\u201cSensational stuff from one of the best writers of his generation and a film which will appeal to every age.\u201d<\/p>\n
– Sunday Mail<\/p>\n
Writer\/director Richard Curtis, of Love Actually fame, is back with his own unique flavour of feel good fun in The Boat That Rocked. This time Curtis has set sail with another all-star cast, lead by Bill Nighy, and a swinging soundtrack in The Boat That Rocked available to DVD and Blu-ray from August 12. It\u2019s 1966 and British pop music is at its finest. However the BBC will only play two hours of rock and roll a week! Enter Radio Rock, a pirate radio station playing rock and pop for listeners\u2019 pleasure 24 hours a day from a ship in the icy waters of the North Sea. At its peak, over half of Britain\u2019s population, 25 million people, tuned in to the pirates on a daily basis. Recently expelled Carl (Tom Sturridge) has been sent to stay with his godfather Quentin (Nighy) to get his life back on track. However Quentin is the boss of Radio Rock and its crew of eccentric rock DJs. What ensues is a hilarious adventure of sex, rivalry, friendship and music that became a symbol of social change. In the middle of all the fun, a government faction led by Minister Dormandy (Kenneth Branagh) vows to silence the pirates in order to rid the mainland of their \u201cghastly\u201d influence and lack of morals, and restore order.<\/p>\n
As Radio Rock faces its biggest challenge yet, hundreds of devoted fans defy authority and stage an epic Dunkirk-style
\nrescue of their deejay heroes, proving that some things may come to an end, but rock never dies\u2026
\nAgainst a backdrop of classic 1960\u2019s anthems, Bill Nighy is joined Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Rhys
\nDarby and Emma Thompson in this year\u2019s must have take-home party. In the same vein as Notting Hills, Love Actually and Bridget Jones\u2019 Diary, The Boat That Rocked will have you laughing and singing until you cry. Don\u2019t miss out on the fun \u2013 grab your copy of The Boat That Rocked on DVD and Blu-ray from August 12.<\/p>\n
THE BOAT THAT ROCKED DVD & BLU-RAY BONUS FEATURES INCLUDES:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Deleted Scenes (5 x Exclusive deleted scenes on Blu-Ray)
\n\u2022 Audio Commentary with Director Richard Curtis and Cast
\n\u2022 Blu-Ray exclusive: 6 Theatrical featurettes<\/p>\n
Cast: Bill Nighy (Love Actually, Pirates of the Caribbean)
\nPhilip Seymour Hoffman (Almost Famous, Capote, Doubt)
\nNick Frost (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz)
\nRhys Ifans (Notting Hill, Elizabeth: The Golden Age)
\nKenneth Branagh (Frankenstein, Othello, Hamlet, Valkyrie)
\nWriter\/Director: Richard Curtis (Love Actually)
\nPrice: Single Disc – $39.95 RRP
\nBlu-ray – $44.95 RRP
\nClassification: TBC
\nGenre: Comedy<\/p>\n
AVAILABLE TO OWN OR RENT ON DVD & BLU-RAY FROM AUGUST 12th 2009<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cSensational stuff from one of the best writers of his generation and a film which will appeal to every age.\u201d – Sunday Mail Writer\/director Richard Curtis, of Love Actually fame, is back with his own unique flavour of feel good fun in The Boat That Rocked. This time Curtis has set sail with another all-star<\/p>\n