24 Hour Party People

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24 Hour Party People
Directed by Michael Winterbottom
Produced by Andrew Eaton
Written by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Starring Steve Coogan,
Shirley Henderson,
Paddy Considine
Music by Various
Distributed by Pathé (UK)
United Artists (USA)
Release date(s) 5 April 2002 (UK)
9 August 2002 (US)
Running time 117 minutes
Language English
IMDb profile

24 Hour Party People is a 2002 film about Manchester's popular music community from 1977 to 1997, and specifically about Factory Records. It was written by Frank Cottrell Boyce and directed by Michael Winterbottom.

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.

The movie is a dramatization 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), 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".

The actors are often intercut with real contemporary concert footage, including the famous Sex Pistols gig at the Lesser Free Trade Hall.

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[edit] Cast

The ensemble cast includes:

Steve Coogan as Tony Wilson
Steve Coogan as Tony Wilson

plus cameos by:

[edit] Miscellanea

  • 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.
  • 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 etc.) and wanted the gold discs removed from the factory headquarters set as they never had any on the walls.
  • Tony Wilson also had to apologise to Mick Hucknall for the comments made at the end of the film about him ("he's a ginger").
  • In an interview with the 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 "staged" last night of The Haçienda was in fact the real last night as the club never officially closed due to police problems.
  • When informed who was to portray Tony Wilson, New Order bassist Peter Hook was alleged to have commented 'Manchester's biggest c*nt, being played by its second biggest c*nt' (another reported version was 'Manchester's biggest t*at, playing Manchester's biggest c*nt').
  • The role of Yvette Livesey who was an ex-beauty queen is played by Kate Magowan who is coincidentally another former beauty queen.

[edit] Soundtrack

24 Hour Party People
24 Hour Party People cover
Soundtrack by Various
Released 2002
Recorded 1976 - 2002
Genre Various
Label FFRR Records
Producer(s) Various
Professional reviews
  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 with New Order – 4:52
  7. "Atmosphere" - Joy Division – 4:09
  8. "Otis" - 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

[edit] External links

Joy Division
Ian Curtis | Bernard Sumner | Peter Hook | Stephen Morris
Former members: Terry Mason | Tony Tabac | Steve Brotherdale
Discography
Albums: Unknown Pleasures | Closer
Compilation Albums: The Peel Sessions | The Complete BBC Recordings |
Permanent | Heart and Soul | Preston Warehouse | Les Bains Douches | The Warsaw Demo | Fractured Box Set | Still | Substance
Singles & EPs: An Ideal for Living | Transmission | Licht und Blindheit | Komakino | Love Will Tear Us Apart | Atmosphere/She's Lost Control
Related articles
Factory Records | The Haçienda | 24 Hour Party People | Martin Hannett | Peter Saville | Tony Wilson | Rob Gretton | New Order
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