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24 Hour Party People
The US theatrical poster.
Directed by	Michael Winterbottom
Produced by	Andrew Eaton
Written by	Frank Cottrell Boyce
Starring	Steve Coogan Shirley Henderson Paddy Considine Lennie James
Cinematography	Robby Müller
Editing by	Trevor Waite
Distributed by	Pathé United Artists
Release date(s)	5 April 2002 9 August 2002
Running time	117 min.
Country	UK
Language	English
Official website
All Movie Guide profile
IMDb profile

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It begins with the punk rock era, and moves through the 1980s into the "Madchester" scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s. The main character is Tony Wilson, the head of Factory Records (played by comedian Steve Coogan), and the narrative largely follows his career, while also covering the major Factory artists, especially Joy Division and New Order, A Certain Ratio, The Durutti Column, and the Happy Mondays. Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... An NME Originals issue covering the Madchester movement. ... Anthony Howard Wilson (20 February 1950 – 10 August 2007) was an English record label owner, radio presenter, TV show host, nightclub manager, impresario and journalist for Granada Television and the BBC. Wilson, commonly known as Tony Wilson, was the music mogul behind some of Manchesters most successful bands. ... FAC 115: Factory Records Stationery (1984) Factory Records was a Manchester-based British independent record label, started in 1978 which featured several prominent musical acts, such as Joy Division, New Order, The Durutti Column, Happy Mondays, and (briefly) James and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. ... Stephen John Steve Coogan (born 14 October 1965) is an English actor, impressionist, and comedian. ... Joy Division were an English rock band that formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. ... New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 from the remaining members of Joy Division—Bernard Sumner (vocals, guitars, synthesizers), Peter Hook (bass, electronic drums), and Stephen Morris (drums, synthesizers). ... No U.K. act crystallized independent, punk-influenced funk more than Manchesters A Certain Ratio. ... See Durruti Column for the anarchist column during the Spanish Civil War. ... Happy Mondays are an English alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. ...

The movie is a dramatisation based on a combination of real events, rumours, urban legends and the imaginations of the scriptwriter - as the movie makes clear. In one scene featuring Howard Devoto (played by Martin Hancock) having sex with Wilson's first wife, the real Devoto, an extra in the scene, turns to the camera and says "I definitely don't remember this happening". The fourth wall is frequently broken, with Wilson (who also acts as the narrator of the movie) frequently commenting on events as they occur directly to camera, at one point declaring that he's "being postmodern, before it's fashionable". An urban legend or urban myth is similar to a modern folklore consisting of stories often thought to be factual by those circulating them. ... Howard Devoto (born Howard Trafford 1955 in Manchester) is an English rock and roll singer/songwriter who began his career as the frontman for the punk band Buzzcocks, and who then formed several other groups, notably Magazine. ... Martin Hancock is an English actor well known for his role as Emily Bishops nephew Geoffrey Spider Nugent in the British soap Coronation Street and Reg Lund in Holby City. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Narrator is the entity within a story that tells the story to the reader. ... Postmodernity (also called post-modernity or the postmodern condition) is a term used by philosophers, social scientists, art critics and social critics to refer to aspects of contemporary art, culture, economics and social conditions that are the result of the unique features of late 20th century and early 21st century...

The actors are often intercut with real contemporary concert footage, including the famous Sex Pistols gig at the Lesser Free Trade Hall. The Sex Pistols were an iconic and highly influential English punk rock band, formed in London in 1975. ... The Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England, was for many years a focal point for public debate and cultural activity in the city. ...

