Top billed cast

1. 

   Ewan McGregor

   Curt Wild

2. 

   Jonathan Rhys Meyers

   Brian Slade

3. 

   Toni Collette

   Mandy Slade

4. 

   Christian Bale

   Arthur Stuart

5. 

   Suzy Eddie Izzard

   Jerry Devine

6. 

   Emily Woof

   Shannon

7. 

   Michael Feast

   Cecil

8. 

   Janet McTeer

   Female Narrator (voice)

9. 

   Mairead McKinley

   Wilde Housemaid

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-08-28

With the swinging sixties finally on the wane, "Brian Slade" (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is starting to feel redundant. His career seems doomed - until that is, he is inspired by the potency of a "Curt Wild" (Ewan McGregor) concert and like a caterpillar to a butterfly, is reborn as the sexually ambiguous "Maxwell Demon" a glam rock icon inspiring adulation the world over. Just as he reaches his zenith, however, it all ends rather suddenly. Ten years after that shocking performance, journalist "Arthur Stuart" (Christian Bale) decides to investigate just what did happen. Todd Haynes has created quit...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$9,000,000.00

Revenue
$4,300,000.00

Keywords

• great britain
• poetry
• narration
• bisexuality
• glam rock
• lgbt
• music journalism
• imaginary band
• baby left on doorstep
• fictional band
• down feather
• live music
• 19th century
• 1980s
• gay theme