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.
Acting
Oldman and Webb physically transform into walking overdoses.
Production
Chelsea Hotel recreated as a rotting punk rock fever dream.
Costume
Safety pins, smudged eyeliner, and desperation as fashion.
Director
Alex Cox
Gary Oldman
Sid Vicious
Chloe Webb
Nancy Spungen
David Hayman
Malcolm McLaren
Debby Bishop
Phoebe
Andrew Schofield
Johnny Rotten
Xander Berkeley
Bowery Snax
Perry Benson
Paul
Sandy Baron
Hotelier USA
Sy Richardson
Methadone Caseworker
Edward Tudor-Pole
Hotelier UK
Biff Yeager
Detective
Courtney Love
Gretchen
John Spacely
Chelsea Hotel Resident
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gary Oldman actually performed his own bass parts after learning to play left-handed like Sid.
Director Alex Cox admitted he fictionalized heavily; surviving Pistols members called the film 'third-rate garbage' at premiere.
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