Directed by:
Richard LoncraineScreenplay:
Andrew BirkinCinematography:
Peter HannanComposer:
Chas ChandlerCast:
Don Powell, Jim Lea, Noddy Holder, Dave Hill, Tom Conti, Alan Lake, Johnny Shannon, Kenneth Colley, Anthony Allen, Sara Clee, Nina Thomas, Michael Coles, Rosko (more)Plots(1)
The early 1970s were very good to glam rockers Slade. In their native Britain, they invaded the charts with 17 Top 20 hits, including six at #1. Devoted fans couldn't play Slade's anthem-rock loud enough, and the band played to packed clubs and concert halls all across the country. Like The Beatles and The Who, Slade too was seduced by the call of celluloid. In 1975, the band answered that call, starring in the critically lauded Slade in Flame. A darker kind of Spinal Tap, the film features the band starring as a fictitious version of themselves, while taking a gritty, realistic look at the underbelly of the music industry, where hustlers, sharks and managers prey upon hot new bands. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Don Powell
UK
Best movies:
Slade in Flame (1975)
Lorna Doone (2000) (TV movie)
Jim Lea
UK
Best movies:
Slade in Flame (1975)
Noddy Holder
UK
Best movies:
Slade in Flame (1975)
Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember (2001)
Dave Hill
UK
Best movies:
Slade in Flame (1975)
Seven Days to Live (2000)
Tom Conti
UK
Best movies:
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Ściana (1982) (TV movie)
Oppenheimer (2023)
Alan Lake
UK
Best movies:
Slade in Flame (1975)
It's Not the Size That Counts (1974)
Don't Open Till Christmas (1984)
Johnny Shannon
UK
Best movies:
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
Slade in Flame (1975)
Sweeney! (1977)
Kenneth Colley
UK
Best movies:
Anthony Allen
Best movies:
Hellraiser (1987)
Slade in Flame (1975)
Sara Clee
Best movies:
Slade in Flame (1975)
That'll Be the Day (1973)
Nina Thomas
Best movies:
Slade in Flame (1975)
Dead Cert (1974)
Michael Coles
UK
Best movies:
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
H.M.S. Defiant (1962)
Slade in Flame (1975)
Rosko
USA
Best movies:
Slade in Flame (1975)
Ciao Manhattan (1972)
Tommy Vance
UK
Best movies:
Slade in Flame (1975)
John Dicks
UK
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
Slade in Flame (1975)
Barrie Houghton
Best movies:
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) (TV movie)
Empire of the Sun (1987)
War and Remembrance (1988) (series)
Patrick Connor
UK
Best movies:
I'm the Girl He Wants to Kill (1974) (TV movie)
Brazil (1985)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Irene Sutcliffe
UK
Best movies:
Withnail and I (1987)
Slade in Flame (1975)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (2002) (TV movie)
Bill Dean
UK
Best movies:
Jimmy Gardner (a.f.)
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) - a.f.
Finding Neverland (2004)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) - a.f.