Velvet Goldmine (1998) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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The story of the rise and fall of a glam rock star: mythical rock God, Brian Slade, suddenly disappears at the peak of his fame after a publicity stunt at a concert goes wrong. Ten years later Arthur Stuart, a reporter sets out to find out what happened. The film is a meditation on imgination, memor

Cast & Crew

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Todd Haynes

Ewan Mcgregor

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Toni Collette

Christian Bale

Eddie Izzard

Film Details

MPAA Rating

Genre

Comedy

Drama

Music

Musical

Period

Release Date

1998

Production Company

Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Casablanca Sound Services; Channel 4; Channel Four Television; Eastman Kodak; Entertainment Partners; Film Finances, Inc.; Film4 Productions; Killer Films; London Records, Inc.; Mcdonald & Rutter; Pacific Ocean Post; Panavision, Ltd.; Peerless Camera Company; Planet 10 Post; Post 391; Set Meals; Sloss Eckhouse Lawco Llp; Sound One; Willies Wheels; Zenith Productions

Distribution Company

MIRAMAX; Argus Entertainment; Arp; CinTart; Film4 Productions; Film4 Productions; Filmfour; Lauren Films; Lucky Red; MIRAMAX; Miramax Home Entertainment; Monopole Pathe Films Ag; Myndform; Nippon Herald Films, Inc; PathT International; Pathe Image; Scanbox Entertainment; Tobis Film; Triangelfilm; United International Pictures

Location

London, England, United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 57m

Synopsis

The story of the rise and fall of a glam rock star: mythical rock God, Brian Slade, suddenly disappears at the peak of his fame after a publicity stunt at a concert goes wrong. Ten years later Arthur Stuart, a reporter sets out to find out what happened. The film is a meditation on imgination, memory, nostalgia and identity, set to the sights and sounds of the glam rock era.

Director

Todd Haynes

Cast

Ewan Mcgregor

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Toni Collette

Christian Bale

Eddie Izzard

Emily Woof

Michael Feast

Janet Mcteer

Female Narrator

Maraid Mckinley

Wilde Housemaid

Luke Morgan Oliver

Oscar Wilde (Age 8)

Osheen Jones

Jack Fairy (Age 7)

Micko Westmoreland

Damian Suchet

Danny Nutt

Wash Westmoreland

Don Fellows

Ganiat Kasumu

Ray Shell

Alastair Cumming

Zoe Boyce

Jim Whelan

Sylvia Grant

Tim Hans

Manchester Teacher

Ryan Pope

Arthur'S Brother

Stuart Callaghan

Boy No 1 In Record Shop

James Francis

Boy No 2 In Record Shop

Callum Hamilton

Brian Slade (Age 7)

Lindsay Kemp

Carlos Miranda

Emma Handy

Matthew Glamour

Daniel Adams

Curt Wild (Age 13)

Brian Torfeh

Joseph Beattie

Sarah Cawood

David Hoyle

Winston Austin

Ivan Cartwright

Cecil'S Friend No 1

Peter Swords King

Cecil'S Friend No 2

Justin Salinger

Roger Alborough

Peter Bradley

30'S Style Singer

Jonathan Cullen

William Key

Vincent Marzello

Us Reporter No 1

Corey Skaggs

Us Reporter No 2

Nathan Osgood

Us Reporter No 3

Nadia Williams

Brian Molko

Malcolm (Flaming Creatures)

Anthony Langdon

Ray (Flaming Creatures)

Steven Hewitt

Billy (Flaming Creatures)

Guy Leverton

Trevor (The Venus In Furs)

Vinney Reck

Reg (The Venus In Furs)

Keith-lee Castle

Harley (The Venus In Furs)

Alan Fordham

Bass Guitar (The Wylde Ratttz)

Jono Mcgrath

Lead Guitar (The Wylde Ratttz)

Perry Clayton

Drummer (The Wylde Ratttz)

Donna Matthews

Polly Small (Polly Small'S Band)

Stefan Olsday

Bass Guitar (Polly Small'S Band)

Trevor Sharpe

Drummer (Polly Small'S Band)

Mairead Mckinley

Crew

Jose Romero Abuin

John Addison

Maryse Alberti

Director Of Photography

Nancy Albino

Apprentice Sound Editor

Sara Ali

Art Department Runner

Robert Allen

Lea Anderson

Joe Arcidiacono

Camera Operator

Mark Atkins

Assistant Editor (United Kingdom)

Regan Avery

Assistant Editor

Chris J. Ball

Co-Executive Producer

George Ball

Jennifer Barrett

John Bates

Daniel Beaman

Key Grip/Dolly Grip (2nd Unit) (Usa)

Anna Beckman

Production Assistant (2nd Unit) (Usa)

J Bennett

Michael Biesty

Kevin Biggs

Neil Birdsall

Phil Booth

Assistant Director

Jim Brant

Rene Brar

Production Assistant (2nd Unit) (Usa)

