right. Right. I would describe it as history. How could it be history? There were only 42 people at the gig. What difference does that make? How many were at the Last Supper? Er, 1 2. Well, er, 1 3 including Jesus. - Hi, Tony. Have you recovered? - lt's not historically documented. In other words, not many. How many ...
# Foundation on my face Eye! Eye! Eye! # Shadow on the cheekbones # Hides the gaze of death's face # A death's-head thrown across me # Sitting, sitting, sitting out of place # Sitting out of place # (# The Passenger) # What does he see? # He sees the bright and hollow sky # He sees the stars come out tonight # He see...
- Hey. Language. (# Karl Denver: Wimoweh) - This is better. - (imitates) Now, this guy... I fuckin' love this guy. This guy is fantastic. Listen to that voice. # Ah-woo ee-oo-ee-oo woo-woo-aaaayy # - Listen to him. - Looks a bit... homo, with that... Nah, man, that's part of it, the big drop-handle moustache. - Oh, n...
(dogs bark) You don't think those kids will nick the car? - They're not gonna nick the car. - Are you sure? - Right, the reason we're here... - Margaret? Because of the explosion of music with New Wave,... ..there's lots of exciting bands happening... ..and I just think that, culturally, Manchester's slightly lagging b...
Linds. Come on. - lt stinks in here. - Erm, there's a problem. You never told me he was called Tony. - Who? - What's up? Tony. There's two Tonys. Yeah? Well, that... that... that... Straightaway that's a... that's... Can you not see how that's a potential problem? He's in charge of the club, I'm in charge of whatever...
Well... Sorry to harp on about this, but that makes him Mr Tonay and I'm just Tony. - (laughs) - What's wrong with that, Tony? Well, there's a hierarchy there straightaway: Mister. Mr Tonay is more important than Tony. "Hello, Mr Tonay." "Yes, Mister. No, Mister." And plain old Tony. "Tony, me mate." I've got to hav...
heavy metal. Get one of them bands in here. They drink like the fuckin' Queen Mother. - Leave you with that. - Nice car, Don. - She's thirsty. - See you, Don! - l think the name thing went OK. - He heard you that time. - l was gonna be a don. - (car horn) I was gonna be a Virgil till me mum lost her bottle at the last...
If you wanna hear good music from now on, get off the couch... ..and go down to the Factory night at the Russell Club every Friday. Go forth and preach the gospel. Good night. # ..how he feels # Pretty bad # There's quite a few. If they've started letting them in, that's a good crowd. - Fucking cock! - Wanker. - That's...
Don't ya? A man with a grasp of semiotics. There's your answer, sweetheart. - Can I get you half a lager? - You can get me a pint. Right, OK. Right. - Wilson, you fucking cunt! - That's original. Your drink's coming. - ls he a friend of yours? - Yeah, he's our singer. Out the way, Steve. Hi, Tony Wilson. Pleased to m...
- lt's provocative. Provocatively poor. Appallingly poor. # Oh, you've heard it before # They're not calling you the new George Epstein, you know. - lt's Brian Epstein. - George Epstein, Beatles manager. - That's Brian Epstein, you dickhead. - George Epstein. - lt's fucking Brian Epstein. - lt's Brian Martin. It's Geor...
# l feel it closing in # As patterns seem to form # l feel it cold and warm # As shadows start to fall # l feel it closing in # Feel it closing in # Day in, day out # Day in, day out # Day in, day out # Day in, day out (crowd roars) # Louie, Louie Whoa # - 60/40 to you, we said. - Smashing. There's a pound, get yoursel...
When the Don's hungry, the Don eats. Wahey! Hello, girls! Your Uncle Don's here. - Come on. Jump in, Tony. - How's about a tit-wank? - Don't be shy. Come on. - Yes, please. ls that all right? - On your knees and eat! - (laughs) Careful! Alan, where is he? - Where's who, babe? - Tony. I can't find him. I think he wen...
Just have a feel. - Oh, that's nice, that, innit? Oh, aye, yeah. (groans) Do you mind if I touch your tits while you're doing it? - Mm-mm. - Thank you. Go on, Tony. Put that on your TV show. Tony? (laughter) Tony. - 'Ey, shut the fuckin' door. - 'Ey, 'ey, 'ey! - lt's not how it looks, love. - Come in, love! What are yo...
