24 Hour Party People (2002)

Director:

Michael Winterbottom

Writer:

Frank Cottrell Boyce (screenplay)

Release Date:

5 April 2002 (UK)

Genre:

Biography | Comedy | Drama | Music

Tagline:

The unbelievably true story of one man, one movement, the music and madness that was Manchester.

Plot:

In 1976, Tony Wilson sets up Fantasy Records and brings Manchester's music to the world.

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Male Frontal Nudity | Manchester | Time For Title | Title Based On Song

Awards:

1 win & 12 nominations

Cast

Steve Coogan	...	Tony Wilson
John Thomson	...	Charles (Granada TV producer)
Nigel Pivaro	...	Actor at Granada
Lennie James	...	Alan Erasmus
Shirley Henderson	...	Lindsay Wilson
Martin Hancock	...	Howard DeVoto
Mark Windows	...	Johnny Rotten
Paddy Considine	...	Rob Gretton
John Simm	...	Bernard Sumner
Ralf Little	...	Peter Hook
Dave Gorman	...	John the Postman
Andy Serkis	...	Martin Hannett
Danny Cunningham	...	Shaun Ryder
Paul Popplewell	...	Paul Ryder
Ron Cook	...	Derek Ryder
Raymond Waring	...	Vini Reilly
Peter Kay	...	Don Tonay
Mark E. Smith	...	Punter
Naomi Radcliffe	...	Twitchy girl
Sean Harris	...	Ian Curtis
Tim Horrocks	...	Stephen Morris
Rob Brydon	...	Ryan Letts
Howard Devoto	...	Cleaner
Collette Cooper	...	Sadie
Tracy Cunliffe	...	Other girl in nosh van
Enzo Cilenti	...	Peter Saville
Duncan Whitworth	...	Jez
Michael Mitchell Jr.	...	Simon
Claire Lever	...	Assistant
Neil Bell	...	Aspiring singer
Aidan Cross	...	Goth
Elizabeth Kelly	...	Ian's gran
Darren Tighe	...	Mike Pickering
Chris Coghill	...	Bez
Anna Tyborczyk	...	Gillian
Peter Gunn	...	Farmer
Dan Hope	...	Mark
Nick Clarke	...	Gaz
Margi Clarke	...	Actor in corridor
Mani	...	Sound engineer
Smug Roberts	...	Railway guard
Clint Boon	...	Railway guard #2
Toby Salaman	...	Sir Keith Joseph
Conrad Murray	...	Bailey Brother
Martin Coogan	...	Chris Nagle
Rowetta Satchell	...	Herself (as Rowetta)
Kieran O'Brien	...	Nathan McGough (as Keiran O'Brien)
Kate Magowan	...	Yvette Wilson
Paul Ryder	...	Pel
Roger Kennedy	...	Doorman Sam
Sean Cernow	...	Little Pel
Fiona Allen	...	Cloakroom girl
Helen Schlesinger	...	Hilary
Joshua McNicholas	...	Oliver
Tony Wilson	...	Granada TV studio director (as Anthony H. Wilson)
Keith Allen	...	Roger Ames
Dino	...	Wise guy
Mr. A. Bowser	...	Wise guy
Gary Roberts	...	Wise guy
Shaun Ryder	...	Himself (archive footage)
Christopher Eccleston	...	Boethius
Dave Haslam	...	Hacienda DJ
Kenny Baker	...	Zookeeper
James Cartwright	...	Morrissey (scenes deleted)
Martin Moscrop	...	New Year's Eve partygoer
Trevor Johnson	...	Ben Kelly (architect)
Mark Tildesley	...	TV producer
Mike Pickering	...	Hacienda DJ
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Lydon	...	Himself (archive footage) (as Johnny Rotten)
Tim Paley	...	Dr. Watson
Sam Riley	...	Mark E Smith
Steven Severin	...	Himself (as Siouxsie and the Banshees)
Terri Seymour	...	Wheel of Fortune Co-host
Siouxsie Sioux	...	Herself (archive footage)
Paul Swan	...	Bouncer / Thug
Jean-Jacques Burnel	...	Himself (The Stranglers) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Martin Nigel Davey	...	Partygoer (uncredited)
Iggy Pop	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paul Weller	...	Himself (The Jam) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Winterbottom