Mhairi Brennan

Paul Brennan

Legal Counsel (Killer Films)

Sasha Broak

Additional Assistant Camera (2nd Unit) (Usa)

Wendy Broom

Richard Broome

Andi Brown

2nd Assistant Director

Kate Bryden

Casting Assistant (United Kingdom)

Tom Burton

Assistant Art Director

Tom Burton

Assistant Art Director

Carter Burwell

Gillian Campbell

Danielle Capawanna

Audio Post Coordinator

Rachael Carron

Assistant (To Jonathan Ryhs-Meyers)

Dream Cars

John Casey

Chris Catterall

Executive In Charge Of Production (Zenith Productions)

Ajae Clearway

Assistant Sound Editor

Alan Coates

Generator Operator

Mick Crowley

Props Runaround Driver

Liam Daniel

Stills Photographer

Gareth Duggan

Wardrobe Trainee

Jim Dunbar

Damon Earnshaw

Art Department Assistant

John Eccleston

Terry Eden

Trisha Edwards

Production Buyer

Frank Elliot

Colin Ellis

Danny Espey

Karen E. Etcoff

Key Casting (2nd Unit) (Usa)

Karen E. Etcoff

Andy Evans

Construction Manager

Daniel Falcone

Research Intern

Alice Farrell

Casting Assistant (Usa)

Mark Fenn

3rd Assistant Director

Susie Figgis

Casting (United Kingdom)

Steve Finn

Sound Assistant

Simon Finney

Michael F Fitch

John Fletcher

Hugh Fottrell

Rick Freeman

Dialogue Editor

Ian Fryer

Dressing Props/Storeman

Oliver Fryer

Giovanni Giaccotto

Alex Gibson

Grader (Rank Film Lab)

Michael Gooch

Mick Gormaley

Supervising Sound & Music Assistant

Ian Green

Supervising Carpenter

Simon Haig

Ray Hall

Grip (Model Shoot/United Kingdom)

Todd Haynes

Todd Haynes

Christopher Hobbs

Production Designer

Neil Hobbs

Research Intern

Gary Hutchins

Grip (2nd Unit) (United Kingdom)

Rob Inch

Kenton Jakub

Luke Jarvis

Nicky Jarvis

Jason Tavis Jeffries

Pamela Joyce

Assistant (To Scott Meek)

Tamiz Kanji

Production Assistant (2nd Unit) (Usa)

Todd Kasow

Amanda Katz

Brad Katz

Myron Kerstein

1st Assistant Editor

Paul Kimble

Peter Swords King

Peter Swords King

Charlie Kleinman

Townley Knott

Pamela Koffler

Executive In Charge Of Production (Killer Films)

Eva M. Kolodner

Development Executive

Dan Korintus

Dialogue Editor

Josef Kowalewski

Wardrobe Assistant

Annette Kudrak

Luis Lazo

Stills Photographer

Mia Lee

Assistant Editor

Tony Lenman

Sheryl Leonardo

Green Production Accountant

Sam Levy

Assistant Camera (2nd Unit) (Usa)

Wendy Lilly

Production Coordinator

Peter Lindsay

Sound Recordist

David Lovell

Jamie Lowry

Apprentice Sound Editor

Lee Lighting Ltd

Panavision Cameras & Lighting Equipment

James Lyons

James Lyons

Deborah Mannis-gardner

Music Clearances

Glenn Marks

Andrew Mash

June Mcdonald

Script Supervisor

Mac Mclean

Transportation Captain

Scott Meek

Executive Producer

Nathaniel Mendelsohn

Michael W. Mitchell

Sound Effects Editor

John Morris

Peter Mountain

Stills Photographer

Andrew Munro

John Munro

Assistant Make-Up/Hair

John Nadeau

Gaffer/Electric (2nd Unit) (Usa)

Zac Nicholson

Zac Nicholson

Bill Nixon

Construction Driver

Bill Nixon

Construction Runaround

David Novak

Adr Re-Recording Mixer (Sound One Corp/New York)

Jeff Oldman

Ron Osman

Eliza Paley

Supervising Sound Editor

Tristan Parker

Utility Stand-In

Sally Pemberton

Nigel Permane

David Pinnington

Location Manager

John Pledger

Chris Plevin

Lighting Camera (2nd Unit) (United Kingdom)

Bill Pochetty

Gaffer (Model Shoot/United Kingdom)

Randall Poster

Music Supervisor

Donna Powell

Sandy Powell

Costume Designer

Larry Prinz

Alfred Pulis

Paul Purdy

Simon Randall

Transportation Captain

Ian Rankin

Kate Read

Edward Restall

Waldo Roeg

1st Assistant Director

Malcolm Rose

Sound Maintenance

Laura Rosenthal

Niles Roth

Production Assistant (2nd Unit) (Usa)