Tonay? - What you doing, Tony? - Go on. That's my wife. Listen, I... I love you. - l love you. - (laughter) Can you... Can you finish me off? - God bless. - See ya. - Hello. - Ah, posters, Tony. You've got the posters? ! This is the fucking gig. Yeah, I know. Took ages to get the right yellow. - The gig's over. - l k...
- All right, love. You seen Lindsay? She went off with Howard. She, er... She just caught me getting a blow job off a hooker in the back of a van. Better go and get her. - (water runs) - (woman laughs) (man and woman pant) (clears throat) Excuse me. (Lindsay moans) - Hi, Tony. - Hi. Erm,... have you got the car keys? -...
People would think it was a holiday advert. Joy Division: do you know what that is, Mr Wilson? It's when the Nazis, er,... picked out racially pure women... ..and, er, had sex with them. Yeah, well, Joy Division, that's us, eh? - Well, it's a very Nazi name. - So? Yeah, but it's quite... cheery, as well. - You know: "j...
last word I'll say on the subject. Two words: body clock. OK? Body clock. - How are you doing? - All right? - Hello, I'm here. - All right, Tone? That's us. That's us. The majors are the status quo and we're not, we're the anarchists. It's gonna be like a co-op, we're all gonna share in the proceeds. We pay for the c...
- No, don't give him the dirty knife. In the wo... In the words of the great prophet, "l dares do owt." - Oh, it ain't legal, this. - Come on. - Oh, he's done it, he's done it! - There you go. Real blood. "l..." ".. Tony..." How can you read that? I'm not sure that'd stand up in court! What more do you want? He's wr...
- (coughs) Stop, stop, stop. Stop that horrible fucking racket, please. What's wrong with it? Nothing was wrong with the drumming as such,... ..it's just that, erm,... ..people have been playing like that for about... 20,000 years... ..and quite frankly, erm,... it's boring the arse off me. Now, let's just try somethi...
(plays drum intro from She's Lost Control) Sorry. (softly) Just remember, Tony Wilson's money. (# bass intro from She's Lost Control) Right, stop, stop. Hey. Stop! (shouts) Stop! Fucking retard! - You... You wear it very well. - What? ! You wear it very well, now play like a fucking musician. Fucking prick. - Listen t...
A lot of great artists produce their best work when they're... older. - You know, WB Yeats... - l've never heard of him, mate. Yeats is the greatest poet since Dante. lf he'd have died at 25... - l would have heard of him, Tony. - Hang on. Listen to it. This is... This is great. This is fucking excellent. - Are you li...
- lt's great. - We look like the Hitler Youth. - You don't say that to Mr Wilson. - l think you look more like Scouts. Have you seen our legs? They're like fucking milk bottles. I wouldn't worry about it, although, that... that reminds me,... ..I must get some chicken drumsticks on the way home. All right... No, it's ...
# Love will tear us apart again # Love # Love will tear us apart # Again # Love # Love will tear us apart # Again # Love # Love will tear us apart # Again # (crowd roars) What's the worst band name you've ever heard? - Worst? - Skinny Monkey. The worst one I heard was, a mate of mine had a band called, er, Barabbas. - ...
Now grave diggers in Liverpool refuse to bury the dead. # Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance to the radio # Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance to the radio Ian! - (bellowing) - lan! - What the hell's the matter with him? - Fuck knows. I dunno. Oh, fuckin' hell! Ian? Ian! Fucking come on, then! What you doing? Fuck thi...
He's fucking bleeding here! - And I need a cigarette. - (splutters) Where's Rob? ! - (groans) - Can you get a fucking doctor? ! He's fucking bleeding' here! Tony Wilson, how do you answer the charge that you're a fascist? What? Your band, Joy Division, named after women... ..captured by the SS for the breeding of perf...
- (chuckles) Fine! - For fuck's sake. You all right there, lan? - Yeah, I'm fine, mate. - Are you sure? I said I'm fine, Rob, yeah? Just shut up. All right, then, all right. Fair enough. Not even to tell you that we're gonna tour America? - Fuck off. - Fuck off. I'm telling you now, straight up, we're gonna tour Americ...
Around! (whistles) Go left! Go left! (whistles) (whistles) Go left! (whistles) Come by! (whistles) - (whistles) - Peter, I won't interrupt your flow. (whistles) Go left. I am doing, obviously. - No, you're all right. - Right. Why a duck? He just started, you know, er,... ..and he just started, er... Ooh, he was... ...
- Just shout. Shout what? - "Go left." - Oh, shout "Go left." Go left! Go left! - See? - That's remarkable. I've not quite got the command of the, er... Whistle. (whistles feebly) Aye. (whistles) - Can't do it that well. Go on, then. - Go left! Stick to what you're good at. Unless you're a duck, then branch out. (kn...
