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Directed by | Alex Cox |
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Produced by | Eric Fellner |
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Cinematography | Roger Deakins |
Edited by | David Martin |
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Distributed by | Palace Pictures |
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Running time | 114 minutes[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | $4 million |
Box office | $2.8 million |
Sid and Nancy (also known as Sid and Nancy: Love Kills) is a 1986 British biographical film directed by Alex Cox, co-written with Abbe Wool, and starring Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb. The film portrays the life of Sid Vicious, bassist of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols, and his destructive relationship with girlfriend Nancy Spungen. The film also features supporting performances from David Hayman, Xander Berkeley, and Courtney Love.
The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 1986, and was released theatrically in the United States in November of that same year.[2] Although it failed to recoup its production budget at the box office, the film was received positively by most critics and developed a cult following.