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Sid and Nancy
Uniform Title
Sid and Nancy (Motion picture)
Title
Sid and Nancy / Embassy Home Entertainment presents ; a Zenith production ; in association with Initial Pictures ; directed by Alex Cox ; produced by Eric Fellner ; written by Alex Cox and Abbe Wool.
ISBN
9781681433363
1681433362
Edition
Director-approved two-DVD special edition.
Publication
[New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2017]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (113 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (15 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Medium
DVD video 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Title from title frame.
Sid and Nancy: Originally released as a motion picture in 1986.
England's glory: Originally released as a motion picture in 1987.
Special features: [disc one]. 2 audio commentaries, one from 1994 with Abbe Wool, Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, Greil Marcus, Julien Temple, Lech Kowalski and Eliot Kidd, and one from 2001 with Alex Cox and Adrew Schofield; "England's glory", a 1987 documentary on the making of "Sid & Nancy"; trailer -- [disc two]. 2016 interview with Alex Cox; Excerpts from Sad vacation, a 2016 documentary about Spungen and Vicious; Interviews with Vicious and Nancy Spungen from the 1980 documentary D.O.A: a right of passage; Rare telephone interview from 1978 with Sid Vicious; 1976 Bill Grundy interview with the Sex Pistols on British television; excerpts from a 1976 episode of the London weekend Show about the London punk scene -- In booklet, an essay by author Jon Savage and a 1986 piece compiled by Cox about Vicious, Spungen, and making of the film.
Sid and Nancy: Director of photography, Roger Deakins ; editor, David Martin ; production designer, Andrew McAlpine ; art direction, J. Rae Fox and Lynda Burbank ; music by Joe Strummer, The Pogues, Pray for Rain ; costume design, Cathy Cook, Theda de Ramus ; co-producer, Peter McCarthy.
England's glory: Camera, Simon Archer ; editors, Daoud Sarhandi, Deborah Wilson.
In English with optional subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Summary
Sid and Nancy: Chronicles the brief, intense attachment of two of Punk rock's most notorious poster children, Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious and his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen.
England's glory: A humorous documentary on the making of Alex Cox's punk biopic Sid and Nancy, featuring behind the scenes production and commentaries.
Variant and related titles
Title on container: Sid & Nancy
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 22, 2018
Series
The Criterion collection ; 20
Credits
Sid and Nancy: Director of photography, Roger Deakins ; editor, David Martin ; production designer, Andrew McAlpine ; art direction, J. Rae Fox and Lynda Burbank ; music by Joe Strummer, The Pogues, Pray for Rain ; costume design, Cathy Cook, Theda de Ramus ; co-producer, Peter McCarthy.
England's glory: Camera, Simon Archer ; editors, Daoud Sarhandi, Deborah Wilson.
Performers
England's glory: Alex Cox, Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, David Hayman, Eric Fellner, Andrew Schofield.
Cast
Sid and Nancy: Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, David Hayman, Debby Bishop, Andrew Schofield, Xander Berkeley, Perry Benson, Tony London, Sandy Baron, Sy Richardson, Edward Tudor-Pole, Peter McCarthy.
System details note
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround and Dolby digital 2.0 soundtracks.
Audience
MPAA rating: R; For drug use, language, violence, sexuality, and nudity.
Contents
disc one. Sid and Nancy
England's glory / The Together Brothers in association with: Producciones Hermanos Juntos and Commies from Mars present a Martin Turner film ; produced by Martin Turner, Alex Cox (1987, 30 min.)
disc two. [Special features].
Videorecording number
CC2789DDVD The Criterion Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
Feature films - United States.
Feature films - Great Britain.
Punk films.
Rock films.
Biographical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Punk films.
Rock films.
Biographical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Also listed under
Pogues (Musical group), composer (expression)
Pray for Rain (Musical group), composer (expression)
Embassy Home Entertainment (Firm), presenter.
Zenith Productions, production company.
Initial Pictures, production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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