I'm looking forward to it. I'm really chuffed. I'm bored. You could stay with me for a little while. No, I've gotta go. I'll catch him later. All right. I'll tell him you called. Er,... - ..send you a postcard, yeah? - Yeah, do, that'd be great. "Wish you were here." Debbie? (TV.' Werner Herzog's Stroszek) So... ..you...
- What d'you... What d'you mean? - He's hanged himself. He was found at his home this morning. - Are you joking? - No. - l'm sorry. - Well... He's dead? Yeah. What a stupid bloody bugger. Sorry about this, mate. It's a... friend of mine. Ian Curtis,... ..lead singer... ..of Joy Division,... ..has died... today! Oyez/ ...
# Whoa # We gotta go # Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Pogo like a bastard! (crowd roars) # Louie, Louie # Whoa # We gotta go # Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah # Louie, Louie # Whoa # We gotta go # Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah # (bellows) # (bellows) # Louie, Louie # We gotta go # Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah # Fuck off! Mr Wilson. Tony, hi. I know...
- Mr Wilson! It's not the time for autographs but thanks for coming... Tony. Tony. Michael. Michael, what are you doing here? I'm not here as a journalist, I'm just... I'm mourning. I'm gutted. Well, you... You are gonna write about it, though? - Oh, I don't think I can. - Yes, you must. You have to. - Come in. lt'...
this is where your book should start. - Right. - Where it should start. All right? - Didn't realise you were here. - Hi, Tony. How you doing? Er,... this is lan's gran. - Oh. - Tony Wilson. Thanks for all you did. I've seen you on the telly. You always look so smart. Come on, let's go and get a cup of tea, shall we? T...
# Don't walk away # Don't beat about the bush, Lindsay. I'm gonna ask you a straight question and I want a straight answer. Right? Give me the dignity of that. Are you leaving me? Yes. - (car horn) - Bad energy around here now. Well, what does that mean, bad energy? What the fuck does that...? Energy? You don't know...
Go. Don't... - Don't. - Don't leave me. (car horns) (sighs) Right. OK. - Right, thank you, yes. - (car horn) Fuck off. (tyres skid) This is a low point for me, obviously,... ..but, er,... ..I think it was Scott Fitzgerald who said... .."American lives don't have second acts." Well,... this is Manchester. We do things...
Like, one like that and one like that. Basically, when one musical movement's in the descendant,... ..another one is in the ascendant. Right now we're in a kind of a crisscross, a kind of a hiatus,... ..but the two guys that are gonna be on the crest of the next wave... ..are Paul and Shaun Ryder. This is a true incide...
When the Victorians built railways, they didn't just put up Portakabins. - Jesus Christ. - They went to town. Listen to the reverberations. Lovely, isn't it? Sound of... The sound of my voice. Buildings change... the way people think. That's how it happened in Renaissance Florence. Yeah, but this isn't Renaissance Flo...
So how much has come out in total from our music budget? 700 grand. (chuckles) Well, goodbye. We obviously have nothing in common. I'm a genius, you're fucking wankers. You'll never see me again. You don't deserve to see me again. Martin? - Nice, though, isn't it? - Fantastic, mate. - (# A Certain Ratio: Skipscada) - ...
Jazz musicians enjoy themselves far more than anyone listening to 'em. It's like theatre. It's what you do when you can't get a gig. It's one down from Celebrity Squares. Excellent, well done. Very good, very good. - So where... So where is everyone? - There you go. - Erm... - We had 100 on the guest list. You were at...
Now, this isn't your normal job, is it? No, I'm an entertainer. Right, OK. And, er,... I saw there's a little baby elephant. Watch yourself there. There's a... There's a baby elephant. Hello. How do you do? (chuckles) There's people like that I work with at Granada. Er,... except that... he's a little bit more attr...
Yeah. Yes, I do. I take myself veryfucking seriously. All right, what about a feature on Northwest's tallest man? Fuck off! (# Blue Monday) # How does it feel To treat me like you do? # When you've laid your hands upon me # Told me who you are # l thought I was mistaken No band ever survives the death oftheir lead sin...
# And I thought I told you to leave me # While I walked out to the beach # Tell me, how does it feel # When your heart grows... # Blue Monday became the biggest-selling 12-inch single ever,... ..which made loads ofmoney for New Order. Not that they saw any ofit. Because every penny they earned... ..was swallowed up by ...