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Frank Cottrell Boyce		screenplay

Produced by
Gina Carter	....	co-producer
Andrew Eaton	....	producer
Robert How	....	line producer
Fiona Neilson	....	assistant producer
Henry Normal	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Robby Müller		(director of photography) (as Robby Muller)

Film Editing by
Trevor Waite
Michael Winterbottom		(uncredited)

Casting by
Wendy Brazington

Production Design by
Mark Tildesley

Art Direction by
Paul Cripps		(supervising art director)

Set Decoration by
Lucy Howe

Costume Design by
Stephen Noble
Natalie Ward

Makeup Department
Janita Doyle	....	makeup designer
Neill Gorton	....	prosthetic makeup designer (as Neil Gorton)
Jane Oakley	....	assistant makeup artist
Jill Sweeney	....	makeup designer

Production Management
Cendrine Gady	....	assistant production manager
Neil Grimshaw	....	post-production supervisor
Sally Maynard	....	unit manager
Jackie Vance	....	post-production supervisor
Tommaso Vergallo	....	production manager (as Tommaso Vergello)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tom Bruggen	....	second unit director
Michael Elliott	....	first assistant director (as Mike Elliott)
Richard Harris	....	crowd co-ordinator
Jonathan Leather	....	crowd co-ordinator
Nic Shearer	....	second assistant director
Anthony Wilcox	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Steve Branch	....	construction manager
John Bridge	....	carpenter
Damien Cleare	....	art department assistant
Michelle Day	....	prop hand
Mark Digby	....	stand-by art director
John Elsworth	....	painter
Steve Elsworth	....	painter
Rod Gorwood	....	draftsman
Paula Hickman	....	assistant stand-by props
Stuart Hudson	....	dressing props
C.A. Jackson	....	carpenter
Sami Kahn	....	trainee: FT2
Cat MacMillan	....	property master
Paul Mitchell	....	dressing props
Tony O'Hara	....	carpenter
John Price	....	laborer
John Roberts	....	carpenter
Mark Skitt	....	carpenter
Mike Syson	....	dressing props
Colin Worrall	....	painter
Paul Yarwood	....	carpenter
Philip Diggle	....	painter: paintings in Haçienda (uncredited)

Sound Department
Orin Beaton	....	sound maintenance engineer
Peter Burgess	....	foley artist
Peter Burgis	....	foley artist
Andie Derrick	....	foley artist (as Andy Derrick)
John Falcini	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Farr	....	foley mixer
Anthony Faust	....	foley editor
Zane Hayward	....	supervising sound editor
Mitch Low	....	sound assistant
Tom Piper	....	sound: Hacienda
James Seddon	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Joakim Sundström	....	dialogue editor
John Warhurst	....	foley editor
Stuart Wilson	....	sound recordist
Aad Wirtz	....	sound re-recording mixer
Orin Beaton	....	boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by
David Bryan	....	special effects director
Steve Tomkow	....	armourer: Firepower
Steve Scotton	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Peter Bach	....	digital effects consultant
Alice Coren	....	2D design
Simon Fallon	....	digital effects executive producer
Steve Garrad	....	digital effects producer
Rip Hampton O'Neil	....	technical manager
Tom Harding	....	Inferno operator
John Harvey	....	3D pigeon animation
Simon Hutala	....	digital effects supervisor (as Simon Huhtala)
Abdel Ali Kassou	....	imaging technician
Jim Parsons	....	Inferno operator
Adrian Russell	....	3D UFO animation
Matt Johnson	....	on-set visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
Courtney Vanderslice	....	head of production: Cinesite (uncredited)

