Sid and Nancy

Sid and Nancy
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlex Cox
Written by
  • Alex Cox
  • Abbe Wool
Produced byEric Fellner
Starring
CinematographyRoger Deakins
Edited byDavid Martin
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byPalace Pictures
Release dates
  • May 1986 (1986-05) (Cannes)
  • 12 September 1986 (1986-09-12) (TIFF)
  • 7 November 1986 (1986-11-07) (United States)
Running time
114 minutes[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
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.

  1. ^ "SID AND NANCY (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 28 May 1986. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  2. ^ "LOVE STORY BRINGS WARMTH TO VIOLENT 'SID & NANCY'". Chicago Tribune. 7 November 1986.