Spare 20 pence, mate, please? Cup of tea. There you go. Keep that. Ta, mate. I'm Boethius, author of The Consolation ofPhilosophy. It's my belief that history is a wheel. "lnconstancy is my very essence" says the wheel. "Rise up on my spokes if you like... ..but don't complain when you're cast back down into the depth...
# 24 hour party people # Plastic face, can't smile The whiteout # With the 24 hour party people # Plastic face, can't smile The whiteout # You cannot beat 'em # Whoa! Stop! Stop! Shut the fuck... I first saw them at the Battle ofthe Bands at the Hacienda. They came last but I signed them anyway. - All right, lads. - ...
Shall we do a song, then? - Let's do it, man. Come on, Horse. - What, now? We've gotta go. Come on, Bez. Comin' in? - No, stay here. What's the point? - He adds to the fuckin' vibe. He's not in the fucking band. - (# Freaky Dancin') - # You don't want that face # Because the bones stick out lt's... I think it's top...
- (# Tart Tart) - The stage, Bez! Come on, Bez! What you fuckin' doin'? That is dance music. To me, that is dance music. Well, no-one's dancing. - Bez, come on, man. - (softly) Twat. What the fuck you doin', man? Shut up, fucking Horse. Play your banjo, man. - This is Bez. - (crowd roars) # When he came out of the loc...
I was proved right.' Manchester was like Renaissance Florence. Mike Pickering was right.' you don't need bands in a club. Shaun Ryder was right. New Order were right. We all came together. Everyone came to the Hacienda. It was our cathedral. # He wears a sleeping bag as his vest # And he's getting too bothered # About ...
The canals. How many years ago is that... What... What year was it that you started working on the canals? 1900. - 1900, right. - Yeah. On the cusp... the cusp of a new... a new age. Mm-hm. What do you remember about, er, the canals in those days? Very little. - Very little? - Yeah. Peaceful. - Peaceful? - Yes. I don'...
# And he painted matchstalk men... - You all right, Tony? How's it going? - Great. Wonderful. Thought we'd get the kids in... This is in the Mondays' video? - Yeah, yeah, this is gonna be it. - But that's Brian and Michael. Yeah, I know, but they've not actually finished the single yet. The single was supposed to be ...
That was, er... That was invented by Cubby Broccoli, producer of the James Bond films. - (laughs) - Little-known fact. lt's true. (coughs) It's a crossbred vegetable. - lt's half... cauliflower,... - (knock at door) - ..half... - What? Half, er,... something... a green... Half... gr... a... a green thing. Half a green...
(laughs wheezily) Thanks, Martin. (microphone) I'm still waiting. - So are we. - Hi, guys. - All right, Tone? - Where is the mad professor? - Try a bit? - Fuckin' crying in there. - Fucking hell. - We can't get fuck-all done. - (microphone) I'm still waiting... - He's fucking enormous. (microphone) ..and it's very fuck...
You can't threaten me any more, Martin. You're a big man but you're out of shape. Although you could sit on me. I've got something for you. (laughter) - (# Wrote For Luck) - # And you were wet # But you're getting dryer # You used to speak the truth but now you're liar # You used to speak the truth but now you're cleve...
# You start to melt # Cos you're not made ofcheese You're made ofchocolate Hey! Pull those curtains to! # You tend to crack # You keep on piling out not putting back # What's up with you? What are you lookin' at me like that for? - l'm not lookin' at you. - Yes, you are, you're lookin' at me. I was lookin' at Bez. Yo...
You've got a nice cover, by the way. First edition, very collectable. - (laughs) Thank you. - Hi, Tony! - Hello, love. All right? - Yeah. This is Yvette. She's actually Miss United Kingdom,... ..but that's not what attracted me to her. ..where they do Stars ln Their Eyes, erm, interiors of Coronation Street. - Hello, ...
I haven't got a tiara so you'll have to make do with that, sweetheart. So, I mean, Granada really is just sort of my hobby. Erm, my proper job... Have you heard of the Happy Mondays? - Yeah, I love 'em. - l look after them. Factory Records. - Really? - Yeah. Yeah, that's my... my label. - Er,... New Order? Heard of...
- 'Ey up, Tony. - Hi. Hi. (# Marshall Jefferson: Move Your Body) (crowd roars) (whistles) Being at the Hacienda was like being at the French Revolution. Bliss it was that dawn to be alive. But to be young was very heaven. OK, so I was nearly 40, which isn't really young,... ..but these days it isn't that old either......
