Movie |
Pop | Joe Meek
Disclaimer: All content and media belong to original content streaming platforms/owners like Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, Amazon Prime Videos, JioCinema, SonyLIV etc. 91mobiles entertainment does not claim any rights to the content and only aggregate the content along with the service providers links.
Best Achievement in Production | 2008
Actors Nigel Harman, James Corden, Ralf Little and Callum Dixon play Jess Conrad, Clem Cattini, Chas Hodges and John Leyton respectively. The real Conrad, Cattini, Hodges and Leyton all appear in the movie themselves albeit in small cameo roles.
The real Patrick Pink plays a stagehand, under the pseudonym "Robbie Duke". Joe Meek used the name "Robert Duke" for some of his compositions.
This film is an adaptation of James Hicks' and Nick Moran's original stage play Telstar, which opened at the New Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End in June 2005.
The exterior shots of Shenton's leather goods shop and Joe's studio were not filmed at No 304 Holloway Road, they were filmed a short distance away at No 105.
There are several references to The Beatles throughout the film. Much of the original score for this film was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, which was the music recording studio where the Beatles recorded almost all of their singles and albums from 1962 to 1970, roughly corresponding to the time period of the film, 1961 to 1967.
"Major Wilfred Banks: Anton, isn't it? Geoff Goddard: Sorry? Major Wilfred Banks: Anton Hollywood, pianist? Geoff Goddard: Yes. Well, no. Major Wilfred Banks: Well, I'm afraid Joe's decision is final, he doesn't feel you've got what it takes. And if you've come for compensation, you can trot off back to wherever the hell... Geoff Goddard: No, it's Geoff, not just Geoff. Geoff Goddard. Major Wilfred Banks: Oh! The author! Tunesmith! Geoff Goddard: Composer. Major Wilfred Banks: Composer, yes, of course. Geoff Goddard: The name Anton Hollywood was Joe's idea, it's not real. It's a stage name. He thought he'd do a Russ Conway with me, didn't work out. Major Wilfred Banks: So you're Goddard, are you? Read Goddard, didn't think Hollywood. Geoff Goddard: No, well, you wouldn't. Major Wilfred Banks: Don't slouch, young man! Upright! Shoulders back! Splendid song! Geoff Goddard: [in a whisper] Thank you."
