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Telstar (2008) -- Telstar is the true story of legendary independent record producer Joe Meek.

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User Rating:
7.3/10   89 votes
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Director:
Nick Moran
Writers:
James Hicks (writer)
James Hicks (play)
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Release Date:
19 June 2009 (UK) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | Music more
Plot:
A music-infused drama about Joe Meek, the flamboyantly gay, tone deaf, songwriter-producer behind the '60s hits "Have I the Right," "Just Like Eddie," "Johnny, Remember Me" and "Telstar." | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(13 articles)
Kevin Spacey's love for London, hate for politics
 (From Monsters and Critics. 23 June 2009, 2:31 AM, PDT)

Kevin Spacey's drug addict claims
 (From Monsters and Critics. 23 June 2009, 2:31 AM, PDT)

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Fame, fortune and it all goes horribly wrong more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Con O'Neill ... Joe Meek

Kevin Spacey ... Major Banks
Pam Ferris ... Mrs. Shenton
JJ Feild ... Heinz Burt
James Corden ... Clem Cattini
Tom Burke ... Geoff Goddard
Ralf Little ... Chas Hodges
Sid Mitchell ... Patrick Pink
Mathew Baynton ... Ritchie Blackmore
Shaun Evans ... Billy Kuy
Callum Dixon ... John Leyton
Tom Harper ... Alan Caddy
Jon Lee ... Billy Fury
Nigel Harman ... Jess Conrad
Carl Barât ... Gene Vincent
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Additional Details

Runtime:
119 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Argentina:Atp | UK:15

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12 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
Fame, fortune and it all goes horribly wrong, 29 October 2008
7/10
Author: marcelproust from London, England

Saw this last night at the LFF, and while it does betray its stagey origins from time to time, there is much to enjoy in this biopic of Joe Meek, legendary music producer and nutcase. The film doesn't shy away from the murkier aspects of this mercurial character's life - the drugs, the rent boys, the cottaging, the verbal and physical abuse meted out to all and sundry - but Meek does emerge as something of a sympathetic character. I guess that's why so many people put up with him - there must have been something charming about him.

Good performances - including a pointless cameo from Kevin Spacey as Meek's financial backer, the appropriately named Major Banks. Standouts include the young actors playing Heinz and Patrick, the latter being a general factotum-cum-boyfriend who is one of the few people loyal to the last.

Nick Moran should be commended for bringing this quirky, sometime shocking story to the screen - whether it will find an audience beyond 60s music fans or those with a morbid curiosity for stories of pop scandals will remain to be seen.

Incidentally, I live in Islington and walked home past 304 Holloway Road, where almost the whole film takes place. It did send shivers down my spine.

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I'm in this :) (as an extra, admittedly) deep_sea_dragoon
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