Plot

The story opens in the late 1970s in the Pennines, where Tony Wilson, reporting for Granada Television embarks on a hang gliding adventure, despite not having any training. After crashing several times and receiving a "rather unfortunate" injury to his coccyx, he walks away, then turns to the camera, breaking the fourth wall, saying the scene was symbolic of what's to come on many levels. "I don't want to say too much, don't want to spoil it. I'll just say one word: 'Icarus'. If you get it, great. If you don't, that's fine too. But you should probably read more." A motion picture rating system categorizes films with regard to suitability for children and/or adults in terms of issues such as sex, violence and profanity. ... The Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC) is the government agency in New Zealand that is responsible for classification of all films, videos, publications, and some video games in New Zealand. ... British Board of Film Classification logo The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), originally British Board of Film Censors, is the organisation responsible for film and some video game classification and censorship within the United Kingdom. ... The MPAA film rating system is a system used in the United States and territories and instituted by the Motion Picture Association of America to rate a movie based on its content. ... Typical Pennine scenery. ... Anthony Howard Wilson (20 February 1950 – 10 August 2007) was an English record label owner, radio presenter, TV show host, nightclub manager, impresario and journalist for Granada Television and the BBC. Wilson, commonly known as Tony Wilson, was the music mogul behind some of Manchesters most successful bands. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hang gliding is one of the windsports. ... The coccyx is formed of up to five vertebrae. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Icarus (disambiguation). ...

Wilson is dissatisfied with his job as a television news reporter, finding stories like the hang-gliding stunt unfullfilling, telling his producer, Charles, "I'm a serious fucking journalist ... I went to Cambridge." The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, with one of the most selective sets of entry requirements in the United Kingdom. ...

Wilson then attends a concert in June 1976 at Manchester Lesser Free Trade Hall by the Sex Pistols (the Buzzcocks were also to perform but weren't ready). Despite only being attended by 42 people, Wilson cites the concert as a great historical event that would inspire attendees to "go out and perform wondrous deeds". The Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England, was for many years a focal point for public debate and cultural activity in the city. ... The Sex Pistols were an iconic and highly influential English punk rock band, formed in London in 1975. ... Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Manchester in 1975, led by singer/songwriter/guitarist Pete Shelley for nearly their entire existence. ...

Steve Coogan as Tony Wilson.

For his part, Wilson, the host of a music show, So It Goes, decides to move beyond just putting bands on television and get into promoting concerts. With some friends, actor Alan Erasmus and Rob Gretton, Wilson starts a weekly series of punk rock shows at a Manchester club. It is during the opening night, and a performance by a band Gretton manages called Joy Division, that Wilson is caught by his wife, Lindsay, getting fellatio from a women in the back of the club owner Don Tonay's "nosh van". She then retaliates by having sexual intercourse in a bathroom stall with the Buzzcocks' Howard Devoto, and is caught by Tony. The real Devoto, standing at the bathroom vanity, then turns to the camera and says "I definitely don't remember this happening". Image File history File links Steve Coogan as Tony Wilson in the film 24 Hour Party People File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Steve Coogan as Tony Wilson in the film 24 Hour Party People File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Tony Wilson presents So It Goes in 1976 So It Goes was a British TV music show presented by the late Tony Wilson on Granada Television between 1976 and 1977. ... Alan Erasmus was the co-founder of Factory Records with Tony Wilson. ... Rob Gretton (January 15, 1953 - May 15, 1999) was best known as the manager of the post punk bands Joy Division and New Order. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Joy Division were an English rock band that formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. ... Fellatio is oral sex performed upon the male human penis. ... It has been suggested that Duration of sexual intercourse be merged into this article or section. ... Howard Devoto (born Howard Trafford 1955 in Manchester) is an English rock and roll singer/songwriter who began his career as the frontman for the punk band Buzzcocks, and who then formed several other groups, notably Magazine. ...

Wilson continues in the music business, and with his friends, starts Factory Records, signing Joy Division, led by erratic, brooding lead singer Ian Curtis, as the first band. Showing his dedication, Wilson prepares a record contract for the band, written in his own blood, giving the artists full control over their music. FAC 115: Factory Records Stationery (1984) Factory Records was a Manchester-based British independent record label, started in 1978 which featured several prominent musical acts, such as Joy Division, New Order, The Durutti Column, Happy Mondays, and (briefly) James and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Irascible producer Martin Hannett is hired to record Joy Division, and though he is difficult to work with – he orders the Joy Division drummer to dismantle his drum kit and reassemble it on the roof of the studio – the results are the work of genius, and soon Joy Division has a hit record. Martin Hannet (right) with Bernard Sumner in Cargo Studio, Rochdale (1979) Martin Hannett (May 31, 1948 – April 18, 1991), sometimes credited as Martin Zero, was an innovative record producer who helped develop Joy Division and co-founded Factory Records with Tony Wilson. ...

