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The trailer in North America also featured dialog from a scene not in the release; chief among which were a British government minister was being told in a voiceover that the American deejay "The Count" is "possibly the most famous broadcaster ever," which wasn't borne by the actual plot. The trailer
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feels so slight in its current incarnation. Shorn of the scenes that actually put meat on its characters' frail bones, the resulting product is vaguely cute and wholly insubstantial, little more than a randomly assembled hodge-podge of scenes crammed in and yanked out that amount to yet another movie
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Marianne arrives to apologise to Carl for sleeping with Dave, and she and Carl have sex. The following morning, the DJs announce news of the coupling to cheering fans across Britain. Shortly after, Carl's mother Charlotte visits for Christmas, and denies that Quentin is his father. Carl gives her a
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stations for their commercialism and immorality, instructing his subordinate Twatt to pursue legal stratagems to accomplish this. They attempt to cut off the pirates' revenue by prohibiting British businesses from advertising on unlicensed stations. Quentin counters by bringing massively popular DJ
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The Radio Rock crew defy the law and continue broadcasting, firing up the ship's engine to evade arrest. The aging vessel's engine explodes, and the ship sinks. The DJs broadcast their position in hope of aid, and Twatt appeals to Dormandy to send rescue boats, but Dormandy refuses. Carl saves the
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climax." The marketing campaign for the film's North American release was notable for embellishing the nature of the movie, as well as the historical setting. Trailers had a prominent voice-over announcement stating that "in 1966 the British government banned rock 'n' roll on the radio. Until one
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on 23 March 2009, the film was released theatrically in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 1 April 2009. It was a commercial failure at the British box office making only US$ 10.1 million in its first three months, just a fifth of its US$ 50 million production cost. It received mixed reviews and
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Carl becomes smitten with Quentin's niece Marianne, but is heartbroken when she is seduced by Doctor Dave, while DJ "Simple" Simon Swafford marries glamorous fan Elenore in an onboard ceremony, but learns that she only married him to be near Gavin. The Count challenges Gavin to a
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Stuffed with playful character actors and carpeted with wall-to-wall tunes, the film makes for easy viewing and easier listening, even if Mr. Curtis, who wrote and directed, has nothing really to say about these rebels for whom rock 'n' roll was both life's rhyme and its
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that prefers to broadcast jazz. According to director Richard Curtis, the film, though inspired by real British pirate radio of the 1960s, is a work of historical fiction and does not depict a specific radio station of the period.
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as the ship goes down. They are rescued by dozens of fans in a fleet of small boats, with Carl being saved by Marianne. The Radio Rock ship disappears beneath the sea, with the Count emerging at the last moment.
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Meanwhile, Dormandy's vendetta against pirate radio advances when Twatt finds news of a fishing boat whose distress call was blocked by Radio Rock's powerful signal. Twatt proposes the creation of the
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American DJ and a band of renegades launched a radio station on the high seas and raided the air waves." In the film, pirate radio transmissions were widespread before Parliament passed the
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in Kent to shoot the scenes of the home of government minister Alistair Dormandy (Kenneth Branagh). The film's production cost exceeded £30 million. It was also filmed on HMS Victory.
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in defence of Simon's honour: The stubborn rivals climb the ship's radio mast to a dangerous height, but reconcile after they are both injured jumping into the ocean.
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as "Midnight" Mark, Radio Rock's suave night time DJ who rarely speaks but has female listeners swooning over him; he is known as "The Sexiest Man on the Planet".
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and its UK home video release, said the U.S. theatrical release had had "most of its better bits excised"; according to Wilonsky, "after watching the DVD,
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Gavin Kavanagh out of retirement on Radio Rock, enticing advertisers to pay their bills from abroad. Gavin's popularity creates a rivalry with The Count.
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and commercials also displayed prominent text that stated "inspired by a true story," which was not claimed by either the production or writing staff.
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In United States, the film earned less than US$ 3 million in its first weekend (in a mid-scale release of 882 screens as opposed to 3,404 screens for
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as Domenic Twatt, Dormandy's subordinate who is assigned the task of finding legal loopholes that can be used to shut down pirate radio stations.
