All moviesPirate Radio

Rated:

R (for language, and some sexual content including brief nudity)

Running time:

129 minutes

Synopsis:

"Pirate Radio" is the high-spirited story of how eight DJs' love affair with rock 'n' roll changed the world forever. In the 1960s, this group of rogue DJs, on a boat in the middle of the Northern Atlantic, played rock records and broke the law all for the love of music. The songs they played united and defined an entire generation and drove the British government crazy. By playing rock 'n' roll they were standing up against the British government who did everything in their power to shut them down. The band of rebels is lead by The Count, Quentin the boss of Radio Rock, Gavin the greatest DJ in Britain, Midnight Mark, Doctor Dave and Young Carl who comes of age amidst the chaos of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. The film features an unbelievable selection of music including The Beatles, The Stones, Beach Boys, Dusty Springfield, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Smokey Robinson, David Bowie, Otis Redding, Cat Stevens just to name a few. The film is laugh out loud funny and speaks to the rock 'n' roll rebel in all of us.

Release date:

November 13, 2009

Website:

http://filminfocus.com/focusfeatures/film/pirate_radio

Capsule review:

Awash in nostalgia and amped-up male comaraderie, writer/director Richard Curtis’ merry misfire takes a great story — the hugely popular offshore radio stations that illegally broadcast pop and rock in 1960s Britain — and turns it into an aggressively irritating floating frat party romp.