The Filth and the Fury

The Filth and the Fury

108 mins | Documentary, Music | March 29, 2000

Julien Temple's second documentary profiling punk rock pioneers the Sex Pistols is an enlightening, entertaining trip back to a time when the punk movement was just discovering itself. Featuring archival footage, never-before-seen performances, rehearsals, and recording sessions as well as interviews with group members who lived to tell the tale--including the one and only John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten).

The Filth and the Fury

108 mins | Documentary, Music | March 29, 2000

The Filth and the Fury
Julien Temple's second documentary profiling punk rock pioneers the Sex Pistols is an enlightening, entertaining trip back to a time when the punk movement was just discovering itself. Featuring archival footage, never-before-seen performances, rehearsals, and recording sessions as well as interviews with group members who lived to tell the tale--including the one and only John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten).
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Film4 Productions, Nitrate Film
Original title The Filth and the Fury
Directors Julien Temple
Writers Julien Temple

Cast

John Lydon

as Himself (as Johnny Rotten)

Steve Jones

as Himself

Paul Cook

as Himself

Glen Matlock

as Himself

Sid Vicious

as Himself (archive footage)

Malcolm McLaren

as Himself (archive footage)

David Bowie

as Himself (archive footage)

Alice Cooper

as Himself (archive footage)

Stewart Copeland

as Himself (archive footage)

Bryan Ferry

as Himself (archive footage)

Benny Hill

as Himself (archive footage)

Billy Idol

as Himself (archive footage)

Sting

as Himself (archive footage)

David Johansen

as Himself (archive footage)

Shane MacGowan

as Himself (archive footage)

Johnny Thunders

as Himself (archive footage)

Siouxsie Sioux

as Herself (archive footage)

Nancy Spungen

as Herself (archive footage)

Laurence Olivier

as Richard III (archive footage)

Michael Bentine

as Himself (archive footage)

Vivienne Westwood

as Herself (archive footage)

Bill Grundy

as Himself (archive footage)

Susan Lucas

as Herself (archive footage)

Pamela Rooke

as Herself (archive footage)

Richard Branson

as Himself (archive footage)

Helen Wellington-Lloyd

as Herself (archive footage)