The Boat That Rocked
The Boat That Rocked (titled Pirate Radio in North America) is a 2009 comedy-drama written and directed by Richard Curtis about pirate radio in the United Kingdom during the 1960s. The film has an ensemble cast consisting of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost and Kenneth Branagh. Set in 1966, it tells the story of the fictional pirate radio station "Radio Rock" and its crew of eclectic disc jockeys, who broadcast rock and pop music to the United Kingdom from a ship anchored in the North Sea while the British government tries to shut them down. It was produced by Working Title Films for Universal Pictures and was filmed on the Isle of Portland and at Shepperton Studios.
Plot
In 1966, various pirate radio stations broadcast to the United Kingdom from ships in international waters, specialising in rock and pop music not played on BBC Radio. Seventeen-year-old Carl, recently expelled from school, is sent to stay with his godfather Quentin, who runs the station Radio Rock anchored in the North Sea. The eclectic crew of disc jockeys and staffers, led by brash American DJ "The Count" and DJ "Doctor Dave".
Cast
- Amanda Fairbank-Hynes
- Antonia Bernath
- Bill Nighy
- Charlie Rowe
- Chris O'Dowd
- David Sterne
- Emma Thompson
- Gemma Arterton
- Jack Davenport
- January Jones
- Katherine Parkinson
- Katie Lyons
- Kenneth Branagh
- Nick Frost
- Olivia Llewellyn
- Philip Seymour Hoffman
- Ralph Brown
- Rhys Darby
- Rhys Ifans
- Sinead Matthews
- Stephen Moore
- Talulah Riley
- Tom Brooke
- Tom Sturridge
- Tom Wisdom
- Will Adamsdale
More details
| author | Richard Curtis |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | London |
| director | Richard Curtis |
| editor | Emma E. Hickox |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | advertise bow broadcast cheer disc jockey distress call expelled from school fishing boat game of chicken government minister injured international waters jump married morning north sea parliament parliament of the united kingdom pirate radio pirate radio in the united kingdom pirate radio stations pop music prow radio station rescue rescue boat sleep united kingdom |
| musicBy | Hans Zimmer |
| producer | Eric Fellner Hilary Bevan Jones Tim Bevan |
| productionCompany | StudioCanal Working Title Films |
| publisher | Focus Features Universal Pictures |