Still Crazy

Still Crazy

They were "Strange Fruit". Some called them the greatest rock band of the '70s. They haven't played together for 20 years. No wonder they're worried about their performance.

R 1998 · 95 min · ★ 6.8 · Comedy, Music

In the 1970s, Strange Fruit were it. They lived the rock lifestyle to the max, groupies, drugs, internal tension and an ex front man dead from an overdose. Even their demise was glamorous; when lightning struck the stage during an outdoor festival. Twenty years on, these former rock gods they have now sunk deep into obscurity when the idea of a reunion tour is lodged in the head of Tony, former keyboard player of the Fruits. Tony sets out to find his former bandmates with the help of former manager Karen to see if they can recapture the magic and give themselves a second chance.

Directed by Brian Gibson · Written by Dick Clement

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Stephen Rea Tony Costello
Billy Connolly Hughie
Jimmy Nail Les Wickes
Timothy Spall David "Beano" Baggot
Bill Nighy Ray Simms
Juliet Aubrey Karen Knowles
Helena Bergström Astrid Simms
Bruce Robinson Brian Lovell
Hans Matheson Luke Shand
Rachael Stirling Clare Knowles
Phil Daniels Neil Gaydon
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