The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
1980 · 103 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 2,478 VOTES · DIR. Julien Temple
Overview
A rather incoherent post-breakup Sex Pistols "documentary", told from the point of view of Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, whose (arguable) position is that the Sex Pistols in particular and punk rock in general were an elaborate scam perpetrated by him in order to make "a million pounds."
Dialogue Timeline — 1,182 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:24 MALCOLM MCLAREN - THE EMBLEZZER -
00:06:01 was to bring us close on a million pounds
00:10:22 Swindle! It's a swindle!
00:14:16 # Anarchy #
00:18:04 What about the Sex Pistols?
00:20:44 one in which you are able to sign
00:26:38 The only problem being - the Sex Pistols, a band that couldn't play.
00:29:08 You have to expect nothing, you get nothing.
00:32:08 on numbers it was a victory for the carol singers.
00:37:08 I hope theres no guest list tonight, no record executives
00:41:26 # She sent her letters from the country #
00:44:09 There's the tosspot mouthin' off again, up there.
00:47:51 # No future for you #
00:51:32 # We're pretty #
00:55:22 # She's sure fine lookin', man, she's something else #
00:59:38 he'll be on the 6.15 out of Marylebone station.
01:04:48 huge sums of money from international corporations.
01:07:55 # A Hero. #
01:12:41 ****************************************************************
01:16:50 Europe's more wanted man the great train robber Ronnie Biggs!
01:19:49 Come on! Come on Mary, this ...
01:24:22 I thought they were in Brasil.
01:31:34 we talk to him and examine the system that has perhaps destroyed him.
01:36:13 ***********************************
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,182
Dialogue density11.5 lines / min
First line00:00:24
Final line01:36:13
Production Record
DirectorJulien Temple
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,478