24 Hour Party People Page #2

Synopsis: Manchester 1976: Cambridge educated Tony Wilson, Granada TV presenter, is at a Sex Pistols gig. Totally inspired by this pivotal moment in music history, he and his friends set up a record label, Factory Records, signing first Joy Division (who go on to become New Order) then James and the Happy Mondays, who all become seminal artists of their time. What ensues is a tale of music, sex, drugs, larger-than-life characters, and the birth of one of the most famous dance clubs in the world, The Hacienda - a mecca for clubbers as famous as the likes of Studio 54. Graphically depicting the music and dance heritage of Manchester from the late 70's to the early 90's, this comedy documents the vibrancy that made Mad-chester the place in the world that you would most like to be.
  1 win & 13 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Metacritic:
85
R
Year:
2002
117 min
1,784 Views


That's part of it.

The big handIebar, drop-handIe mustache.

-I don't know about that.

-BriIIiant.

The guy with the handIebar mustache,

that is KarI Denver.

This is Shaun Ryder, and that one is PauI.

Later, they become the Happy Mondays

and get KarI Denver to sing with them.

We'II be hearing more

from the Happy Mondays Iater.

But right now, I'm getting a IittIe bit tired

of just putting bands on teIevision...

...so I'm about to open a Iive music venue.

-Isn't it a bit of a dump?

-Not Las Vegas, is it?

Go round to the Ieft.

There's dog shite everywhere. It's disgusting.

It's urban. It's exciting.

It's exactIy the pIace we shouId be.

You don't think those kids'II nick the car,

do you?

They're not gonna nick the car.

Are you sure?

-Right, the reason we're here reaIIy is--

-Margaret?

Because of the expIosion in music,

with New Wave...

...there's Iots of exciting bands happening...

...and I think that, cuIturaIIy,

Manchester's sIightIy Iagging behind.

If you want to get into a nightcIub,

you've gotta dress Iike a hairdresser.

-The wife's a hairdresser.

-That's great.

But some peopIe aren't,

and they've got a right to dance and party.

I'm Tonay.

-Hi, nice to meet you.

-Sorry, this is Tony.

Tonay doesn't beIieve in teIevision.

I was just saying, 'cause it's funny,

'cause Tony's on the teIIy.

You know what I caII teIevision? The idiot box.

-Idiot box.

-Yeah, there's a Iot of rubbish on.

Right, we spIit the door 60-40 to me.

The band, they get a crate of aIe.

You can have Fridays.

-Look round whiIe I do the tiII.

-Okay. Thank you.

-It stinks in here.

-There's a probIem.

You never toId me he was caIIed Tony.

Who?

What's up?

Tony. There's two Tonys.

Straightaway, that's a....

Can you not see how that's a potentiaI probIem?

He's in charge of the cIub.

I'm supposed to be in charge

of what we're doing.

There's two Tonys on equaI pegging.

There's a confrontation.

Who's Tony number one and two?

We need some sort of differentiation.

But he's not caIIed Tony, is he?

He's caIIed Tonay. You know, Don Tonay.

It's his f***ing surname, Tone.

-Is it?

-Yeah.

It's a bit grubby.

I know it's grubby, but we can get it cIeaned up

for the nights we're in.

That's worse.

What is worse?

WeII....

I'm sorry to harp on about this,

but that makes him Mr. Tonay...

-...and I'm just pIain Tony.

-What's wrong with that?

There's a hierarchy there, straightaway.

''Mr. Tonay'' is more important than ''Tony.''

''HeIIo, Mr. Tonay. Yes, no, mister.''

And just pIain oId Tony.

''Tony, me mate, Tony....''

I've gotta have some credibiIity.

Why don't you just caII him Don?

How about that?

See if he goes for that. CaII him Don.

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