

Sid and Nancy
1986-09-12 · 114 min · ★ 6.7
January 1978. After their success in England, the punk rock band Sex Pistols venture out on their tour of the southern United States. Temperamental bassist Sid Vicious is forced by his band mates to travel without his troubled girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, who will meet him in New York. When the band breaks up and Sid begins his solo career in a hostile city, the turbulent couple definitely falls into the depths of drug addiction.
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- Directors
- Alex Cox
- Production companies
- Initial Pictures, Zenith Entertainment
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 4,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 2,826,523
Top Cast
Gary OldmanSid Vicious
Chloe WebbNancy Spungen
David HaymanMalcolm McLaren
Debby BishopPhoebe
Andrew SchofieldJohnny Rotten
Xander BerkeleyBowery Snax
Perry BensonPaul
Sandy BaronHotelier USA
Sy RichardsonMethadone Caseworker
Edward Tudor-PoleHotelier UK
Biff YeagerDetective
Courtney LoveGretchen
Coati MundiDesk Clerk
Anne LambtonLinda
Kathy BurkeBrenda Windzor
Sara SugarmanAbby National
Mark MoneroJah CliveTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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