Velvet Goldmine

Velvet Goldmine

123 mins | Drama, Music | Oct. 23, 1998

Almost a decade has elapsed since Bowiesque glam-rock superstar Brian Slade escaped the spotlight of the London scene. Now, investigative journalist Arthur Stuart is on assignment to uncover the truth behind the enigmatic Slade. Stuart, himself forged by the music of the 1970s, explores the larger-than-life stars who were once his idols and what has become of them since the turn of the new decade.

Velvet Goldmine

123 mins | Drama, Music | Oct. 23, 1998

Velvet Goldmine
Almost a decade has elapsed since Bowiesque glam-rock superstar Brian Slade escaped the spotlight of the London scene. Now, investigative journalist Arthur Stuart is on assignment to uncover the truth behind the enigmatic Slade. Stuart, himself forged by the music of the 1970s, explores the larger-than-life stars who were once his idols and what has become of them since the turn of the new decade.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Miramax, Channel Four Films, Single Cell Pictures, Newmarket Capital Group, Goldwyn Films, Zenith Productions, Killer Films
Original title Velvet Goldmine
Directors June McDonald, Todd Haynes
Writers James Lyons, Todd Haynes

Cast

Ewan McGregor

as Curt Wild

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

as Brian Slade

Toni Collette

as Mandy Slade

Christian Bale

as Arthur Stuart

Eddie Izzard

as Jerry Devine

Emily Woof

as Shannon

Michael Feast

as Cecil

Janet McTeer

as Female narrator (voice)

Mairead McKinley

as Wilde Housemaid

Luke Morgan Oliver

as Oscar Wilde (8)

Osheen Jones

as Jack Fairy (7)

Micko Westmoreland

as Jack Fairy

Damian Suchet

as BBC Reporter

Danny Nutt

as Kissing Sailor

Wash Westmoreland

as Young Man

Don Fellows

as Lou

Ganiat Kasumu

as Mary

Ray Shell

as Murray

Alastair Cumming

as Tommy Stone

Zoe Boyce

as Girl on Subway

Jim Whelan

as Mr. Stuart

Sylvia Grant

as Mrs. Stuart

Tim Hans

as Manchester Teacher

Ryan Pope

as Arthur's Brother

Stuart Callaghan

as Boy in Record Shop 1

James Francis

as Boy in Record Shop 2

Callum Hamilton

as Brian Slade (7)

Lindsay Kemp

as Pantomime Dame

Carlos Miranda

as Pianist

Emma Handy

as Mod Girlfriend

Matthew Glamour

as Mimosa

Daniel Adams

as Curt Wild (13)

Bryan Torfeh

as Bartender

Joseph Beattie

as Cooper

Sarah Cawood

as Angel

David Hoyle

as Freddi

Winston Austin

as Micky

Ivan Cartwright

as Cecil's Friend 1

Peter Swords King

as Cecil's Friend 2

Justin Salinger

as Rodney

Roger Alborough

as Middle Age Man

Peter Bradley Jr.

as 30's Style Singer

Jonathan Cullen

as Reporter 1

William Key

as Reporter 2

Vincent Marzello

as US Reporter 1

Corey Skaggs

as US Reporter 2

Nathan Osgood

as US Reporter 3

Nadia Williams

as Teenage Girl

Brian Molko

as Malcolm

Xavior

as Pearl

Steve Hewitt

as Billy

Guy Leverton

as Trevor

Vinney Reck

as Reg

Keith-Lee Castle

as Harley

Eden Ford

as Bass Guitar

Jono McGrath

as Lead Guitar

Perry Clayton

as Drummer

Donna Matthews

as Polly Small

Ritz

as Lead Guitar

Stefan Olsdal

as Bass Guitar

Trevor Sharpe

as Drummer