Talk:24 Hour Party People

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

	This article is part of WikiProject Films, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to films and film characters on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to the discussion.
Start This article has been rated as Start-Class on the quality scale. Unknown This article has not been rated on the importance assessment scale.
Editing Guidelines Please remember these guidelines when editing a film article: If a non-film article already exists with the name of the film that you are trying to create an article for, disambiguate and use (film) in the title: Film Title (film) For more information see: Wikipedia:Naming conventions (films) When writing an article about a particular film, the general format should be a concise lead section, followed by a plot overview, production details, a cast list, a reception section, and references. Create an Infobox that tells all pertinent information about the film. We are always looking for new members! Join us today!

Moved this para from article:

A brief description of the movie might well consist of the words "Sex and Drugs and Rock And Roll." (cf Ian Dury)'

doesn't seem particularly useful or encyclopedic. --Lexor 11:30, 3 Jan 2004 (UTC)

---

Is it true that the movie is "occasionally intercut with real footage taken at the time of the events depicted".

I think all the concert scenes were played by actors. Or what else is meant by "real footage"? Captain-c 16:22, 18 Jan 2004 (UTC)

The hang-gliding footage is from the original 70's story. --Robert Merkel 05:58, 19 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Although the audience were played by actors, there was actual live footage of artists such as the Sex Pistols, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Iggy Pop etc. Cnwb 05:24, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Contents 1 Here's some intercut footage yon diggedy: 2 Wheel of Fortune 3 Film poster 4 Fourth Wall breech? 5 comment by User:200.69.212.121 moved from article 6 Last night not staged?

[edit] Here's some intercut footage yon diggedy:

The Sex Pistols scene is intercut with real footage at the start. And New Order are shown in a stadium playing World in Motion. That's real, intercut stuff. Think there might be more though...

I think that there was some real footage of The Fall as well. I know that Mark E. Smith was in there for real in the present, but there might have been some original footage aswell.

[edit] Wheel of Fortune

Maybe this is a case of false memory, but I'm sure I remember years ago (as a little nipper) someone presenting Wheel of Fortune who, now I think of it, vaguely resembles Anthony H. - our article suggests Nicky Campbell was first, though I distinctly remember whoever this was not having a Scottish accent. Is there any truth at all to the scene which puts Coogan as Wilson presenting WoF, or was it concocted for the film? (I have no doubt that Coogan's lines, however, were contrived for it) 15:21, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

I believe Wilson tried out for WoF (hence the scene) but Campbell got the job instead. Cpc464 11:25, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Film poster

I've never seen the poster shown in the article before - usually the one used when referencing the film is this one: http://ia.imdb.com/media/imdb/01/I/31/05/32m.jpg or this one: http://www.deviantbrainwave.org/images/24hour.jpg. Should we change it? Cpc464 11:32, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

Yes! Principally, because this is not a film poster--it is a DVD cover. Moreover, it has its source URL on the image. Sloppy and uglyReimelt 00:32, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

• I was bold and did it.Reimelt 00:42, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fourth Wall breech?

In one scene featuring Howard Devoto (played by Martin Hancock), the real Devoto, an extra in the scene, turns to the camera and says "I definitely don't remember this happening".

Is this an example of breaking the fourth wall? Colossus 86 13:32, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

It is, but Coogan/Tony Wilson is breaking the fourth wall for much of the film anyway. Jooler 15:34, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, that only really dawned on me later! Colossus 86 18:25, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] comment by User:200.69.212.121 moved from article

NOTE: Not pretending to conflict with the article itself, the main character of the film is the "music" as is stated by Tony Wilson (Steve Coogan) during the film. He refers as himself as a secondary character. The biopic about his life is supposed to be a mere excuse to tell the story of certain music, and the people who made that music: Ian Curtis, Shawn Ryder, Martin Hannet, etc. - User:200.69.212.121

[edit] Last night not staged?

"The "staged" last night of The Haçienda was in fact the real last night as the club never officially closed due to police problems."

Do you mean that the club never officially closed? Or that the official reason for the club's closure was not police problems? And what connection has that got to the filming anyway? --VinceBowdren 15:30, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

I believe it means that it was always intended to open again after the actual last night, so no "final night" event was held. Therefore with a near-perfect Hac recreation available, the cast, crew and friends held their own "final night" on the set (the footage from which I understand is what is used in the film). SlamTilt 08:30, 7 September 2006 (UTC)