Stunts
Nick Hobbs	....	stunt coordinator
Gareth Milne	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Phil Brookes	....	rigging gaffer
John Colley	....	gaffer
David Fowler	....	best boy
Philip George	....	camera operator: hovercam
Chris Greenwood	....	assistant camera
Chris Greenwood	....	clapper loader
Chris Greenwood	....	second focus puller
Steve Griffiths	....	electrician (as Stevie Griffiths)
Gifford Hooper	....	aerial camera operator
Chris Hughes	....	electrician
Jane Rousseau	....	camera operator
Jon Shard	....	unit photographer
Amelia Troubridge	....	stills: The Film Consortium
Marcel Zyskind	....	camera operator
Marcel Zyskind	....	focus puller

Casting Department
Sophie Gabszewicz	....	casting assistant
Robert Woodshaw	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Hilary S. MacDonald	....	costume assistant (as Hilary MacDonald)
Uta Thompson	....	costume assistant
Kate Towns	....	costume assistant
Esme Young	....	costume maker

Editorial Department
Chris Beeton	....	telecine colorist
Fizz Chaudhry	....	editor trainee: FT2
Martin Corbett	....	first assistant editor
Simon Giblin	....	digital on-line editor
Steve Harrow	....	post-production consultant
Scott Hinchcliffe	....	on-line editor
Steve Lee	....	on-line editor
Michael Nollet	....	editor trainee: FT2
Shane Warden	....	on-line editor
Llyr Wynn-Jones	....	second assistant editor (as Llyr Wynn Jones)
Cas Casey	....	on-line editor (uncredited)
Sam Mangan	....	post-production coordinator (uncredited)

Music Department
Liz Gallacher	....	music supervisor
Martin Moscrop	....	music coordinator
Joakim Sundström	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Jeff Hewitt	....	driver
Christine Mavron	....	driver: rushes
Paul Sargeant	....	driver: rushes
Pat Ward	....	driver: second unit

Other crew
Catherine Brice	....	researcher
Ian Buchan	....	web site designer
Caroline Chapman	....	floor runner
Floriane Charles	....	runner
John Eccleston	....	production accountant
Candice Fonseca	....	production coordinator
Alex Fuller	....	web site designer
Tarn Harper	....	post-production accountant
Lindsey Hughes	....	assistant: Steve Coogan
Alex Knight	....	second unit assistant
Kate Lee	....	publicist
Matthew Long	....	production runner
Rachel McClelland	....	assistant: Michael Winterbottom
Sarada McDermott	....	production secretary
Dan McTiernan	....	runner
Paul Monaghan	....	runner
Julia Phillips	....	location scout
Barney Pilling	....	location scout
Anna Raynsford	....	publicist
Emma Smith	....	production runner
Sam Taylor	....	location manager
Jane Trower	....	assistant accountant
Tony Wilson	....	special consultant
Pauline Burt	....	risk manager (uncredited)
Wayne Docksey	....	animal master (uncredited)
Heather Mansfield	....	risk manager (uncredited)
Rachel McClelland	....	researcher (uncredited)
Roger Phillips	....	end titles (uncredited)

Thanks
Chris Auty	....	special thanks
Luke Bainbridge	....	special thanks
Julie Baines	....	special thanks
Roy Barraclough	....	special thanks
Mark 'Bez' Berry	....	special thanks (as Bez)
Clint Boon	....	special thanks
Stuart Boreman	....	special thanks
Rebecca Boulton	....	special thanks
Bowser	....	special thanks
James Cartwright	....	special thanks
Debbie Curtis	....	special thanks
Natalie Curtis	....	special thanks
Dino	....	special thanks
Christopher Eccleston	....	special thanks
Alan Erasmus	....	special thanks
Paul Fallon	....	special thanks
Fine Time Fontayne	....	special thanks
Gillian Gilbert	....	special thanks
Lesley Gilbert	....	special thanks
Dave Haslam	....	special thanks
Shan Hira	....	special thanks
Peter Hook	....	special thanks
Mark Jackson	....	special thanks
Trevor Johnson	....	special thanks
Ben Kelly	....	special thanks
Jez Kerr	....	special thanks
Paul Mason	....	special thanks
Graham Massey	....	special thanks (as Graeme Massey)
Nathan McGough	....	special thanks
Sean McKenzie	....	special thanks
Bruce Mitchell	....	special thanks
Stephen Morris	....	special thanks (as Steven Morris)
Martin Moscrop	....	special thanks
Graeme Park	....	special thanks
Mike Pickering	....	special thanks
Lindsey Reade	....	special thanks
Vini Reilly	....	special thanks
Derek Ryder	....	special thanks
Paul Ryder	....	special thanks
Shaun Ryder	....	special thanks
Rowetta Satchell	....	special thanks (as Rowetta)
Peter Saville	....	special thanks
Phil Saxe	....	special thanks
James Sherlock	....	special thanks
Bernard Sumner	....	special thanks
Johnny Vegas	....	special thanks
Tony Wilson	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Baby Cow Productions (in association with) (as Baby Cow)
• Channel Four Films (uncredited)
• Film Consortium, The
• Film Council (in association with)
• FilmFour (in association with)
• Revolution Films (as A Revolution Films Production)
• Wave Pictures

