Still Crazy
1998
Columbia and Tristar Home Video

As Tony Costello
Released in the U.K.1998
Full release in the U.S. 1999
The film was subsequently released in at least 16 countries from 1998 - 2000.
Stephen Rea, Billy Connolly, Jimmy Nail, Timothy Spall, Bill Nighy, Juliet Aubrey, Helena Bergström and Bruce Robinson

Publicized in 1998 as the answer to The Full Monty, the film chronicles the breakup and subsequent 20 year reunion of a 70's rock band called Strange Fruit. While the film never really achieved high profile success and widespread box office appeal, it's still very well known in many countries. Stephen Rea's memorable performance in this film as Tony Costello is easily remembered, no matter what band you follow.

Often characterized as the sweeter and more poignant version of This is Spinal Tap, the film is highly unique, shot in a rockumentary style and complimented by an excellent cast with music by both Mick Jones of the group Foreigner and Chris Difford of Squeeze. Look for a great performance by Stephen Rea as an aging keyboard player who is still looking for what was missing when the band broke up...
Brian Gibson
Dick Clement
Ian La Frenais

HUGHIE (NARRATING)

I think God just gets tired of all that 70's excess.
That's why he created The Sex Pistols.
The late director, Brian Gibson, also directed the film, What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), based on the career of singer Tina Turner. He also directed The Juror, with Demi Moore and Alec Baldwin (1996).

Writer Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais and Roddy Doyle also wrote the screenplay for The Commitments (1991) starring,
among others, Angeline Ball.

Billy Connolly can currently be seen in the recently released film, The Last Samurai (2003) with Tom Cruise.

Jimmy Nail can be seen in the mini series The 10th Kingdom (2000). He also has roles in the films Swing (1999) and Crusoe with Aidan Quinn (1989).

Timothy Spall can also be seen in The Last Samurai with Billy Connolly. He was also in Crusoe with Jimmy Nail.
He was also in the Mike Leigh film Life is Sweet (1990) with Stephen Rea.

Bill Nighy can currently be seen in the film Love Actually (2003) with Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson and Hugh Grant.

Juliet Aubrey can recently be seen in the film, Iris (2001) directed by Richard Eyre and starring Judi Dench, Jim Broadbent, Kate Winslet and Hugh Bonneville.