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Slade in Flame 12 rating

This incendiary Glam-rock cult classic is described by critic Mark Kermode as ‘the Citizen Kane of British pop movies’.

Drama 1975 90 mins

Director: Richard Loncraine

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Overview

Gritty rather than glam, this incendiary, cult classic both confounded and delighted audiences upon its release in 1975, at the height of the legendary glam-rock band’s success. Charting the rise of fictional rock group Flame, with Slade themselves playing the band, it offers a witty, sublimely cynical and warts-and-all view of the ‘70s rock-biz, stuffed with high-octane Slade boot-stompers.

Labelled ‘the Citizen Kane of British pop movies’ by Mark Kermode, it features pitch-perfect performances by Slade, alongside an outstanding early role for Tom Conti, brilliant as an icy businessman hell-bent on making them stars.

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