Pirate Radio

• Nick Frost flys solo for ‘Pirate Radio’

  Published on: October 28, 2009

  By Shannon Nystedt
  MovieSet.com
  
  When you see Nick Frost in films, often it’s along side his buddy Simon Pegg in flicks like the zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead, or action spoof Hot Fuzz, but for his upcoming film Pirate Radio Frost breaks free from his comrade' comfort zone to embrace a new character. In the film, Frost place Dr. Dave, a member of a band of rogue deejays who captivated British radio listeners in the ’60s, playing the music that defined a generation and boldly defying the government that tried to shut them down.
  
  "…It was good for me that I didn't have the safety harness of being with my two best friends," notes Frost, referring to Pegg and Wright. "And, I really had to pinch myself knowing that I have an acting face off with Bill Nighy and Philip Seymour Hoffman almost every day…."
  
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• Take a Look at the Official Poster for 'Pirate Radio'

  Published on: October 9, 2009

  Focus Features is proud to present the official one sheet for its upcoming comedy Pirate Radio, written and directed by Richard Curtis (Love Actually). Pirate Radio is the high-spirited story of how 8 DJs love affair with Rock n Roll changed the world forever. In the 1960s this group of rouge DJs, on a boat in the middle of the Northern Atlantic, played rock records and broke the law all for the love of music. The songs they played united and defined an entire generation and drove the British government crazy. By playing Rock n Roll they were standing up against the British government who did everything in their power to shut them down. The band of rebels is lead by The Count, played by the Academy Award Winning Philip Seymour Hoffman, Quentin the boss of Radio Rock, Gavin the greatest DJ in Britian, Midnight Mark, Doctor Dave and Young Carl who comes of age amidst the chaos of sex, drugs and rock n roll. The film features an unbelievable selection of music including The Beatles, The Stones, Beach Boys, Dusty Springfield, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Smokey Robinson, David Bowie, Otis Redding, Cat Stevens just to name a few. The film is laugh out loud funny and speaks to the rock n roll rebel in all of us.

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• ‘Pirate Radio’ Gets at the Spirit of Rock ‘n Roll

  Published on: August 19, 2009

  By Shannon Nystedt
  movieset.com
  
  Although Writer/director Richard Curtis’ (Love Actually, Bridget Jones's Diary, Four Weddings and a Funeral) Pirate Radio is loosely based on fact, the film is far more of a fictitious re-imagining of the pirate radio fad, than an actual account of true events.  Although Pirate Radio may not be based on a true story, the spirit of the 1960’s is still captured in the film, not only with eclectic clothes, free love and substance abuse, but also by featuring music by a long list of iconic musicians that rocked the era.

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