Velvet Goldmine
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Todd Haynes
Ewan Mcgregor
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Toni Collette
Christian Bale
Eddie Izzard
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
The story of the rise and fall of a glam rock star: mythical rock God, Brian Slade, suddenly disappears at the peak of his fame after a publicity stunt at a concert goes wrong. Ten years later Arthur Stuart, a reporter sets out to find out what happened. The film is a meditation on imgination, memory, nostalgia and identity, set to the sights and sounds of the glam rock era.
Director
Todd Haynes
Cast
Ewan Mcgregor
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Toni Collette
Christian Bale
Eddie Izzard
Emily Woof
Michael Feast
Janet Mcteer
Maraid Mckinley
Luke Morgan Oliver
Osheen Jones
Micko Westmoreland
Damian Suchet
Danny Nutt
Wash Westmoreland
Don Fellows
Ganiat Kasumu
Ray Shell
Alastair Cumming
Zoe Boyce
Jim Whelan
Sylvia Grant
Tim Hans
Ryan Pope
Stuart Callaghan
James Francis
Callum Hamilton
Lindsay Kemp
Carlos Miranda
Emma Handy
Matthew Glamour
Daniel Adams
Brian Torfeh
Joseph Beattie
Sarah Cawood
David Hoyle
Winston Austin
Ivan Cartwright
Peter Swords King
Justin Salinger
Roger Alborough
Peter Bradley
Jonathan Cullen
William Key
Vincent Marzello
Corey Skaggs
Nathan Osgood
Nadia Williams
Brian Molko
Anthony Langdon
Steven Hewitt
Guy Leverton
Vinney Reck
Keith-lee Castle
Alan Fordham
Jono Mcgrath
Perry Clayton
Donna Matthews
Stefan Olsday
Trevor Sharpe
Mairead Mckinley
Crew
Jose Romero Abuin
John Addison
Maryse Alberti
Nancy Albino
Sara Ali
Robert Allen
Lea Anderson
Joe Arcidiacono
Mark Atkins
Regan Avery
Chris J. Ball
George Ball
Jennifer Barrett
John Bates
Daniel Beaman
Anna Beckman
J Bennett
Michael Biesty
Kevin Biggs
Neil Birdsall
Phil Booth
Jim Brant
Rene Brar
Mhairi Brennan
Paul Brennan
Sasha Broak
Wendy Broom
Richard Broome
Andi Brown
Kate Bryden
Tom Burton
Tom Burton
Carter Burwell
Gillian Campbell
Danielle Capawanna
Rachael Carron
Dream Cars
John Casey
Chris Catterall
Ajae Clearway
Alan Coates
Mick Crowley
Liam Daniel
Gareth Duggan
Jim Dunbar
Damon Earnshaw
John Eccleston
Terry Eden
Trisha Edwards
Frank Elliot
Colin Ellis
Danny Espey
Karen E. Etcoff
Karen E. Etcoff
Andy Evans
Daniel Falcone
Alice Farrell
Mark Fenn
Susie Figgis
Steve Finn
Simon Finney
Michael F Fitch
John Fletcher
Hugh Fottrell
Rick Freeman
Ian Fryer
Oliver Fryer
Giovanni Giaccotto
Alex Gibson
Michael Gooch
Mick Gormaley
Ian Green
Simon Haig
Ray Hall
Todd Haynes
Todd Haynes
Christopher Hobbs
Neil Hobbs
Gary Hutchins
Rob Inch
Kenton Jakub
Luke Jarvis
Nicky Jarvis
Jason Tavis Jeffries
Pamela Joyce
Tamiz Kanji
Todd Kasow
Amanda Katz
Brad Katz
Myron Kerstein
Paul Kimble
Peter Swords King
Peter Swords King
Charlie Kleinman
Townley Knott
Pamela Koffler
Eva M. Kolodner
Dan Korintus
Josef Kowalewski
Annette Kudrak
Luis Lazo
Mia Lee
Tony Lenman
Sheryl Leonardo
Sam Levy
Wendy Lilly
Peter Lindsay
David Lovell
Jamie Lowry
Lee Lighting Ltd
James Lyons
James Lyons
Deborah Mannis-gardner
Glenn Marks
Andrew Mash
June Mcdonald
Mac Mclean
Scott Meek
Nathaniel Mendelsohn
Michael W. Mitchell
John Morris
Peter Mountain
Andrew Munro
John Munro
John Nadeau
Zac Nicholson
Zac Nicholson
Bill Nixon
Bill Nixon
David Novak
Jeff Oldman
Ron Osman
Eliza Paley
Tristan Parker
Sally Pemberton
Nigel Permane
David Pinnington
John Pledger
Chris Plevin
Bill Pochetty
Randall Poster
Donna Powell
Sandy Powell
Larry Prinz
Alfred Pulis
Paul Purdy
Simon Randall
Ian Rankin
Kate Read
Edward Restall
Waldo Roeg
