Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll is the 2009 film of the IAN DURY story starring Andy Serkis in the role of the punk legend. The film follows the rise to fame of IAN DURY following a personal battle with the debilitating disease polio, and the after effects of fame on his relationships . The title of the film is derived from the classic 1977 hit the phrase that it spawned - "Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll".
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Ian Dury (*May 12, 1942, +March 27, 2000) born in London the son of a university academic and a bus driver, was an English rock and roll singer and songwriter, one of few true originals of the English music scene in the last 30 years. He contracted Polio from swallowing swimming pool water when he was 10 years old which left him permanently disabled needing a stick and leg caliper. 
After studying painting at the Royal Academy with Peter Blake the pop artist working with The Who and The Beatles, Dury went into music and rose to fame during the 1970s, as a founder of punk and New Wave. With his razor blade earring, clothes, and powerful stage persona he was the trailblazer that many would follow. Regularly voted top music personality he toured with Elvis Costello and around the USA with Lou Reed, influencing the likes of The Clash, The Pretenders and the Sex Pistols.
His first album 'New Boots and Panties!!' sold over a million copies, and he had several hit singles including "What a Waste", "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick", and the two songs that have entered as phrases into the English language "Reasons to be Cheerful" and the rock and roll anthem "Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll."
Principal photography commenced on April 29, 2009 in London.
CAST INCLUDES
Andy Serkis as Ian Dury
Ray Winstone as Bill Dury
Olivia Williams as Betty
Naomie Harris as Denise
Mackenzie Crook as Russell
Bill Milner as Baxter
PRODUCER
Damian Jones' feature film credits as producer include most recently the UK hits Noel Clarke' Adulthood and Kidulthood as well as Nick Hytner's The History Boys, Michael Winterbottom's Welcome to Sarajevo, Danny Boyle's Millions, Gridlock'd starring Tupac Shakur, and Greg Araki's Splendor. Other credits include Dogging: A Love Story, Straightheads, Thunderpants, Very Annie Mary, Some Voices, Dancing at the Blue Iguana and A Texas Funeral. He received a BAFTA in 1990 for Peter Hewitt's short The Candy Show. Forthcoming projects include Eurovision Song Contest The Movie with Working Title Films and writer/director Dan Mazer (Bruno, Borat, Ali G) and Thatcher with writer Abi Morgan and Pathe Productions.
DIRECTOR
Mat Whitecross was BAFTA nominated (Best Single Drama) along with Michael Winterbottom for The Road To Guantanamo, they went on to receive the Silver Bear at Berlin, a European Film Award nomination and the Best Documentary accolade at the Independent Spirit Awards. Shock Doctrine with Michael Winterbottom was also in the Berlin line-up this year. He is also a regular collaborator with Coldplay on their music videos
Worldsales: Metropolis International Sales/Timeless Films
Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll is available on DVD and Blu-ray from the 17th May 2010!
Ian Dury: official site / lyrics
Photo: Dhphoto
The Blockheads: official site / myspace /
Photo: Matt Kent