- l'll sing. - Horse, man, step in, mate. - Come on, you're gonna have to do it. - All right, I'll do it. - (# Loose Fit) - # Won't be no misfit # ln my household today # Pick him all up and send him on his way # Do what you're doin' # Say what you're sayin' # Go where you're goin' # Think what you think # Sounds good ...
# Are you full ofshit? # Son, I am 30 # l only went with your mother cos she's dirty # And I don't have a decent bone in me # What you get isjust what you see, yeah lt's an adventure. lt's the Magical Mystery Tour, the Merry Pranksters. It's like Scooby Doo, innit? Cos they had a bus, didn't they? It is a little bit li...
It's very important. He likes to be called Sir Keith. His knighthood's important to him. They call him the Mad Monk. That's important at the end of the story. # l had to crucify somebody today I was supposed to get the train, right? But I didn't, I drove. OK? So I'm driving along, driving really well,... ..er, and I ...
Go on. # Yippee yippee iy-iy ay-ay-ay # Anyway, it was meant to be. Comes the hour, comes the man. God, fate, events conspired... ..to transport me to London cos l was gonna bring down the Government. OK, I was late, but it didn't matter cos l had dynamite in my pockets. I knew what I was gonna do. I was gonna be nice ...
No, no... No, but, you know, the whole monk thing... (pants) The Mad Monk. That's... That's what they call you, isn't it? Well, you are a mad bastard. Did I say that out loud? You know your trouble,... Tony? You don't know what you are. I fucking know what you are but you don't know what you are. My curiosity's got ...
- That's brilliant. ..you're paying for design. Er, I didn't ask about the material, I asked how much it was. It was 30 grand... but, er... - Did you pick the shape? - lt was what? No, the shape... the shape is something that... - 30 grand? - 30 grand? The point is,... if you go to any London... - For a fucking table? ...
Rob! 30 grand for a fucking table, you... cunt! (shouts) Will you stop? ! For God's sake! There was a problem with the Hacienda. It never made any money. There were huge crowds and a great atmosphere... ..but it was all fuelled by ecstasy, not alcohol. And we didn't sell E at the bar. Although we did talk about it. We ...
- He shot him, he shot him! Now, this is bad in itself but it's also bad for business. When you know someone's carrying a gun it's hard to turn them away,... ..so soon there's shootings in the club... ..as well as on the door. (# Mantronix: King Of The Beats) (gunshot) lfyou've got a lot ofdrugs and guns in your club....
Kiss. There's some very unspectacular flowers... ..and, er,... grapes. - Thanks. - Er... Nice views. Yeah. Beautiful. Trolls! I used to have Trolls when I was little. - Do they still call them Trolls? - Yeah. - l've got you... a mobile phone. - Thanks. Mum... Mummy's got a phone and I've got one too, see,... ..so it's...
I'm a minor character in my own story. This... is a film about the music. And the people who made the music. Ian Curtis,... ..Shaun Ryder,... ..and Martin Hannett. (# organ) Take your time, gentlemen, it's very heavy. This coffin's not going to go down so we're going to leave it on top. - Yes, we'd better leave it on t...
- Mm. - ..to the guys. Mm, yeah, yeah, yeah. We're actually thinking of having a temperance night. That's lovely. And I'll see you next week, then. We had to make some money, so we had to release records. - New Order want to record an album. - Thank Christ for that. In Ibiza. Why... Why Ibiza? Why not Ibiza? It's gonn...
) No, Tony. Barbados. (chuckles) (# DSK: What Would We Do) Look, they're all mine, they're all in my name. It's my bag, it's my methadone. I need it, I'm a sick man. Nathan had supplied enough methadone... ..to keep Shaun going for four weeks. That's how long they were supposed to stay in Barbados. - (shouting) - Oh...
But then I thought... ..why the fuck should I? / Very good. Very good. So, Nathan,... the tape, the music, where is it? Shaun's kidnapped it. Come again? Shaun's kidnapped the tape. (chuckles) (grunts) Rob, Rob, what you doing? - lt's nothing to do with me. - We spent £200,000 on that recording. - Yeah, yeah. - At lea...
Why is it my fault? Well, don't,... you know... But what if he... what if he asks for, like,... 100 grand? If he says 100 grand, he won't back down. If we mention a figure, we'll... we'll be all right. - He just wants a gesture. - All right, Tone, how are ya? - All right, mate. How you doing? - Jesus Christ! - What th...