Distributors

• Pathé Distribution (2002) (UK) (theatrical)
• Film Consortium, The (2002) (UK) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation (MGM) (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• United Artists (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• Compañía General de la Imagen (CGI) (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• DeA Planeta Home Entertainment (2003) (Spain) (DVD)
• Filmfreak Distributie (2003) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Filmmuseum Distributie (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• GAGA Communications (2003) (Japan) (theatrical)
• GAGA (2003) (Japan) (all media)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Les Films du Paradoxe (2003) (France) (theatrical)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (VHS)
• Sharada Distribuzione (200?) (Italy) (theatrical)
• United King Films (2003) (Israel) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Cinesite
• Clear
• Duboi

Other Companies

• Central Station Technicolour  main titles
• Freud Communications  publicity
• Hover-Cam  aerial cameras
• Interact Sound Ltd.  sound re-recorded at
• Lee Lighting  lighting equipment
• Pepper  digital post-production
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script
• Steeple Post Production Services  post production consultant
• Vehicles in Vision  action vehicles supplier

Also Known As:

Madchester (UK) (working title)
Twenty Four Hour Party People (UK) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language, drug use and sexuality.

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:R(A) | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:18 | Canada:14A | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Iceland:12 | Japan:R-15 | Mexico:C | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:11 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Chester, Cheshire, England, UK

Company:

Baby Cow Productions

Trivia:

The opening scene, in which Tony Wilson (played by Steve Coogan) goes hang-gliding for an item on his regional Granada news programme, really happened. Furthermore, original Granada footage, showing the real Tony Wilson in some distress, has been spliced into this scene.

Goofs:

Yamaha NS10 studio monitors/speakers are clearly seen when camera is panning around studio as Joy Division are recording. These monitors weren't available until 1987.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Tony Wilson: Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's the latest craze sweeping the Pennines, and I've got to be honest, I'd rather be sweeping the Pennines right now.

Movie Connections:

References The Dam Busters (1955)

Soundtrack:

24 Hour Party People

Terrific music bio with award-worthy acting by Steve Coogan

Ignore the awful ads for 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE (which are bollocks!), and run out and see the film while it is out in limited release. Anybody with an interest in Alternative Music in general, and the British Punk/New Wave & Rave scenes should see this examination of the past 25 years of British rock as filtered through the eyes of Factory Records' Tony Wilson.

Perhaps a bit too "inside" for general audiences, it is a rare example of a music based film that its actually good cinema to go along with it's raucous soundtrack. Well done, wry and entertaining. My only quibbles are that the filmmakers seem to be preaching to the converted. Except for the tragic Ian Curtis (JOY DIVISION), little attempt is made to inform the uninitiated as to why these bands mattered (NEW ORDER in particular, is just tossed around almost as a brand name, rather than a living breathing artistic unit). Also, we are constantly told how wonderful Manchester is as a city, but we are never really shown why. Steve Coogan's portrayal of Wilson really makes the film flow and live. It's not the kind of role that usually wins awards, but here's hoping some critics group somewhere notices. He's that fine.