The Clash - Westway To The World

Name: The Clash - Westway To The World
Director: Don Letts
Released: 2000
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Terry Chimes, Terence Dackombe, Johnny Green, Topper Headon, Mick Jones

2000 · 80 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 1,148 VOTES · DIR. Don Letts

Overview

A 2000 documentary film about the British punk rock band The Clash. In 2003 it won the Grammy Awards for the best long form music video. Directed by Don Letts, the film combines old footage from the band's personal collection filmed in 1982 when The Clash went to New York with new interviews conducted for the film by Mal Peachey of members Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon, and Joe Strummer and other people associated with the group.

Dialogue Timeline — 946 lines

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00:00:15 It seems to me that origination is perhaps instinct, not intellect.

00:04:16 Playing on the railways, going into people's houses, a bit of robbing...

00:07:34 I was doing it for the grant really.

00:10:02 That's how I learnt.

00:13:33 We were nervous. Well, I was anyway.

00:16:29 Iike Pressure Drop and Two Sevens Clash

00:19:09 I used to ignore him.

00:21:39 and one of them whacked me over the back of the head as I was fleeing.

00:23:51 it's not what you feel like.

00:26:51 It was a moment of... I don't know, I just sort of felt relieved.

00:29:37 And they gave him 5p, and he said, "What's that?? "

00:32:40 Cos it... Yeah, it was something else.

00:35:44 "I'm not gonna sing about pensions."

00:40:23 I was really pissed off about that, cos I really wanted to go.

00:43:53 with a rifle over me shoulder and two pistols down me belt.

00:47:43 Help us to carry on our fight against racism.

00:52:10 He stared coming towards me, I stared backing off

00:55:06 That's the document.

00:59:10 We fell in with some grafitti arists and they made a big banner for us.

01:02:46 but I'm one of many members.

01:06:09 To go to New York and take New York... that is great.

01:09:13 I promised them I'd stop, you know, misbehaving and taking substances.

01:14:26 Try this on for size.

01:17:30 when you didn't have as much control...on yourself.

Cast & Characters

Terry Chimes Self Terence Dackombe Self Johnny Green Self Topper Headon Self Mick Jones Self

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed946

Dialogue density11.8 lines / min

First line00:00:15

Final line01:17:30

Production Record

DirectorDon Letts

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes1,148