Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten (2007)

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Directed by Julien Temple

Running Time: 140 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 2007

Rating: 15 Certificate

Production Country: Ireland/UK

Filmed in Colour

Julien Temple's tribute to Joe Strummer (pictured), one of Britain's most influential musicians. Strummer was best known as the front man of The Clash. He mellowed in later life, fronting his new band, the Mescaleros.

Temple's advantage is that as a chronicler of punk from its earliest days (his credits include The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle and The Filth and the Fury), he could call on his own archive footage as well as that shot by others over the years.

Added to the mix are animations of Strummer's drawings and cartoons, interviews with the man himself and tributes from fans including Johnny Depp, Martin Scorsese and John Cusack. The film is no hagiography; Temple presents Strummer's occasional unpleasant, hypocritical side, but that adds balance to this meticulous portrait of the man and his work.

Cast

Image for Brigitte BardotBrigitte BardotHerself
BonoHimself
Image for Steve BuscemiSteve BuscemiHimself
Terry ChimesHimself
John Cooper ClarkeHimself
Image for John CusackJohn CusackHimself
Image for Peter CushingPeter CushingWinston Smith
Image for Johnny DeppJohnny DeppHimself
Image for Matt DillonMatt DillonHimself
Tymon DoggHimself
Joe ElyHimself
Dick EvansHimself
FleaHimself
Alasdair GillisHimself
Ian GillisHimself
Topper HeadonHimself
Mick JaggerHimself
Jim JarmuschHimself
Mick JonesHimself
Steve JonesHimself
Anthony KiedisHimself
Don LettsHimself
Bernie RhodesHimself
David Lee RothHimself
Joe StrummerHimself

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