24 Hour Party People

24 Hour Party People

117 mins | Drama, Comedy, Music | Feb. 13, 2002

Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changing concert by a band known as the Sex Pistols, he persuades his station to televise one of their performances, and soon Manchester's punk groups are clamoring for him to manage them. Riding the wave of a musical revolution, Wilson and his friends create the legendary Factory Records label and The Hacienda club.

24 Hour Party People

117 mins | Drama, Comedy, Music | Feb. 13, 2002

24 Hour Party People
Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changing concert by a band known as the Sex Pistols, he persuades his station to televise one of their performances, and soon Manchester's punk groups are clamoring for him to manage them. Riding the wave of a musical revolution, Wilson and his friends create the legendary Factory Records label and The Hacienda club.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers United Artists, Revolution Films, The Film Consortium, Baby Cow Productions, UK Film Council, Film4 Productions
Original title 24 Hour Party People
Directors Nic Shearer, Tom Bruggen, Michael Elliott, Anthony Wilcox, Michael Winterbottom
Writers Frank Cottrell Boyce

Cast

Steve Coogan

as Tony Wilson

Paddy Considine

as Rob Gretton

Sean Harris

as Ian Curtis

Lennie James

as Alan Erasmus

Shirley Henderson

as Lindsay Wilson

Andy Serkis

as Martin Hannett

John Simm

as Bernard Sumner

Ralf Little

as Hooky

Danny Cunningham

as Shaun Ryder

Peter Kay

as Don Tonay

John Thomson

as Charles

Kate Magowan

as Yvette Livesay

Martin Hancock

as Howard DeVoto

Dave Gorman

as John the Postman

Enzo Cilenti

as Peter Saville

Tony Wilson

as Wheel of Fortune Director

Simon Pegg

as Journalist

Rob Brydon

as Ryan Letts

Chris Coghill

as Bez

Kieran O'Brien

as Nathan

Keith Allen

as Roger Ames

Paul Popplewell

as Paul Ryder

Rowetta

as Herself

Ron Cook

as Derek Ryder

Raymond Waring

as Vini Reilly

Christopher Eccleston

as Boethius

Smug Roberts

as Rail Guard

Clint Boon

as Rail Guard

Terri Seymour

as Wheel of Fortune Hostess

Naomi Radcliffe

as Twitchy Girl

Mark E. Smith

as Punter

Howard DeVoto

as Cleaner

Nigel Pivaro

as Actor

Margi Clarke

as Singing Actress

Peter Gunn

as Farmer

Kenny Baker

as Elephant Cleaner at Chester Zoo / Zookeeper

Neil Bell

as Aspiring Singer

Fiona Allen

as Cloakroom Girl

Tim Horrocks

as Steve

Collette Cooper

as Sadie

Tracy Cunliffe

as Nosh Van Girl

Elizabeth Kelly

as Ian's Gran

Darren Tighe

as Mike Pickering

Anna Tyborczyk

as Gillian

Paul Ryder

as Pel

Sean Cernow

as Little Pel

Toby Salaman

as Sir Keith Joseph

Martin Coogan

as Chris Nagle

Helen Schlesinger

as Hilary

Daniel Lestuzzi

as Football Thug

Mark Windows

as Johnny Rotten

Joshua McNicholas

as Oliver

Simon Ding Archer

as Glen Matlock