“Sensational stuff from one of the best writers of his generation and a film which will appeal to every age.”
– Sunday Mail
Writer/director Richard Curtis, of Love Actually fame, is back with his own unique flavour of feel good fun in The Boat That Rocked. This time Curtis has set sail with another all-star cast, lead by Bill Nighy, and a swinging soundtrack in The Boat That Rocked available to DVD and Blu-ray from August 12. It’s 1966 and British pop music is at its finest. However the BBC will only play two hours of rock and roll a week! Enter Radio Rock, a pirate radio station playing rock and pop for listeners’ pleasure 24 hours a day from a ship in the icy waters of the North Sea. At its peak, over half of Britain’s population, 25 million people, tuned in to the pirates on a daily basis. Recently expelled Carl (Tom Sturridge) has been sent to stay with his godfather Quentin (Nighy) to get his life back on track. However Quentin is the boss of Radio Rock and its crew of eccentric rock DJs. What ensues is a hilarious adventure of sex, rivalry, friendship and music that became a symbol of social change. In the middle of all the fun, a government faction led by Minister Dormandy (Kenneth Branagh) vows to silence the pirates in order to rid the mainland of their “ghastly” influence and lack of morals, and restore order.
As Radio Rock faces its biggest challenge yet, hundreds of devoted fans defy authority and stage an epic Dunkirk-style
rescue of their deejay heroes, proving that some things may come to an end, but rock never dies…
Against a backdrop of classic 1960’s anthems, Bill Nighy is joined Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Rhys
Darby and Emma Thompson in this year’s must have take-home party. In the same vein as Notting Hills, Love Actually and Bridget Jones’ Diary, The Boat That Rocked will have you laughing and singing until you cry. Don’t miss out on the fun – grab your copy of The Boat That Rocked on DVD and Blu-ray from August 12.
THE BOAT THAT ROCKED DVD & BLU-RAY BONUS FEATURES INCLUDES:
• Deleted Scenes (5 x Exclusive deleted scenes on Blu-Ray)
• Audio Commentary with Director Richard Curtis and Cast
• Blu-Ray exclusive: 6 Theatrical featurettes
Cast: Bill Nighy (Love Actually, Pirates of the Caribbean)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (Almost Famous, Capote, Doubt)
Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz)
Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill, Elizabeth: The Golden Age)
Kenneth Branagh (Frankenstein, Othello, Hamlet, Valkyrie)
Writer/Director: Richard Curtis (Love Actually)
Price: Single Disc – $39.95 RRP
Blu-ray – $44.95 RRP
Classification: TBC
Genre: Comedy
AVAILABLE TO OWN OR RENT ON DVD & BLU-RAY FROM AUGUST 12th 2009