Katie Roumel

Development Executive

Tracy Rowe

Assistant Production Executive (Zenith Productions)

Amie Stamp Ryan

Production Office Runner

Paul Sansom

Paul Sanson

Suzanne Sasic

Concert Lighting Consultant

Jonathan Scott

Utility Stand-In

Nick Scott

Ken Serth

Nazgol Shifteh

Amy Silver

Brad Simpson

Assistant Production Executive (Killer Films)

Sunita Singh

Wardrobe Assistant

Ed Skilbeck

Location Assistant

Ohn Sloss

Legal Counsel (Killer Films)

Barry Smalls

Stand-By Carpenter

Colin Smith

Supervising Stagehand

Lol Smith

Roy Smith

Roy Smith

Roy Smith

Roy Smith

Paul P Soucek

Supervising Sound Editor

Clare Spragge

Wardrobe Supervisor

Stephen Sprott

Kirstie Stanway

Assistant Make-Up/Hair

Sandy Stern

Executive Producer (Single Cell Pictures)

Olivia Stewart

Michael Stipe

Executive Producer

William Sweeney

Andrea Swistak

Art Assistant (2nd Unit) (Usa)

Jonathan Sykes

Liz Tagg

Assistant Make-Up/Hair

Dean Taylor

Claire Thompson

Continuity (2nd Unit) (United Kingdom)

Graeme Thompson

Steve Timms

Fred Todd

Sam Tootal

Computer Graphics

John Topping

David Trezise

Lab Contact (Rank Film Lab)

Jane Trower

Assistant Accountant

Lynn True

George Turner

Romany Turner

Assistant (To The Director)

William Tyrer

Co-Executive Producer

Film Details

MPAA Rating

Genre

Comedy

Drama

Music

Musical

Period

Release Date

1998

Production Company

Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Casablanca Sound Services; Channel 4; Channel Four Television; Eastman Kodak; Entertainment Partners; Film Finances, Inc.; Film4 Productions; Killer Films; London Records, Inc.; Mcdonald & Rutter; Pacific Ocean Post; Panavision, Ltd.; Peerless Camera Company; Planet 10 Post; Post 391; Set Meals; Sloss Eckhouse Lawco Llp; Sound One; Willies Wheels; Zenith Productions

Distribution Company

MIRAMAX; Argus Entertainment; Arp; CinTart; Film4 Productions; Film4 Productions; Filmfour; Lauren Films; Lucky Red; MIRAMAX; Miramax Home Entertainment; Monopole Pathe Films Ag; Myndform; Nippon Herald Films, Inc; PathT International; Pathe Image; Scanbox Entertainment; Tobis Film; Triangelfilm; United International Pictures

Location

London, England, United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 57m

Award Nominations

Best Costume Design

1998

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Special Jury Prize for Artistic Contribution at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.

Released in United States Fall November 6, 1998

Released in United States on Video May 11, 1999

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States August 1998

Released in United States October 1998

Released in United States November 1998

Released in United States 1999

Released in United States 2000

Released in United States 2015

Awarded best director at 1998 Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Shown at New York Film Festival September 25 - October 11, 1998.

Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (British Film Festival) October 31 - November 8, 1998.

Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Opening Night) August 16-30, 1998.

Shown at Montreal International Festival of New Cinema and New Media October 15-24, 1998.

Shown at Viennale International Film Festival in Vienna October 16-28, 1998.

Shown at Turin Film Festival (Americana II) November 20-29, 1998.

Shown at College Music Journal MusicFest and FilmFest in New York City November 4-7, 1998.

Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (main program) January 27 - February 7, 1999.

Completed shooting May 24, 1997.

Began shooting March 23, 1997.

Filmmaker Todd Haynes's previous features include "Poison" (USA/1991) and "Safe" (USA/1995).

The Wylde Ratttz are comprised of Thurston Moore, Steve Shelley, Mark Arm, Mike Watt and Ron Asheton.

Released in United States Fall November 6, 1998

Released in United States on Video May 11, 1999

Released in United States 1998 (Awarded best director at 1998 Edinburgh International Film Festival.)

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 25 - October 11, 1998.)

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (British Film Festival) October 31 - November 8, 1998.)

Released in United States August 1998 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Opening Night) August 16-30, 1998.)

Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Montreal International Festival of New Cinema and New Media October 15-24, 1998.)

Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Viennale International Film Festival in Vienna October 16-28, 1998.)

Released in United States November 1998 (Shown at Turin Film Festival (Americana II) November 20-29, 1998.)

Released in United States November 1998 (Shown at College Music Journal MusicFest and FilmFest in New York City November 4-7, 1998.)

Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (main program) January 27 - February 7, 1999.)

Released in United States 2000 (Shown in New York (Anthology Film Archives) as part of Sound and Vision: Anthology's Summer Music Series, July 20 - August 6, 2000.)

Released in United States 2015 (Special Event - Killer Films' 20th Anniversary)

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