The Summer of Rave, 1989
In the final days of the yuppie decade, the summer of ’89 saw a new type of youth rebellion rip through the cultural landscape, with thousands of young people dancing at illegal Acid House parties in fields and aircraft hangars around the M25. Set against the backdrop of ten years of Thatcherism, it was a benign form of revolution, dubbed the Second Summer of Love – all the ravers wanted was the freedom to party… The rave scene, along with the drug Ecstasy, broke down social barriers and even football hooligans were ‘loved up’, solving a problem the government had never managed to crack. But lurid tabloid headlines and cat-and-mouse games with the police eventually turned the dream sour, as the gangster element moved in at the end of the summer.
Directed by Anna Davies
Cast
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Julian Rhind-Tutt Narrator -
Tony Wilson Self -
Jason Donovan Self -
Douglas Hurd Self -
Meredith Etherington-Smith Self -
Kelvin MacKenzie Self -
Matthew Parris Self - Sheryl Garratt Self
- Dave Haslam Self
- Fabio Self
- Helen Mead Self
- Lisa Loud Self
Make it a double feature
2h 26m together
The Summer of Rave, 1989
Groove
A close match in mood and era.
