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About
Almost a decade since larger-than-life glam-rock enigma Brian Slade disappeared from public eye, an investigative journalist is on assignment to uncover the truth behind his former idol.
Theatrical
Nov 6, 1998
Box Office
$4.3M
Budget
$9.0M
Return
0.5x
DVD / Blu-ray
May 18, 1999
Theaters
3
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Zenith Entertainment, Killer Films, Single Cell Pictures, Newmarket Capital Group, Goldwyn Films, Film4 Productions
Quotes
See all →Mind Manipulation and Its Effects
Arthur Stuart
Softly, he said, "I will mangle your mind".
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Art as a Catalyst for Progress
Mandy Slade
Time, places, people,... they're all speeding up. So, to cope with this evolutionary paranoia, strange people are chosen who, through their art, can move progress more quickly.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →E
Ewan McGregor
Curt Wild
J
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Brian Slade
T
Toni Collette
Mandy Slade
Christian Bale
Arthur Stuart
S
Suzy Eddie Izzard
Jerry Devine
E
Emily Woof
Shannon
M
Michael Feast
Cecil
J
Janet McTeer
Female Narrator (voice)
M
Mairead McKinley
Wilde Housemaid
O
Osheen Jones
Jack Fairy (7)
D
Danny Nutt
Kissing Sailor
W
Wash Westmoreland
Young Man
D
Don Fellows
Lou
R
Ray Shell
Murray
A
Alastair G. Cumming
Tommy Stone (as Alastair Cumming)
J
Jim Whelan
Mr. Stuart
S
Sylvia Grant
Mrs. Stuart
R
Ryan Pope
Arthur's Brother
L
Lindsay Kemp
Pantomime Dame
C
Carlos Miranda
Pianist
