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Pirate Radio

Year:

2009

Duration:

135 min | USA:117 min

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music

IMDB rate:

7.4

Director:

Richard Curtis

Awards:

1 win & 7 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 2009-11-13

Filming Locations: Gambardella's Cafe, Blackheath Standard, London, England, UK

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $2,904,380 (USA) (15 November 2009)

Gross: $7,913,976 (USA) (27 December 2009)

Cast

Actor

Character

Bohdan Poraj

Pirate Radio

Tom Price

Gemma Arterton

Pirate Radio

Michael Hadley

Mr. Roberts

Charlie Rowe

James

Lucy Fleming

Mrs. Roberts

Philip Seymour Hoffman

The Count

Tom Sturridge

Carl

Ian Mercer

Transfer Boatman

Bill Nighy

Quentin

Will Adamsdale

News John

Tom Brooke

Thick Kevin

Rhys Darby

Angus Nutsford

Nick Frost

Dave

Katherine Parkinson

Felicity

Chris O'Dowd

Simon

Ike Hamilton

Harold

Stephen Moore

Prime Minister

Kenneth Branagh

Sir Alistair Dormandy

Michael Thomas

Sandford

Sinead Matthews

Miss C

Tom Wisdom

Mark

Jack Davenport

Twatt

Ralph Brown

Bob

Rhys Ifans

Gavin

Talulah Riley

Marianne

Olegar Fedoro

Rock Boat Captain

Duncan Foster

Swedish Crewman

January Jones

Elenore

Emma Thompson

Charlotte

Amanda Fairbank-Hynes

Jemima Dormandy

Francesca Longrigg

Mrs. Dormandy

Poppy Delevingne

Model

Sarah Forster

Model

Ocean Moon

Model

Tuuli Shipster

Model

David Sterne

Marianne's Captain

Olivia Llewellyn

Margaret

William Ilkley

Commanding Officer

Edward Hancock

Policeman

Katie Lyons

Angus' Boat Girl

Kirsty Mather

John's Boat Girl

Lana Davidson

Simon's T-Shirt Girl

Tomas Andrisiunas

Swedish Crewman

Guðmundur Auðunsson

Swedish Crewman (as Gudmundur Audunsson)

Kristofer Gummerus

Swedish Crewman (as Kris Gummerus)

Antonia Bernath

Katie, Weather Girl (uncredited)

Caroline Boulton

Stag Night Girl

Elizabeth Conboy

Alice (uncredited)

Giovanna Fletcher

Bridesmaid

Sarah Linda

Model (uncredited)

Heather Pearse

Stag Night Girl

Chrissie Wunna

Model (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Dormandy's secretary was originally known as Miss Clitt in early versions but is now only known as Miss C, presumably due to much being made of having two character names doubling as innuendo.

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Hans Zimmer wrote the film's score, which consists of only one six-minute cue during the finale, without being credited as composer. He did this as a favor to Working Title, with whom he had worked during the beginning of his career in the 1980s. The score track is listed in the closing credits among the numerous songs used as "Sink or Swim" and Zimmer is listed, in the fine print, as the writer of this particular "song" along with Lorne Balfe.

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The album Bob grabs at the end is the 1967 record, The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion by Incredible String Band.

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Goofs

A 1977 Atkinson lorry is seen, despite the fact the film is set in 1966.

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After the lights go out on deck, implying that the ship has lost all power, later interior shots of water rushing in show many lights still lit.

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When Quentin salutes his crew, The Count salutes him, and in the next shot The Count is raising his hand to salute.

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Quotes

Angus: The way I look at it, the world couldn't survive without my comedy, and who's going to have the moral backbone to play the Seekers when the mood is right?

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Simon: [to his bride, Elenore] Wow. You look like a unicorn... in a negligee.

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Gavin Cavanagh: Now it's just you and me, and I'm looking right up your skirt.

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Faq

A Note Regarding Spoilers

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.

Is there anyway to get the entire list of songs played in the movie?

The movie contains around 60 tracks, they can be found here with scene descriptions. The movie features a wide selection of music, with bands including Cat Stevens, Rolling Stones, The Box Tops, The Yardbirds, The Kinks, The Hollies, Smokey Robinson, The Seekers, and Leonard Cohen. Enjoy.

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for The Boat That Rocked can be found here.

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