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Adaptation of Martin Amis's cult 80s novel. John Self, a dysfunctional director of commercials, travels to America to make his debut film and ends up speeding towards destruction.

Bold two-part adaptation of Martin Amis's cult 80s novel, starring Nick Frost and Vincent Kartheiser.

John Self, a dysfunctional director of commercials, travels to America to make his debut feature film and ends up speeding towards self-destruction. On arrival in the glitz and grime of Manhattan, Self hooks up with hot-shot producer, Fielding Goodney, to charm the money men and cast some major stars.

As Self indulges in a non-stop diet of booze, nightlife and pornography, he is forced to juggle his unstable relationship with slippery girlfriend Selina, his overbearing and money-grabbing dad and a threatening stalker who wants his life.

Meanwhile, bickering between his stars Caduta Massi and Lorne Guyland over proposed nudity in the film threatens to halt production. Surrounded by lunatics and predators, can Self hold it together to achieve the dream or will his lust for money bring him down?

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Wed 2 Aug 2023 22:15

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Music Played

  • Gang of Four

    At Home He's a Tourist

  • Funkadelic

    Can You Get to That

  • Klaus Harmony

    Can You See Me From Over There

  • Con Funk Shun

    Chase Me

  • Troy De Roche

    Dawn Star

  • Joy Division

    Digital

  • People鈥檚 Choice

    Do It Anyway You Wanna!

  • Klaus Harmony

    Finding Schuyler

  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    Let's Groove

  • 罢谤补苍蝉鈥怷

    Living on Video

  • Iggy Pop

    Sea of Love

  • The Detroit Spinners

    The Rubberband Man

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    The Way Life's Meant To Be

  • Siouxsie and the Banshees

    Voodoo Dolly

  • Fatback Band

    Your Love is Strange

Credits

Role Contributor
John Self Nick Frost
Fielding Goodney Vincent Kartheiser
Selina Street Emma Pierson
Ossie Twain Adrian Lukis
Barry Self Tim Pigott-Smith
Lorne Guyland Oliver Cotton
Caduta Massi Jerry Hall
Writer Tom Butterworth
Writer Chris Hurford
Director Jeremy Lovering
Producer Ben Evans

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