The success is short-lived, however, when, just before Joy Division is to tour the United States, Ian Curtis commits suicide by hanging himself. The news is broken to Wilson as he's preparing to do a news report about a town crier, and the distraught Wilson asks the crier to report on Curtis' death. Mayor of Leipzig, Germany, committed suicide along with his wife and daughter on April 20, 1945. ... A town crier is a person who is employed by a town council to make public announcements in the streets. ...

Joy Division, however, beats the odds and survives the death of its lead singer, and goes on to rename itself New Order, and record the hit song "Blue Monday". New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 from the remaining members of Joy Division—Bernard Sumner (vocals, guitars, synthesizers), Peter Hook (bass, electronic drums), and Stephen Morris (drums, synthesizers). ... Audio sample Blue Monday is a dance pop song recorded and released as a single in 1983 by British band New Order. ...

Factory Records continues with the building of its nightclub, The Haçienda. Fac 51 Haçienda (better known as simply The Haçienda) was a nightclub and music venue in Manchester, England. ...

Another hit band, the Happy Mondays, are signed, and the beginning of the ecstacy-fuelled rave culture is witnessed. Happy Mondays are an English alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. ... MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine), most commonly known today by the street name ecstasy, (often abbreviated to E, X, or XTC) is a semisynthetic entactogen of the phenethylamine family. ... For other uses, see Rave (disambiguation). ...

Despite all the success, Factory Records is losing vast amounts of money, both on The Haçienda and on recording its bands. In one scene, Erasmus points out that the label is actually losing 5 pence for every copy of the 12-inch single for "Blue Monday" that is sold because the intricately designed packaging by Peter Saville costs more than what the records are being sold for. Saville is additionally portrayed for having a reputation for missing deadlines, turning in posters and tickets for club dates after the events have already occurred. The Factory partners try to save the label by selling it to London Records, but when it is revealed that Factory doesn't actually hold valid contracts with any of its artists, the deal falls through. 12 single for U2s Beautiful Day The 12-inch [30 cm] single gramophone record came into existence with the advent of disco music in the 1970s. ... Peter Saville (born 1955 in Manchester[1]) is an English graphic designer based in London. ... London Records is a record label headquartered in the United Kingdom, originally marketing records in the United States, Canada and Latin America from 1947 through the 1980s. ...

Other troubles include the drug use by the Happy Mondays' Shaun Ryder, who holds the master tapes for the band's troubled fourth studio album hostage until Wilson gives him some money, and tries to shoot Wilson with a pistol. When the master tape is played, it turns out that Ryder, despite being hailed by Wilson as "the greatest poet since Yeats", was unable to write any lyrics, so all the tracks to album, expensively recorded in Barbados, are instrumentals. Shaun Ryder (aka X) (born Shaun William Ryder on August 23, 1962, in Little Hulton, near Salford, Lancashire) is an English singer and songwriter and an ex postman who became famous in the Madchester era band Happy Mondays. ... Yes Please! was the final studio album by British band The Happy Mondays. ... William Butler Yeats, 1933. ...

Hannett has also become unpredictable, attempting at one time to shoot Wilson with a pistol. He has a falling out with Factory Records over finances, and spirals into decline due to alcohol and drug abuse and massive weight gain, and dies at age 42.

Meanwhile, various aspects of Wilson's life are glossed over, and Wilson takes a moment to acknowledge this, quickly skimming over his divorce from his first wife, Lindsay, his second marriage and children, and his marriage to his third wife, beauty queen Yvette Livesey. His own drug problems and professional difficulties are also glossed over. "I'm a minor character in my own story," Wilson explains, saying that the stories about the music, as well as Manchester itself, are more important. This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ...

