In mid- to late-'60s Britain, an unusual yet colorful subculture sprang up and thrived as a product of the upswing in British pop music, only to meet its doom within a few short years. Though the BBC functioned as the country's main source of news and music, its programmers offered very little airtime to rock & roll -- which left an overwhelming need unfulfilled. In response, small bands of "pirate" radio enthusiasts set up broadcasting towers on boats just outside of English boundary waters, and transmitted signals to an ...
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In mid- to late-'60s Britain, an unusual yet colorful subculture sprang up and thrived as a product of the upswing in British pop music, only to meet its doom within a few short years. Though the BBC functioned as the country's main source of news and music, its programmers offered very little airtime to rock & roll -- which left an overwhelming need unfulfilled. In response, small bands of "pirate" radio enthusiasts set up broadcasting towers on boats just outside of English boundary waters, and transmitted signals to an estimated 25 million listeners, 24 hours a day and seven days per week. Unsurprisingly, the DJs who took charge of these broadcasts could rival just about anyone in terms of flamboyance and outsized personalities. With Pirate Radio (released as The Boat That Rocked in the U.K.), writer-director Richard Curtis (Love Actually) travels back to the Swinging Sixties and takes a headfirst plunge into this colorful realm.The story opens in 1966, aboard a rusty fishing trawler christened Radio Rock and equipped with pirate broadcasting equipment. Here, the slightly daft elitist Quentin (Bill Nighy) presides over a motley crew of joint-toking, sex-hungry disc jockeys including Dave (Nick Frost), a heavyset boob who nevertheless considers himself a hot property with women and loves to chase skirts; "The Count" (Philip Seymour Hoffman), an American DJ who aspires to be the first person to drop an F-bomb over the British airwaves; the gloom-laden Irishman Simon (Chris O'Dowd); bonked-out hipster Thick Kevin (Tom Brooke); womanizer Mark (Tom Wisdom); Angus (Rhys Darby), a New Zealander whom nobody likes; and the only female member of the group, lesbian cook Felicity (Katherine Parkinson). These misfits pull off quite a show -- enough of one that they attain the status of national idols for the youth culture -- but the super-conservative government minister Dormandy (Kenneth Branagh) detests the whole business and will do almost anything in his power to shut them down. Nathan Southern, Rovi
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Emma Thompson, January Jones, Talulah Riley, Rhys Darby, Tom Sturridge, Kenneth Branagh, Nick Frost, Rhys Ifans, Bill Nighy,... Good. 2009 Run time: 117. 100% of this purchase will support literacy programs through a nonprofit organization!
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Emma Thompson, January Jones, Talulah Riley, Rhys Darby, Tom Sturridge, Kenneth Branagh, Nick Frost, Rhys Ifans, Bill Nighy,... Very good. 2009 Run time: 117. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Emma Thompson, January Jones, Talulah Riley, Rhys Darby, Tom Sturridge, Kenneth Branagh, Nick Frost, Rhys Ifans, Bill Nighy,... Very good. 2009 Run time: 117. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Emma Thompson, January Jones, Talulah Riley, Rhys Darby, Tom Sturridge, Kenneth Branagh, Nick Frost, Rhys Ifans, Bill Nighy,... Very good. 2009 Run time: 117. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Emma Thompson, January Jones, Talulah Riley, Rhys Darby, Tom Sturridge, Kenneth Branagh, Nick Frost, Rhys Ifans, Bill Nighy,... Very good. 2009 Run time: 117. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost, Michael Hadley, Charlie Rowe. Good. 2009 Run time: 116. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Satisfaction 100% guaranteed.
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Emma Thompson, January Jones, Talulah Riley, Rhys Darby, Tom Sturridge, Kenneth Branagh, Nick Frost, Rhys Ifans, Bill Nighy,... Very good. 2009 Run time: 117. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Had to have my own copy since I rented this years ago. Seller - top notch and although the 'mail' got in the way, all ended up in the right spot.
Prue
Apr 14, 2011
TAKE ME BACK
Pirate Radio took me back to that lovely feeling of youth-freedom. Anyone should watch it......55 & over......protesters......60's era nostalgia!!! Do It!!!
arv9y
May 10, 2010
surprised to love it
Let me say right off that I do not much care for Phillip Seymore Hoffman, tho that may be heresy to some of you. Nevetheless, I absolutely loved this movie and him in it. Truthfully, I laughed, I cried and I cheered and applauded, alone in my living room. That's how much I liked it. The music is GREAT, the acting is wonderful, the humor is both dry and broad, and it makes you feel good at the end. If you love rock and roll, you will love this movie!!
