Take It or Leave It (film)
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| Take It or Leave It | |
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| Directed by | Dave Robinson |
| Produced by | Dave Robinson |
| Written by | Philip McDonald David Robinson Madness |
| Starring | Suggs Mike Barson Lee Thompson Chris Foreman Mark Bedford Daniel Woodgate Chas Smash |
| Music by | Madness The Four Tops |
| Distributed by | Nutty Stiff Productions |
| Release date(s) | 1981 |
| Running time | 100 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | 400 000 £ |
Take It or Leave It is a 1981 film about the british ska/pop band Madness, directed by the owner of Madness label Stiff Records, Dave Robinson, who also directed the band's music videos. The film's budget was paid by the members of Madness, with 20 000 £ each (140 000 £) and the rest of 250 000 £ by Stiff.
The genre of the film is between documentary, drama and comedy. It takes you back to Camden Town, London, in a grey day in January 1976. The three friends Lee Thompson, Chris Foreman and Mike Barson start to play music together. The film ends "today" (1981), with a full piece Madness going out to a packed, screaming arena somewhere in United Kingdom.
[edit] Sources
- Mojo Special Limited Edition, The Ska Explosion!, "Padded Cells" by Johnny Black.
- Total Madness by George Marshall.
