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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Profanity, Substance Abuse, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 2000 DVD Release: 10/10/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 43 mins Studio: New Line Home Video Members Wishing: 2 Genres: History, Music, Biography, Social History

Although their career lasted a bit less than two years, few rock bands have made a more dramatic impact than The Sex Pistols, who quickly rose to international infamy as the best-known British punk band, then fell apart shortly after their first American tour in a tempest of drugs, ego, and infighting. Manager Malcolm McLaren began making a film about the group while they were at the height of their fame, but by the time McLaren and director Julien Temple completed The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle, the group's best-known member, bassist Sid Vicious, was dead, and the remaining Pistols -- vocalist Johnny Rotten (aka John Lydon), guitarist Steve Jones, drummer Paul Cook, and original bassist Glen Matlock were in litigation against McLaren and refused to participate. In 1998, Temple began working with the group's surviving members (who reunited for a brief tour in 1996) for this definitive documentary of the Pistols' career, which combines new interviews with footage of legendary live performances (such as their infamous Jubilee Day show on a ship sailing past the Houses of Parliament), as well as newsreels of the chaos that followed in their wake, including the TV appearance that changed them overnight from a little-known cult band to national pariahs. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Paul Cook
Malcolm McLaren
Sid Vicious
Glen Matlock
Steve Jones

Punk rock's most notorious outlaws arrive in dangerous digital form in this insightful and feature-intensive release from New Line Home Entertainment. This comprehensive documentary of the Sex Pistols' brief but legendary career is presented here in 1.85:1 widescreen (enhanced for 16 x 9 TVs) and accompanied by a closed-captioned English Dolby Digital soundtrack that will bring viewers back to the early days when punk was unpredictable and exciting. Subtitles are available in English only. Extensive extra features offered on this disc include: feature-length commentary from director Julien Temple, the original documentary "Un-Defining Punk: An In-Depth Examination of the Punk Rock Movement," an original theatrical trailer, and DVD-ROM links to the original theatrical website. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide