--- product_id: 104776113 title: "24 Hour Party People" brand: "steve cooganjohn thomsonmichael winterbottom" price: "€ 34.47" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 4 url: https://www.desertcart.ie/products/104776113-24-hour-party-people store_origin: IE region: Ireland --- # 24 Hour Party People **Brand:** steve cooganjohn thomsonmichael winterbottom **Price:** € 34.47 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** 24 Hour Party People by steve cooganjohn thomsonmichael winterbottom - **How much does it cost?** € 34.47 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ie](https://www.desertcart.ie/products/104776113-24-hour-party-people) ## Best For - steve cooganjohn thomsonmichael winterbottom enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted steve cooganjohn thomsonmichael winterbottom brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description 24 Hour Party People ## Images ![24 Hour Party People - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91Ej79TU0YL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of the best musical biopics - ever. Now finally on bluray! Play Loud! *by A***. on July 22, 2019* MVD Blu-ray. Looks and sounds better than ever. Subtitled in English, French and Spanish.LOTS of bonus features: one with Steve Coogan and one with Tony Wilson ( primary subject of film). A few featurettes, a dozen deleted scenes and more.Directed by Michael Winterbottom and photographed by the late Robby Mueller, who's worked with Alex Cox, Bogdanovich, Jim Jarmusch, Wim Wenders and many other greats.Cool cameos by the late Mark E. Smith (The Fall), Howard Devoto (The Buzzcocks) and many more.The story of Factory Records is a comedy of errors (the money losing Blue Monday 12"), wanton bullishness over professionalism (the Joy Division contract giving them the right to 'f*** off' written in label boss Tony Wilson's blood) and a series of successful accidents (the initially cash hemorrhaging club Hacienda).With all the above situations then it made total sense for Steve Coogan to take control of telling the story as the label’s head protagonist, Tony Wilson.Releasedi n 2002, 24 Hour Party People is based on Factory Records legends; some real, some not, but why let the whole truth gets in the way of a good story?A surprise hit considering the majority of the big bands on the label, although deeply influential, could hardly be considered part of the mainstream. Joy Division had one minor hit in Ian Curtis' lifetime, Happy Mondays had a handful and New Order only had one chart-topping single, that being a god-awful football song.The star of the show is of course Steve Coogan as Tony Wilson; he portrays the endearing but pretentious mannerisms of Tony Wilson perfectly as Paddy Considine shines as a particularly unpredictable Rob Gretton.The film, like Factory’s existence is in three thirds; the depressing monotone Manchester is a backdrop for big ideas for a little city, slowly morphing into optimism cut short by THAT suicide. (As the film has it, Ian Curtis was watching Werner Herzog's Stroszek - complete with the dancing chicken.)The middle; New Order and Happy Mondays ruling the charts, the Hacienda running Manchester nightlife and ecstasy making previously repressed Northerners love one another. If you experienced the Hacienda at its heights you’ll be forgiven for thinking that they used footage of the actual place in the film as it was that realistic.The final third is the messy fall of the empire; the success of the Hacienda caught the inevitable attention of the dodgy dealers and gangsters wanting a piece of the pie as Tony Wilson’s drug addiction culminated in the closure of Factory and The Hacienda as bands failed to provide decent albums. Regular appearances of guns in the club ended up with regular closures until it did so for good. Factory’s legacy lives on in Hacienda Heights, luxury city centre apartments and Manchester has Factory to thank for its current thriving city status.A hit, mainly because of the story of success over tragedy, a brilliant soundtrack (what, no Northside?), hilarious throughout and one of the best music based films of all time. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Seller! *by J***L on November 13, 2024* The seller contacted me to make sure I knew this was a Region 2 Blu-Ray. I assured them my multi region player could play it (and it did). Love this movie. Love the music. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant Era, Brilliant Storytelling *by T***I on December 14, 2020* Whip-smart and completely immersive, "24 Hour Party People" almost impossibly takes an epic real-world time and space and makes it even more glorious and mythical. This is a music drama-comedy film of its own mind and build, transcending the specificity of its tale to exact an influence on how stories can be told in movies.Does one need to know of Manchester's Factory Records to squeeze all the juice from "24 Hour Party People"? History says no, as the transcendent wit, clever structure, and aspirational breaking the fourth wall technique in Steve Coogan's portrayal of charismatic and unabashedly pretentious Factory boss Tony Wilson has for many made this an engrossing introduction to musical mainstays Joy Division, New Order, and Happy Mondays.Now firmly in the Pantheon of our greatest music films, "24 Hour Party People" flies no less high than the legendary history it's built upon. – (Was this review of use? If so, let me know by clicking "Helpful." Cheers!) WATCHED IT? 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