DIRECTOR RICHARD CURTIS, CREATOR OF LOVE ACTUALLY AND NOTTING HILL,
WILL HAVE YOU DANCING IN YOUR SEAT WITH THE ROCK AND ROLL
MUSIC AND SPIRIT OF THE 1960s
PIRATE RADIO
Featuring Legendary Music From The Who, The Kinks, Jimi Hendrix,
David Bowie and The Rolling Stones
APRIL 13, 2010
OWN IT ON BLU-RAY™ HI-DEF, DVD AND DIGITAL DOWNLOAD
FROM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT
OVERVIEW: From Richard Curtis, director of Love Actually, Notting Hill, Bridget Jones's Diary and Four Weddings and a Funeral,
comes the musically charged, feel-great comedy about rock and roll in the 1960s. Called “A rip-roaring comedy” by Peter Travers
of Rolling Stone and inspired by true events, Pirate Radio follows a band of hilarious rogue deejays who boldly defied the British
government by playing the music that defined a generation, including artists such as The Who, The Kinks, Jimi Hendrix, David
Bowie and The Rolling Stones, among others. Hailed as “the finest rock movie since Almost Famous” by Kyle Smith of the New
York Post, Pirate Radio stars Academy Award®-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt, Capote), Bill Nighy (Pirates of the
Caribbean, Love Actually), Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead), Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill), Kenneth Branagh (Valkyrie, Harry
Potter and the Chamber of Secrets), Tom Sturridge (Vanity Fair), Chris O’Dowd (How to Lose Friends and Alienate People), Rhys
Darby (“Flight of the Concords”), Talulah Riley (Pride and Prejudice) and January Jones (“Mad Men”).
BONUS FEATURES EXCLUSIVE TO BLU-RAYTM HI-DEF: Unleash the power of your HDTV with perfect picture and purest
digital sound.
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to work seamlessly with a network-connected Blu-rayTM player and offers advanced features such as:
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through menus, playback and BD-Live™ functions with ease.
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to stream from anywhere there’s a Wi-Fi network, enabling them to enjoy exclusive content on the go, anytime,
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Blu-ray™ features as chatting with friends and sending messages.
• FEATURETTES
o TUNING IN: Richard Curtis and cast members including Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kenneth Branagh and Bill
Nighy discuss the enormous influence pirate radio had in the UK in the 1960s.
o 7” OF HEAVEN: Richard Curtis, Bill Nighy, Chris O’Dowd and Philip Seymour Hoffman discuss the life-changing
effects of the music of the 1960s.
o ALL AT SEA: Richard Curtis, Chris O’Dowd, Rhys Darby and Rhys Ifans discuss the fun and perils of filming at
sea.
o GETTING SHIP SHAPE: Nick Frost and Chris O'Dowd discuss re-creating the Radio Rock boat as a set on dry
land and Rhys Darby brings us on a tour of the set.
o HITTING THE DECKS: Tom Wisdom, who plays Mark ‘The sexiest man in the world’, shows us around Mark’s
cabin, a true ‘love den,’ on the day 35 semi-clothed women come to pay him a visit!
o MARK’S LOVE DEN: Nick Frost, Rhys Ifans and Chris O’Dowd discuss the fun of learning to be a 1960s DJ for
the film.
BONUS FEATURES (DVD and BLU-RAY™ HI-DEF):
• DELETED SCENES
• FEATURE COMMENTARY: Commentary from Writer and Director Richard Curtis, Producer Hilary Bevan Jones and
actors Nick Frost and Chris O’Dowd.
SYNOPSIS: From the creator of Love Actually and Notting Hill comes a trip back to the freewheeling, free-loving ’60s when the
very rock music that inspired a generation was censored by the government. When a group of rebellious deejays decides to defy
the ban, they take to the seas to broadcast music and mayhem to millions of adoring fans. Featuring a soundtrack that includes The
Who, The Kinks, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones and many more, it’s a feel-great film based on a true story that
critics cheer is “exuberant!” (John Powers, Vogue).
TECHNICAL INFORMATION – BLU-RAY™ HI-DEF:
Street Date: April 13, 2010
Copyright: 2010 Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Selection Number: 61106154
Running Time: 1 Hour, 57 Minutes
Layers: BD-50
Picture Format: Widescreen
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Rating: Rated R for language, and some sexual content including brief nudity
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles
Sound: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French DTS Surround 5.1, Spanish DTS Surround 5.1
TECHNICAL INFORMATION – DVD:
Street Date: April 13, 2010
Copyright: 2010 Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Selection Number: 61106155
Running time: 1 Hour, 57 Minutes
Layers: Dual layer
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Rating: Rated R for language, and some sexual content including brief nudity
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles
Sound: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 and French Dolby Digital 5.1
CAST AND FILMMAKERS
Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost, Ryhs Ifans, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Sturridge, Rhys Darby, Talulah Riley,
January Jones
Directed By: Richard Curtis
Written By: Richard Curtis
Executive Producers: Richard Curtis, Debra Hayward, Liza Chasin
Produced By: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Hilary Bevan Jones,
Director of Photography: Danny Cohen
Production Designer: Mark Tildesley
Editor: Emma Hickox
Costume Design By: Joanna Johnston
Casting By: Fiona Weir
