Radio rock revolution
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Radio rock revolution |
| Original title | The Boat That Rocked |
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| Country of production |
United Kingdom , Germany , France |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2009 |
| length | 135 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 12 JMK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Richard Curtis |
| script | Richard Curtis |
| production |
Hilary Bevan Jones , Tim Bevan , Eric Fellner |
| music | Hans Zimmer (not mentioned) |
| camera | Danny Cohen |
| cut | Emma E. Hickox |
| occupation | |
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Radio Rock Revolution (Original title: The Boat That Rocked ) is a British musical comedy from 2009 . It tells the story of a pirate station that broadcasts rock 'n' roll from a ship in the North Sea in the 1960s . The model for the fictional plot was the then pirate station Radio Caroline . It was directed by Richard Curtis , who also wrote the script.
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After he was expelled from school for drug use, 18-year-old Carl is sent by his mother to his godfather Quentin's ship to clear his head while working.
Quentin is head of "Radio Rock", a radio station that broadcasts rock 'n' roll and pop from the North Sea around the clock - from the Beatles , Cream , the Kinks , the Rolling Stones and many other bands that broadcast their music the BBC refuses.
The government is the (still legal) broadcaster a thorn in the side. Prime Minister Wilson instructs Post Secretary Dormandy to "end the mischief". Together with his colleague Boobs (in the original "Twatt", similar to the English twat for "idiot") he is planning a law that will forbid the operation of pirate channels.
Meanwhile, the young Carl is introduced to the radio DJs and customs on board. The presenters of "Radio Rock" enjoy a rampant life with an unshakable love for rock and women. The crew tries again and again to pair Carl up and give him his first sex. It seems nonsense to Crazy Kevin that his mother sends him on this ship to keep him away from drugs. He suspects that this is where Carl should finally get to know his father. He taps on Quentin, but it turns out to be a mistake. When Carl's mother comes over to visit, it becomes clear that the eccentric eccentric Bob, a DJ who only goes on the air at night when everyone else is asleep, is his father.
When the government began to feel pressure on the station, broadcasting legend Gavin Canavagh announced his return to the station. Count (English for "Graf"), an American who came on the boat as the successor to Gavin and has since enjoyed a special status, is not happy about Gavin's return. Tensions quickly build up between Gavin and some of the crew, which heighten when one of Gavin's admirers marries the unsuspecting Simon on the ship in order to be close to Gavin. Elenore explains to Simon the morning after their wedding night that she is moving in with Gavin. The crew is horrified and although Gavin declares that he is not responsible for Elenore's maneuver, there is a mutual duel between Gavin and the Count in the ship's transmitter masts. Nobody gives in and so they end up in the water with minor injuries.
On New Year's 1967, the British government passed a “Shipping Protection Act” to put an end to Radio Rock. But the crew suggests letting the ship, which is anchored just outside the three-mile zone , set sail further out to sea so that it can continue to transmit unmolested. Over the course of the following night, explosions then occur in the outdated engine room, causing leaks in the hull, so that the ship sinks at dawn. The crew threatened to drown, however, is rescued by fans who heard about the incident on the radio and took numerous boats to the site of the accident. Dormandy has previously refused aid from the authorities.
background
The film is the second directorial work by award-winning screenwriter Richard Curtis after Actually ... Love from 2003; it was shot between March and June 2008. The former Dutch hospice ship “Timor Challenger” served as the “rock boat”. It was filmed in Portland Harbor in Dorset , on the Isle of Portland and in the "Shepperton Studios".
The soundtrack contains numerous beat and rock tracks from the 1960s, for example by the Kinks , the Rolling Stones , the Troggs , The Moody Blues , by Jimi Hendrix and Cat Stevens .
The German Film and Media Assessment FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the rating particularly valuable.
Web links
- Rocked in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Radio Rock Revolution at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Radio Rock Revolution . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , March 2009 (PDF; test number: 117 416 K).
- ↑ Age rating for Radio Rock Revolution . Youth Media Commission .