The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980) fictional "documentary" (a "mockumentary") film directed by Julien Temple about the seminal British punk band, The Sex Pistols. It starred the band: singer Johnny Rotten as "The Collaborator", guitarist Steve Jones as "The Crook", bassist Sid Vicious as "The Gimmick", drummer Paul Cook as "The Tea-Maker", and the band's infamous manager, Malcolm McLaren, as "The Embzzler". It also features original bassist G... more

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980) fictional "documentary" (a "mockumentary") film directed by Julien Temple about the seminal British punk band, The Sex Pistols. It starred the band: singer Johnny Rotten as "The Collaborator", guitarist Steve Jones as "The Crook", bassist Sid Vicious as "The Gimmick", drummer Paul Cook as "The Tea-Maker", and the band's infamous manager, Malcolm McLaren, as "The Embzzler". It also features original bassist Glen Matlock. Indeed, it was Matlock, not Vicious, who had actually played bass guitar on all the tracks on The Sex Pistols' only official album, ''"Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols"'' (1977), with the exception of their infamous song, "Anarchy in the UK". Steve Jones played bass on that track. Matlock appears briefly in some live scenes. British diva Marianne Faithfull was asked to appear as Sid Vicious' mother, but when she read that her character was to have a sex scene, she declined. However, Sting, bassist and lead singer... less