Malcolm Rose
Laura Rosenthal
Niles Roth
Katie Roumel
Tracy Rowe
Amie Stamp Ryan
Paul Sansom
Paul Sanson
Suzanne Sasic
Jonathan Scott
Nick Scott
Ken Serth
Nazgol Shifteh
Amy Silver
Brad Simpson
Sunita Singh
Ed Skilbeck
Ohn Sloss
Barry Smalls
Colin Smith
Lol Smith
Roy Smith
Roy Smith
Roy Smith
Roy Smith
Paul P Soucek
Clare Spragge
Stephen Sprott
Kirstie Stanway
Sandy Stern
Olivia Stewart
Michael Stipe
William Sweeney
Andrea Swistak
Jonathan Sykes
Liz Tagg
Dean Taylor
Claire Thompson
Graeme Thompson
Steve Timms
Fred Todd
Sam Tootal
John Topping
David Trezise
Jane Trower
Lynn True
George Turner
Romany Turner
William Tyrer
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Costume Design
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Special Jury Prize for Artistic Contribution at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.
Released in United States Fall November 6, 1998
Released in United States on Video May 11, 1999
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States August 1998
Released in United States October 1998
Released in United States November 1998
Released in United States 1999
Released in United States 2000
Released in United States 2015
Awarded best director at 1998 Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Shown at New York Film Festival September 25 - October 11, 1998.
Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (British Film Festival) October 31 - November 8, 1998.
Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Opening Night) August 16-30, 1998.
Shown at Montreal International Festival of New Cinema and New Media October 15-24, 1998.
Shown at Viennale International Film Festival in Vienna October 16-28, 1998.
Shown at Turin Film Festival (Americana II) November 20-29, 1998.
Shown at College Music Journal MusicFest and FilmFest in New York City November 4-7, 1998.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (main program) January 27 - February 7, 1999.
Completed shooting May 24, 1997.
Began shooting March 23, 1997.
Filmmaker Todd Haynes's previous features include "Poison" (USA/1991) and "Safe" (USA/1995).
The Wylde Ratttz are comprised of Thurston Moore, Steve Shelley, Mark Arm, Mike Watt and Ron Asheton.
Released in United States Fall November 6, 1998
Released in United States on Video May 11, 1999
Released in United States 1998 (Awarded best director at 1998 Edinburgh International Film Festival.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 25 - October 11, 1998.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (British Film Festival) October 31 - November 8, 1998.)
Released in United States August 1998 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Opening Night) August 16-30, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Montreal International Festival of New Cinema and New Media October 15-24, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Viennale International Film Festival in Vienna October 16-28, 1998.)
Released in United States November 1998 (Shown at Turin Film Festival (Americana II) November 20-29, 1998.)
Released in United States November 1998 (Shown at College Music Journal MusicFest and FilmFest in New York City November 4-7, 1998.)
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (main program) January 27 - February 7, 1999.)
Released in United States 2000 (Shown in New York (Anthology Film Archives) as part of Sound and Vision: Anthology's Summer Music Series, July 20 - August 6, 2000.)
Released in United States 2015 (Special Event - Killer Films' 20th Anniversary)