The true story of the rise and fall of Creation Records and its infamous founder Alan McGee; the man responsible for supplying the “Brit Pop” soundtrack to the ‘90s, a decade of cultural renaissance known as Cool Britannia. From humble beginnings to Downing Street soirées, from dodging bailiffs to releasing multi-platinum albums, Creation had it all. Breakdowns, bankruptcy, fights and friendships… and not forgetting the music. Featuring some of the greatest records you have ever heard, we follow Alan through a drug-fuelled haze of music and mayhem, as his rock’n’roll dream brings the world Oasis, Primal Scream, and other generation-defining bands.
Acting
Ewen Bremner somehow makes McGee almost sympathetic — almost.
Production
Glasgow-to-London grime aesthetic that reeks of authenticity.
Director
Nick Moran
Ewen Bremner
Alan McGee
Suki Waterhouse
Gemma
Richard Jobson
John McGee
Seána Kerslake
Yvonne
Charlie Murphy
Kate Holmes
Jason Flemyng
King Tuts Promoter
Jason Isaacs
Ralph
Thomas Turgoose
Dick Green
Michael Socha
Joe Foster
Mel Raido
Ed Ball
Paul Kaye
Mitch
Joseph Millson
Peter Mandelson
Ade
Hercules
Steven Berkoff
Aleister Crowley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Alan McGee makes a cameo as a taxi driver — the film's only moment of actual humility.
Creation Records' collapse coincided with Blair's New Labour implosion; the film barely explores this parallel, which is frankly cowardly.
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