The Filth and the Fury (2000)

6.9/10 108 min Documentary Music

Overview

Julien Temple's second documentary profiling punk rock pioneers the Sex Pistols is an enlightening, entertaining trip back to a time when the punk movement was just discovering itself. Featuring archival footage, never-before-seen performances, rehearsals, and recording sessions as well as interviews with group members who lived to tell the tale--including the one and only John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten).

Cast

John Lydon

Self

Steve Jones

Self

Paul Cook

Self

Glen Matlock

Self

Sid Vicious

Self (archive footage)

Malcolm McLaren

Self

David Bowie

Self (archive footage)

Alice Cooper

Self (archive footage)

Stewart Copeland

Self (archive footage)

Bryan Ferry

Self (archive footage)

Benny Hill

Self (archive footage)

Billy Idol

Self (archive footage)

Sting

Self (archive footage)

David Johansen

Self (archive footage)

Shane MacGowan

Self (archive footage)

Johnny Thunders

Self (archive footage)

Siouxsie Sioux

Self (archive footage)

Nancy Spungen

Self (archive footage)

Laurence Olivier

Richard III (archive footage)

Michael Bentine

Self (archive footage)

Recommendations

The Velvet Underground
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
Joy Division
Halftime
Elton John: Never Too Late
Beastie Boys Story
The Sparks Brothers
Imagine: John Lennon
Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
Sympathy for the Devil
Being Eddie
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly
Inside Deep Throat
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Chasing Happiness
Stans