In 1984, British journalist Arthur Stuart investigates the career of 1970s glam superstar Brian Slade, who was heavily influenced in his early years by hard-living and rebellious American singer Curt Wild.
Cast: Christian Bale, Ewan McGregor, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Toni Collette
Crew: Todd Haynes (Director), Maryse Alberti (Director of Photography), Carter Burwell (Music Director)
Release Dates: 23 Oct 1998 (India)
Did you know? This film was initially supposed to feature some of David Bowie's music, hence the title, which was a Bowie song from the 1970s; however, when Bowie learned that the script for the film was partially based on the unauthorized biographies "Stardust: The David Bowie Story" written by Henry Edwards and Tony Zanetta and "Backstage Passes" written by Bowie's ex-wife Angie Bowie, he threatened the producers with a lawsuit. Bowie's songs were, therefore, not used, and the script was partially re-written to avoid unnecessary resemblance between Bowie and the Bowie-style character Brian Slade. Read More
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as Arthur Stuart
as Curt Wild
as Brian Slade
as Mandy Slade
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
English
Spoken Languages:
French
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1 (Flat)
Stereoscopy:
No
Trivia:
This film was initially supposed to feature some of David Bowie's music, hence the title, which was a Bowie song from the 1970s; however, when Bowie learned that the script for the film was partially based on the unauthorized biographies "Stardust: The David Bowie Story" written by Henry Edwards and Tony Zanetta and "Backstage Passes" written by Bowie's ex-wife Angie Bowie, he threatened the producers with a lawsuit. Bowie's songs were, therefore, not used, and the script was partially re-written to avoid unnecessary resemblance between Bowie and the Bowie-style character Brian Slade.
Much of the film's dialog is based on Oscar Wilde's writings.
Much of the film's dialog is based on Oscar Wilde's writings.
