| January 1978. After their success in England, the punk rock band Sex Pistols venture out on their tour of the southern United States. Temperamental bassist Sid Vicious is forced by his band mates to travel without his troubled girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, who will meet him in New York. When the band breaks up and Sid begins his solo career in a hostile city, the turbulent couple definitely falls into the depths of drug addiction. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 12, 1986 | 
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| Director: | Alex Cox | 
| Writer: | Alex Cox, Abbe Wool | 
| Genres: | Drama, Romance | 
| Keywords | 1970s, drug addiction, punk rock, based on true story, sex pistols, co-workers relationship, punk band, sid vicious, music tour, music manager, chelsea hotel, musical acts, toxic relationship | 
| Production Companies | Zenith Entertainment, Initial Pictures | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $2,826,523 Budget: $4,000,000 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Gary Oldman | Sid Vicious | 
| Chloe Webb | Nancy Spungen | 
| David Hayman | Malcolm McLaren | 
| Debby Bishop | Phoebe | 
| Andrew Schofield | Johnny Rotten | 
| Xander Berkeley | Bowery Snax | 
| Perry Benson | Paul | 
| Tony London | Steve | 
| Sandy Baron | Hotelier USA | 
| Sy Richardson | Methadone Caseworker | 
| Edward Tudor-Pole | Hotelier UK | 
| Biff Yeager | Detective | 
| Courtney Love | Gretchen | 
| Rusty Blitz | Reporter | 
| John Spacely | Chelsea Hotel Resident | 
| Coati Mundi | Desk Clerk | 
| Anne Lambton | Linda | 
| Kathy Burke | Brenda Windzor | 
| Sara Sugarman | Abby National | 
| Mark Monero | Jah Clive | 
| Michèle Winstanley | Olive McBollocks | 
| Andy Bradford | Dick Bent | 
| Barbara Coles | Reporter | 
| Pete Lee-Wilson | Duke Bowman | 
| Graham Fletcher-Cook | Wally Hairstyle | 
| Stuart Fox | Rock Head | 
| Victoria Harwood | Hermione | 
| Jude Alderson | Ma Vicious | 
| James Snell | Edward | 
| Niven Boyd | Rock Head’s Trainer | 
| Miguel Sandoval | Record Company Executive | 
| Patti Tippo | Tanned and Sultry Blonde | 
| John M. Jackson | Lance Boyles MD | 
| Peter McCarthy | Hugh Kares | 
| Desirée Erasmus | Mrs. Hugh Kares | 
| Gloria LeRoy | Granma | 
| Milton Selzer | Granpa | 
| Bruce J. Magrane | Andy | 
| Stefanie Auerbach | Bette | 
| Jeffrey Kumer | Buzz | 
| Bradley Lieberman | Chipper | 
| Tricia Bartholome | Mary Jane | 
| Jeanne McCarthy | Trell | 
| John Snyder | Vito | 
| Ron Moseley | Wax Max | 
| Fox Harris | Old Stain | 
| Iggy Pop | Prospective Guest #1 | 
| Suchi Asano | Prospective Guest #2 | 
| Julie St. Claire | Punkette #6 | 
| Daniel Louis Rivas | ABC Kid #2 | 
| Keith Morris | Rikers Junky | 
| Alexander Folk | Rikers Guard #1 | 
| Alex Cox | Man Sitting in Mr. Head’s Room (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| J. Rae Fox | Production Design, Art Direction | 
| Alex Cox | Screenplay, Director | 
| Abbe Wool | Screenplay | 
| David Martin | Editor | 
| Andrew McAlpine | Production Design | 
| Lynda Burbank | Production Design, Art Direction | 
| Aaron Glynn | Hair Designer | 
| Theda DeRamus | Costume Designer | 
| Libbie Barr | Script Supervisor | 
| Simon Mein | Still Photographer | 
| Lucy Boulting | Casting | 
| Joanne Woollard | Set Decoration | 
| Catherine Cook | Costume Designer | 
| Peter Frampton | Makeup Designer | 
| Marcie Begleiter | Set Decoration | 
| Joe Stevens | Still Photographer | 
| Caroline Hanania | Art Direction | 
| Andrew Z. Davis | Production Manager | 
| Dan Wool | Original Music Composer | 
| Roger Deakins | Director of Photography | 
| Joe Strummer | Original Music Composer | 
| Victoria Thomas | Casting | 
| Peter Glossop | Sound | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Margaret Matheson | Executive Producer | 
| Peter Jaques | Associate Producer | 
| Peter McCarthy | Co-Producer | 
| Scott Millaney | Executive Producer | 
| Abbe Wool | Associate Producer | 
| Eric Fellner | Producer | 
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