Country
France
Date
May 08, 1986
Note
Cannes Film Festival Directors’ Fortnight
Love Kills.
1h 54min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
January 1978. After their success in England, the punk rock band Sex Pistols venture out on their tour of the southern United States. Temperamental bassist Sid Vicious is forced by his band mates to travel without his troubled girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, who will meet him in New York. When the band breaks up and Sid begins his solo career in a hostile city, the turbulent couple definitely falls into the depths of drug addiction.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Tony London | Steve |
| Sandy Baron | Hotelier USA |
| Sy Richardson | Methadone Caseworker |
| Edward Tudor-Pole | Hotelier UK |
| Biff Yeager | Detective |
| Courtney Love | Gretchen |
| Rusty Blitz | Reporter |
| John Spacely | Chelsea Hotel Resident |
| Coati Mundi | Desk Clerk |
| Anne Lambton | Linda |
| Kathy Burke | Brenda Windzor |
| Sara Sugarman | Abby National |
| Mark Monero | Jah Clive |
| Michèle Winstanley | Olive McBollocks |
| Andy Bradford | Dick Bent |
| Barbara Coles | Reporter |
| Pete Lee-Wilson | Duke Bowman |
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| Graham Fletcher-Cook | Wally Hairstyle |
| Stuart Fox | Rock Head |
| Victoria Harwood | Hermione |
| Jude Alderson | Ma Vicious |
| James Snell | Edward |
| Niven Boyd | Rock Head’s Trainer |
| Miguel Sandoval | Record Company Executive |
| Patti Tippo | Tanned and Sultry Blonde |
| John M. Jackson | Lance Boyles MD |
| Desirée Erasmus | Mrs. Hugh Kares |
| Gloria LeRoy | Granma |
| Milton Selzer | Granpa |
| Bruce J. Magrane | Andy |
| Stefanie Auerbach | Bette |
| Jeffrey Kumer | Buzz |
| Bradley Lieberman | Chipper |
| Tricia Bartholome | Mary Jane |
| Jeanne McCarthy | Trell |
| John Snyder | Vito |
| Ron Moseley | Wax Max |
| Fox Harris | Old Stain |
| Iggy Pop | Prospective Guest #1 |
| Suchi Asano | Prospective Guest #2 |
| Julie St. Claire | Punkette #6 |
| Daniel Louis Rivas | ABC Kid #2 |
| Keith Morris | Rikers Junky |
| Alexander Folk | Rikers Guard #1 |
| Alex Cox | Man Sitting in Mr. Head’s Room (uncredited) |
| Peter McCarthy | Hugh Kares |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Sid and Nancy |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United Kingdom |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Initial Pictures, Zenith Entertainment |
| Data di uscita | 12 settembre 1986 |
| Exec. Producer | Margaret Matheson, Scott Millaney |
| Producer | Eric Fellner, Peter McCarthy, Abbe Wool, Peter Jaques |
| Writer | Abbe Wool, Alex Cox |
| Casting | Lucy Boulting, Victoria Thomas |
| Editors | David Martin |
| Cinematography | Roger Deakins, Joe Stevens, Simon Mein |
| Asst. Directors | Alex Cox, Libbie Barr |
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| Lighting | John Higgins |
| Camera Operators | Roger Deakins, Joe Stevens, Simon Mein |
| Add. Photography | Roger Deakins, Joe Stevens, Simon Mein |
| Production Design | Andrew McAlpine, J. Rae Fox, Lynda Burbank, Caroline Hanania, Joanne Woollard, Marcie Begleiter |
| Art Direction | Caroline Hanania, J. Rae Fox, Lynda Burbank, Andrew McAlpine, Joanne Woollard, Marcie Begleiter |
| Set Decoration | Joanne Woollard, Marcie Begleiter, Andrew McAlpine, J. Rae Fox, Lynda Burbank, Caroline Hanania |
| Composer | Dan Wool, Joe Strummer, Peter Glossop |
| Sound | Dan Wool, Peter Glossop, Joe Strummer |
| Costume Design | Catherine Cook, Theda DeRamus, Aaron Glynn, Peter Frampton |
| Makeup | Peter Frampton, Catherine Cook, Theda DeRamus, Aaron Glynn |
| Hairstyling | Aaron Glynn, Catherine Cook, Theda DeRamus, Peter Frampton |
| Budget | 4.000.000 € |
| Incasso | 2.826.523 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Country
Canada
Date
Sep 12, 1986
Certification
R
Note
Toronto International Film Festival
Country
Finland
Date
Sep 12, 1986
Certification
K-18
Country
United States
Date
Oct 03, 1986
Note
New York Film Festival
Theatrical release
Country
Norway
Date
Sep 12, 1986
Certification
18
Country
Spain
Date
Oct 24, 1986
Country
United States
Date
Nov 07, 1986
Certification
R
Country
France
Date
Nov 19, 1986
Certification
12
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Country
Argentina
Date
Jan 08, 1987
Certification
16
Country
Ireland
Date
Jan 30, 1987
Certification
18
Country
Australia
Date
Apr 01, 1987
Country
Italy
Date
Jun 19, 1987
Certification
VM18
Country
Portugal
Date
Jul 31, 1987
Certification
M/16
Country
Brazil
Date
Aug 07, 1987
Country
Germany
Date
Sep 03, 1987
Certification
16
Country
Japan
Date
Mar 18, 1988
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