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Set in 1974, an authentic and uplifting tale of two friends whose horizons are opened up by the discovery of black American soul music.Set in 1974, an authentic and uplifting tale of two friends whose horizons are opened up by the discovery of black American soul music.Set in 1974, an authentic and uplifting tale of two friends whose horizons are opened up by the discovery of black American soul music.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 4 nominations total
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- TriviaWas originally only meant to be playing in 5 screens across the UK but due to high demand it got a blanket release of over 160 screens
- GoofsWhen the youth club lady hands Matt an album to play because the DJ is late, she hands him only one and says "OK, let's listen to this while we wait" The album she gives him is "Summer Holiday" by Cliff Richard and The Shadows; the music being played in the youth club is "The Young Ones" by Cliff Richard and the Shadows, this track was not on the "Summer Holiday" album.
- Quotes
Ray Henderson: Listen, you! This is Northern Soul, not Northern Arsehole!
- Crazy credits"We dedicate this film to our dear departed friend Fran Franklin, who spent years pouring passion and hard work into this project to make it the film it is now. We will miss you Franny, our soul sister, more than words can say."
- ConnectionsEdited from Spring and Port Wine (1970)
Featured review
the dancing is fun
It's 1974 Lancashire in northern England. John is a meek student bullied at school. Mr. Banks (Steve Coogan) is his teacher. His parents force him to attend the youth club where outgoing DJ Matt is dancing to northern soul. When the school bully attacks, John joins Matt to stand up against him. The two fast-friends rebel against the small town ways and lose themselves to DJ for a growing audience. John falls hard for black nurse Angela.
The two guys are not the most engaging. I think the characters are suppose to be 18. One guy looks like he's trying to be younger while the other isn't even trying. There is a danger of too young that is missing from these guys. The drama isn't really here and the plot is pretty thin. There is subplot of drugs that isn't that appealing. There is still some fun. I love the music and the flare pants. I love that the dance hall audiences struggling to figure out Matt's wild dancing. I applaud the commitment. It's not as much fun as one wants in a movie of this nature.
The two guys are not the most engaging. I think the characters are suppose to be 18. One guy looks like he's trying to be younger while the other isn't even trying. There is a danger of too young that is missing from these guys. The drama isn't really here and the plot is pretty thin. There is subplot of drugs that isn't that appealing. There is still some fun. I love the music and the flare pants. I love that the dance hall audiences struggling to figure out Matt's wild dancing. I applaud the commitment. It's not as much fun as one wants in a movie of this nature.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Северный соул
- Filming locations
- King George's Hall, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK(Casino dance scene)
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $8,886
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,786
- Oct 4, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $1,092,359
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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