The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
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Themes:Power Of MediaMockery Of The Music IndustryManipulation Of Public PerceptionCreative IntegrityArt Vs. CommercialismDiscover Similar ThemesMood:HumorousParodicLight-HeartedAbsurdWittySatiricalPlayfulEnergeticTongue-In-CheekDiscover Similar Mood
A rather incoherent post-breakup Sex Pistols "documentary", told from the point of view of Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, whose (arguable) position is that the Sex Pistols in particular and punk rock in general were an elaborate scam perpetrated by him in order to make "a million pounds."
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Parody Of Documentary StyleMisleading PortrayalsSatirical Commentary On Music BusinessCharacter AssassinationsFictionalized EventsExaggerated NarrationCult Of PersonalityShowbiz Manipulation




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Directed by: Julien Temple, Willi Patterson, John Metcalfe
Produced by: Don Boyd, Jeremy Thomas
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