Pirate Radio (2009)

Release date: 2009-11-13
Country: UK|France|Germany
Language: English
Director: Richard Curtis
Production Co: Universal Pictures, StudioCanal, Working Title Films
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Rating: 7.4/10
Length: 1h 57min

Storyline

This movie is an ensemble comedy in which the romance takes place between the young people of the '60s and pop music. It's about a band of rogue DJs that captivated Britain, playing the music that defined a generation and standing up to a government that wanted classical music, and nothing else, on the airwaves. The Count, a big, brash, American god of the airwaves; Quentin, the boss of Radio Rock - a pirate radio station in the middle of the North Sea that's populated by an eclectic crew of rock and roll DJs; Gavin, the greatest DJ in Britain who has just returned from his drug tour of America to reclaim his rightful position; Dave, an ironic, intelligent and cruelly funny co-broadcaster; and a fearsome British government official out for blood against the drug takers and lawbreakers of a once-great nation.

Plot Keywords

surprise after end credits, listening to music, listening to a radio, loss of virginity, jumping from height, sinking ship, singing in a car, sex talk, rock music, teenage boy, wedding ceremony, scene during end credits, drug abuse, marijuana, camaraderie, conservatism, drinking game, radio broadcasting, mother son relationship, air guitar

Short Review

Curtis's movie is loosely based on the historical truths of the time, but it isn't meant as a documentary, a rockumentary, or even a docucomedy. It's just a hell of a lot of fun.