Cast

Anthony Howard Wilson (20 February 1950 – 10 August 2007) was an English record label owner, radio presenter, TV show host, nightclub manager, impresario and journalist for Granada Television and the BBC. Wilson, commonly known as Tony Wilson, was the music mogul behind some of Manchesters most successful bands. ... Wheel of Fortune was a British gameshow which ran from 1988 to 2001, produced by SMG Productions (Scottish Television) for the ITV network. ... Howard Devoto (born Howard Trafford 1955 in Manchester) is an English rock and roll singer/songwriter who began his career as the frontman for the punk band Buzzcocks, and who then formed several other groups, notably Magazine. ... Rowetta Satchell (born 1966 in Manchester, England) is an English Black Jewish singer. ... Terri Seymour is an EXTRA tv correspondent. ... Bass player in Happy Mondays. ... Clint Boon (born 27 June 1959, Oldham, Lancashire, England) is a musician. ... For the comic opera of the same name, see Mock Turtles (opera). ... Jon DaSilva is a producer and DJ. He has had released on labels such as Deep Records and Deconstruction. ... Mark E. Smith (born 5 March 1957) is the lead singer, lyricist, frontman, and sole consistent member of The Fall, a renowned and idiosyncratic offshoot from the UK post-punk/new wave music scenes. ... Mike Pickering has DJed at The Haçienda and worked for Factory Records. ... Dave Haslam is an author and former DJ. He is famous for DJing at the legendary Hacienda nightclub in Manchester, UK. Later he hosted the weekly night Yellow at the Boardwalk nightclub in Manchester. ... The Durutti Column is the ongoing band project of gifted Manchester guitarist Vini Reilly (born August ?, 1953), usually accompanied by the talents of drummer Bruce Mitchell. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Soundtrack

It has been suggested that this section be split into a new article entitled 24 Hour Party People (soundtrack). (Discuss)

24 Hour Party People
Soundtrack by various artists
Released	April 9, 2002 August 20, 2002
Recorded	1976—2002
Genre	Punk rock Post-punk Madchester Electronica
Label	FFRR (UK) WEA (US)
Producer	Pete Tong
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Metacritic (86/100) link NME (8/10) link Pitchfork (7/10) link PopMatters (no rating) link Rolling Stone link Yahoo! Music (no rating) link
Alternate cover
US album cover.

The soundtrack to 24 Hour Party People features songs by artists closely associated with Factory Records who were depicted in the film. These include Happy Mondays, Joy Division (later to become New Order) and The Durutti Column. Manchester band the Buzzcocks are featured, as is The Clash. The album begins with "Anarchy in the U.K." by the Sex Pistols, the band credited in the film with inspiring Factory Records co-founder Tony Wilson to devote himself to promoting music. Image File history File links Splitsection. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... In film formats, the soundtrack is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... 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This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... FFRR Records is a subsidiary of London Records. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Pete Tong (born July 1960) is a British DJ who works for BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Metacritic is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and books. ... 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New tracks recorded for the album include Joy Division's "New Dawn Fades", from a concert performance by New Order with Moby and Billy Corgan. New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 from the remaining members of Joy Division—Bernard Sumner (vocals, guitars, synthesizers), Peter Hook (bass, electronic drums), and Stephen Morris (drums, synthesizers). ... Moby (born Richard Melville Hall, September 11, 1965), is an American songwriter, musician and singer. ... William Patrick Billy Corgan, Jr. ...

