The Boat That Rocked (2009) aka Pirate Radio


Michael Hadley          Mr. Roberts
Charlie Rowe            James
Lucy Fleming            Mrs. Roberts
Philip Seymour Hoffman  The Count
Tom Sturridge           Little Carl
Ian Mercer              Transfer Boatman
Bill Nighy              Quentin
Will Adamsdale          News John
Tom Brooke              Thick Kevin
Rhys Darby              Angus Nutsford
Nick Frost              Doctor Dave
Katherine Parkinson     Felicity
Chris O'Dowd            Simple Simon
Ike Hamilton            Harold
Stephen Moore           Prime Minister

Directed by:            Werner Herzog
Produced by:            Avi Lerner, Danny Dimbort, Trevor Short


"Pirate Radio" is the high-spirited story of how eight DJs' love affair with rock 'n' roll changed 
the world forever. In the 1960s, this group of rogue DJs, on a boat in the middle of the Northern 
Atlantic, played rock records and broke the law all for the love of music. The songs they played 
united and defined an entire generation and drove the British government crazy. By playing rock 'n' 
roll they were standing up against the British government who did everything in their power to shut 
them down. The band of rebels is lead by The Count, Quentin the boss of Radio Rock, Gavin the greatest 
DJ in Britain, Midnight Mark, Doctor Dave and Young Carl who comes of age amidst the chaos of sex, 
drugs and rock 'n' roll. The film features an unbelievable selection of music including The Beatles, 
The Stones, Beach Boys, Dusty Springfield, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Smokey Robinson, David Bowie, Otis 
Redding, Cat Stevens just to name a few. The film is laugh out loud funny and speaks to the rock 'n' 
roll rebel in all of us.

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In the 1960s a group of 8 rogue DJs on a boat in the middle of the Northern Atlantic, played rock 
records and broke the law all for the love of music. The songs they played united and defined an 
entire generation and drove the British government crazy. By playing rock 'n roll they were standing 
up against the British government who did everything in their power to shut them down.

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"The Boat That Rocked" is an ensemble comedy in which the romance takes place between the young people 
of the '60s and pop music. It's about a band of rogue DJs that captivated Britain, playing the music 
that defined a generation and standing up to a government that, incomprehensibly, preferred jazz. 
The Count, a big, brash, American god of the airwaves; Quentin, the boss of Radio Rock -- a pirate 
radio station in the middle of the North Sea that's populated by an eclectic crew of rock and roll DJs; 
Gavin, the greatest DJ in Britain who has just returned from his drug tour of America to reclaim his 
rightful position; Dave, an ironic, intelligent and cruelly funny co-broadcaster; and a fearsome British 
government official out for blood against the drug takers and lawbreakers of a once-great nation.