The story of two bands, one girl and a night they will never forget.
Teenage musicians travel to England's Spike Island in the hope of attending an outdoor performance by their favorite band, the Stone Roses.
Spike Island (2012) is a comedy, drama and music film directed by Mat Whitecross, released on October 11, 2012 with a runtime of 1h 36m. It stars Elliott Tittensor, Emilia Clarke, Nico Mirallegro and Adam Long. Viewers rate it 6.3 out of 10 across 80 ratings.
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Official trailers, teasers, clips and featurettes for Spike Island.
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Featurette
Elliott Tittensor
as Tits
Emilia Clarke
as Sally
Nico Mirallegro
as Dodge
Adam Long
as Little Gaz
Jordan Murphy
as Zippy
Oliver Heald
as Penfold
Robert James-Collier
as Mr Milligan
Matthew McNulty
as Ibiza Ste
Steve Evets
as Eric
Lesley Manville
as Margaret
Chris Coghill
as Uncle Hairy
Antonia Thomas
as Lisa
Directed by Mat Whitecross, written by Chris Coghill, produced by Esther Douglas and Fiona Neilson.
Average viewer score of 6.3/10 from 80 ratings.
Does Mat Whitecross' film Bang the Drum? It's May 1990, Great Britain, and The Stone Roses are about to play a monumental outdoor gig at Spike Island in Widnes, Cheshire. A bunch of teenage acolytes of the band, aspiring musicians themselves, embark on a journey to Spike Island whist at the same time embarking on personal journeys of the real life kind. Us Brits do like ourselves a coming of age drama set to the…
Reviewed on March 2, 2015
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Spike Island (2012) is available to stream on Philo, Fandor and Fandor Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Apple TV Store. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Spike Island (2012) includes Elliott Tittensor, Emilia Clarke, Nico Mirallegro, Adam Long and Jordan Murphy. The film was directed by Mat Whitecross. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Spike Island was released on October 11, 2012 and runs for 1h 36m.
Spike Island (2012) holds an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 from 80 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, drama and music films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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