1
Signup Login
Control
Born Today
Home / Control

Control
Year:
Duration:
122 min
Genres:
Biography | Drama | Music
IMDB rate:
7.8
Director:
Anton Corbijn
Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 30 wins & 27 nominations
Details
Country: UK
Release Date: 2007-09-12
Filming Locations: Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, UK
Earnings
Opening Weekend: $27,674 (USA) (14 October 2007)
Gross: $871,577 (USA) (27 January 2008)
Cast
Actor
Character
Sam Riley
Ian Curtis
Samantha Morton
Debbie Curtis
Alexandra Maria Lara
Annik Honore
Joe Anderson
Peter Hook aka Hooky
James Anthony Pearson
Bernard Sumner
Harry Treadaway
Steve Morris
Craig Parkinson
Tony Wilson
Toby Kebbell
Rob Gretton
Andrew Sheridan
Terry
Robert Shelly
Twinny
Richard Bremmer
Mr. Curtis - Ian's Father
Tanya Myers
Ian's Mother
Martha Myers Lowe
Ian's Sister (as Martha Myers-Lowe)
Matthew McNulty
Nick
David Whittington
Chemistry Teacher
Margaret Jackman
Mrs. Brady
Mary Jo Randle
Debbie's Mother (as Mary-Jo Randle)
Ben Naylor
Martin Hannet
John Cooper Clarke
Himself
James Fortune
MC
Angus Addenbrooke
Colin
Nicola Harrison
Corrine
June Alliss
Corrine's Mother
George Newton
Studio Owner
Mark Jardine
Other Band Manager
Herbert Grönemeyer
Local GP
Paul Arlington
Hospital Doctor
Tim Plester
Earnest
Joanna Swain
Maternity Nurse
Joseph Marshall
Alan from Crispy Ambulance
Laura Chambers
Claire
Eliot Otis Brown Walters
Footballing Kid (as Elliot Brown-Walters)
Monica Axelsson
Tony Wilson's Girlfriend
Lotti Closs
Gillian Gilbert
Eady Williams
Baby Natalie
Nigel Harris
Tramp
Did you know?
Trivia
According to Samantha Morton, the director mortgaged his house to raise finance for the film.
Share this
When Joy Division are about to make their first television appearance they are warned by Tony Wilson that he will cut them off if they swear at any point. He also tells them to trust him as he knows when you can and can't swear on TV. This is probably a nod to years later, when in real life Tony Wilson was suspended from his job at Granada for swearing into a microphone that he didn't realize was on.
Share this
Theatrical film debut of Anton Corbijn.
Share this
Goofs
In Ian's bathroom medicine cabinet is a bottle of Tigabine an anti-epileptic not available till the 1990's.
Share this
On the contract signed in Tony's blood, drummer Stephen Morris' name is spelled Steven. (The band mocks Tony's lightheadedness from the blood loss by falsely telling him that "Morris" needs to have a second "s" added, but no mention is made of the misspelling of his first name.)
Share this
When Ian is recording the vocals for "Isolation," he appears to be using a modern Shure KSM27 studio condenser microphone.
Share this
Quotes
Ian Curtis: So this is permanence; love-shattered pride. What once was innocence, has turned on its side.
Share this
Ian Curtis: [handing Tony Wilson a piece of paper] Joy Division, you cunt!
Share this
Ian Curtis: Side effects include: drowsiness, apathy, and blurred vision... I'm taking two.
Share this
Faq
Q
A Note Regarding Spoilers
A
The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.
Q
What did Ian (in the movie) hang himself on?
A
It was a drying rack - the thing the socks and stuff were hanging on in an earlier scene when he went into the kitchen and got depressed by all the baby bottles and drying laundry.
Q
Any recommendations for other band biopics similar to Control?
A
Some people have noted similarities between Control and Oliver Stone's The Doors (1991), which details the life of The Doors' late singer, Jim Morrison [1943-1971]. Similarly, there's What We Do is Secret (2007), a film about the life of The Germs' singer Darby Crash [1958-1980].
Share this
Celebs by Profession
Celebs by Country
Celebs by Birth Year
Popular Celebrities
png backpack clip art transparent background backpack clipart red backpack clip art Lepbuk I'm traveling
celebritywc.com 2015