Sid & Nancy Summary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alex Cox
Genres: Drama
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Punk rock's first great embodiment of the motto "live fast and die young," Sid_Vicious joined The_Sex_Pistols when they were already established as the most controversial rock band in British history; and it soon became apparent that he couldn't play his instrument, had a magnetic attraction to chaos, and possessed a dangerous thirst for booze, drugs, and violence. Sid & Nancy opens shortly after Sid (Gary_Oldman) joined the band, when he meets an obnoxious American punk groupie named Nancy Spungen (Chloe_Webb). Nancy claims that she can get drugs, and Sid naively gives her his money. Nancy doesn't show up with the goods, but when Sid runs into her a few days later, she has a tall tale about getting ripped off - and Sid sympathizes with her. Before long, Sid and Nancy have fallen in love, and while they argue with uncommon vehemence, they also depend completely on each other. When The_Sex_Pistols break up, Sid has few prospects and an increasingly voracious appetite for heroin, and Nancy's attempts to "manage" his career only hasten his downhill slide. Former Clash leader Joe_Strummer wrote the film's theme song, "Love Kills," and The_Pogues, The_Circle_Jerks, and Pray for Rain contributed to the soundtrack. Mark Deming, Rovi
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