Track listing

1. "Anarchy in the U.K." (Sex Pistols) – 3:33
2. "24 Hour Party People (Jon Carter Mix)" (Happy Mondays) – 4:30
3. "Transmission" (Joy Division) – 3:36
4. "Ever Fallen in Love?" (Buzzcocks) – 2:42
5. "Janie Jones" (The Clash) – 2:06
6. "New Dawn Fades" (Moby and Billy Corgan with New Order) – 4:52
7. "Atmosphere" (Joy Division) – 4:09
8. "Otis" (The Durutti Column) – 4:16
9. "Voodoo Ray" (A Guy Called Gerald) – 2:43
10. "Temptation" (New Order) – 5:44
11. "Loose Fit" (Happy Mondays) – 4:17
12. "Pacific State" (808 State) – 3:53
13. "Blue Monday" (New Order) – 7:30
14. "Move Your Body" (Marshall Jefferson) – 0:44
15. "She's Lost Control" (Joy Division) – 4:44
16. "Hallelujah (Club Mix)" (Happy Mondays) – 5:40
17. "Here To Stay" (New Order) – 4:58
18. "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (Joy Division) – 3:24

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Other songs in film

Several songs appear in the film but are not on the soundtrack album, including:

• "No Fun", performed by the Sex Pistols (archival video footage)
• "Money's Too Tight To Mention", performed by Simply Red (archival video footage)
• "Make Up to Break Up", performed by Siouxsie & the Banshees (archival video footage)
• "The Passenger", performed by Iggy Pop (archival video footage)
• "In The City", performed by The Jam (archival video footage)
• "No More Heroes", performed by The Stranglers (archival video footage)
• "Wimoweh", performed by Karl Denver (archival video footage)
• "Whoopin' the Blues", performed by Sonny Terry (from the film Stroszek, during Ian Curtis suicide scene)
• "World in Motion", performed by New Order
• "Dream of a Child", performed by The Durutti Column
• "Digital", performed by Joy Division
• "Flight", performed by A Certain Ratio
• "Skipscada", performed by A Certain Ratio
• "Tart Tart", performed by Happy Mondays
• "Wrote for Luck", performed by Happy Mondays
• "Kinky Afro", performed by Happy Mondays
• "Sunshine and Love", performed by Happy Mondays
• "Satan", performed by Orbital
• "Go", performed by Moby
• "Louie Louie", performed by Factory All-Stars

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Trivia

• A novelization, 24 Hour Party People, based on the screenplay for the film, was written by Tony Wilson and released in 2003 - it is perhaps the first example of someone writing a biography of themselves that is not, technically, an autobiography.

• The title (and opening theme) for the film comes from the song "Twenty Four Hour Party People" by the Happy Mondays, from their album Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out).

• Tony Wilson states on the commentary on the DVD that he attempted to get some scenes removed from the film (his portrayal as a bad father and cheating on his wife) and he also wanted the gold discs removed from the Factory headquarters set as they never had any on the walls. Wilson also takes strong issue with the scene showing neo-fascists attending a Joy Division concert, as no neo-fascists ever attended a Joy Division concert and were not, as implied, responsible for causing a riot.

• Tony Wilson also had to apologise to Mick Hucknall for the comments made in the film about him ("ginger nut ... Mick Hucknall", and towards the end, "his music's rubbish, and he's a ginger.")

• In an interview with Q magazine in the April 2003 issue, a reader asked Hucknall his view to the comment about the insult on him at the end. Hucknall retorted that Coogan plays Alan Partridge well because he is Alan Partridge in real life.

• The Haçienda shown in the film was not the real club. It was a replica built in a Manchester factory space; the original club was closed in 1997 and demolished shortly after, replaced by luxury apartments. [1]

• The role of Yvette Livesey who was an ex-beauty queen is played by Kate Magowan who is coincidentally another former beauty queen.

• The scenes based in the Russell Club were actually filmed in Jilly's Rockworld, a rock nightclub in Manchester, as the original venue had long since been demolished.

• The director Michael Winterbottom is an old boy of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn, which is coincidentally the same school attended by Yvette Livesey, a number of years later.

• The hostess who appeared in the Wheel of Fortune scene, though uncredited, is model and TV correspondent Terri Seymour, more commonly known as the long term girlfriend of Simon Cowell.

• The opening hang gliding sequence incorporates footage of Coogan with actual footage of the real Wilson's hang gliding story from Granada Television.

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See also

• So It Goes (TV series)
• Control

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