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The film's British box office revenues in its first 12 weeks of release were £6.1 million, less than a quarter of its production cost.
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as Gavin Kavanagh, a massively popular DJ brought out of retirement by Quentin, leading to a professional rivalry with The Count.
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before release stated that it tells the fictional story about a group of DJs in 1966 who are at odds with a traditionalist
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as Miss C (aka Miss Clitt, as revealed in the DVD deleted scenes), Dormandy's assistant who secretly listens to Radio Rock.
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who endeavours to shut down pirate radio stations. Portrayed as a Conservative, but based on Labour Postmaster General
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as Elenore, a fan who marries Simon so that she can live on the ship and carry on a sexual relationship with Gavin.
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cryptic message from reclusive late-night DJ "Smooth" Bob Silver, unexpectedly revealing that Bob is his father.
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Midnight Mark "entertains" about 30 naked women who are part of a large group of fans that visit the ship.
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started on 3 March and continued until June 2008. Filming took place on the former Dutch hospital ship
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criticism for its length. For its North American release, the film was cut by 20 minutes and retitled
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Scenes cut from the film but available in at least some of the film's home media releases include:
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said the film was "touching," "heartfelt" and an "enjoyable journey" but questioned its coherence.
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credited the film with "some magical moments," but called it "muddled" and criticised its length.
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commissioned a re-edited version for release in North American release 13 November 2009. Retitled
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as "Thick" Kevin, Carl's intellectually dense cabin-mate and member of the Radio Rock staff.
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about rebellious young men sticking it to The Grumpy Old Man—this time, with a tacked-on
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as Marianne, Quentin's niece (and a fan of Dave) with whom Carl falls instantly in love.
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as "Young" Carl, who is sent to stay with his godfather Quentin on the Radio Rock ship.
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The soundtrack features 32 songs on two discs. The film itself has a 60-song playlist.
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as "Simple" Simon Swafford, Radio Rock's breakfast DJ. O'Dowd drew inspiration from
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oblivious Bob from his cabin while The Count vows to broadcast as long as possible.
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The Count's homage to the Beatles, delivered in front of Abbey Road studios;
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just barely stays afloat," declaring the film too long to sustain interest.
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In London, government minister Sir Alistair Dormandy resolves to shut down
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as DJ "Doctor" Dave, a promiscuous man and member of the Radio Rock staff.
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and staffers, led by brash American DJ "The Count" and DJ "Doctor Dave".
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while the British government tries to shut them down. It was produced by
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was also critical of the length and said the film was "disappointing."
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as "The Count", the brash American DJ on Radio Rock, loosely based on
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and Bohdan Poraj as Dormandy's subordinates Sandford and Fredericks,
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Gavin Kavanagh in a flashback, dancing in a Latin American bar to "
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Following the film's commercial failure at the British box office,
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as Angus "The Nut" Nutsford, DJ and lone New Zealander on the ship.
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A long scene of late-night sabotage aboard a competitor's vessel;
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as "News" John Mayford, the station's news and weather reporter.
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cook and the only single woman permitted to live on the ship.
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as Marianne's friend Margaret and Felicity's love interest.
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Principal photography taking place on the steps of the
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Ike Hamilton as Harold, the station's radio assistant.
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With the lifeboats inoperable, the crew gather on the
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also criticised the film's length and comedic style.
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sloshes about merrily and has some magical moments"
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The Boat That Rocked (soundtrack)
Four men walking the plank off a large boat
Richard Curtis
Tim Bevan
Eric Fellner
Hilary Bevan Jones
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Bill Nighy
Rhys Ifans
Nick Frost
Kenneth Branagh
Danny Cohen
Emma E. Hickox
StudioCanal
Working Title Films
Universal Pictures
Focus Features
comedy drama film
Richard Curtis
pirate radio in the United Kingdom
ensemble cast
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Bill Nighy
Rhys Ifans
Nick Frost
Kenneth Branagh
disc jockeys
rock
pop music
North Sea

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