Pirate Radio
Seventeen‑year‑old Carl teams up with the rebellious crew of Radio Rock to keep their outlawed pirate station on the air, battling a ruthless government minister determined to silence the only voice playing the rock and pop Britain’s BBC refuses to hear.
“On air. Off shore. Out of control.”
Synopsis
A group of rebellious deejays defies the ban on government-censored music by taking to the seas to broadcast music and mayhem to millions of adoring fans.
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A crew of 701+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Emma E HickoxShot by Danny CohenScored by Hans ZimmerDesigned by Mark TildesleySound by Sona BalammCostumes by Joanna JohnstonStunts by Jamie EdgellVFX by Richard Briscoe
Box Office
2009 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.7× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$36.3M
US & Canada: $8.0M — 22% of worldwide · International: $28.3M (78%)
Opening weekend: $2.9M — 36% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $3.7M — 46% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 882 theaters
Full synopsis
Versions & cuts
- original· 135 min
Also known as
- Radio Rock Revolutionde
- Pirate Radioen
- Good Morning Englandfr
- I Love Radio Rockit
- (Bulgarian)Рок радио
Release dates around the world5 countries · showhide
- United KingdomApr 1, 2009
- IrelandApr 1, 2009
- AustraliaApr 9, 2009
- New ZealandApr 9, 2009
- SwitzerlandApr 16, 2009
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Cast & Crew
701 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Philip Seymour Hoffman
as The Count
Bill Nighy
as Quentin
Nick Frost
as Dave
Michael Hadley
as Mr. Roberts
Charlie Rowe
as James
Lucy Fleming
as Mrs. Roberts
Tom Sturridge
as Carl
Ian Mercer
as Transfer Boatman
Will Adamsdale
as News John
Tom Brooke
as Thick Kevin
Rhys Darby
as Angus Nutsford
Katherine Parkinson
as Felicity
Supporting cast
43Chris O Dowd
as Simon
Ike Hamilton
as Harold
Stephen Moore
as Prime Minister
Kenneth Branagh
as Sir Alistair Dormandy
Michael Thomas
as Sandford
Bo Poraj
as Fredericks
Sinead Matthews
as Miss C
Tom Wisdom
as Mark
Gemma Arterton
as Desiree
Jack Davenport
as Twatt
Ralph Brown
as Bob
Rhys Ifans
as Gavin
Talulah Riley
as Marianne
Olegar Fedoro
as Rock Boat Captain
Duncan Foster
as Swedish Crewman
January Jones
as Elenore
Emma Thompson
as Charlotte
Amanda Fairbank Hynes
as Jemima Dormandy
Francesca Longrigg
as Mrs. Dormandy
Poppy Delevingne
as Model
Sarah Forster
as Model
Ocean Moon
as Model
Tuuli Shipster
as Model
David Sterne
as Marianne's Captain
Olivia Llewellyn
as Margaret
William Ilkley
as Commanding Officer
Edward Hancock
as Policeman
Katie Lyons
as Angus' Boat Girl
Kirsty Mather
as John's Boat Girl
Lana Davidson
as Simon's T-Shirt Girl
Tomas Andrisiunas
as Swedish Crewman
Gu Mundur Au Unsson
as Swedish Crewman
Kristofer Gummerus
as Swedish Crewman
Chelsea M Matthews
as Boat Girl
Antonia Bernath
as Katie, Weather Girl
Caroline Boulton
as Stag Night Girl
Elizabeth Conboy
as Alice
Giovanna Fletcher
as Bridesmaid
Sarah Linda
as Model
Heather Pearse
as Stag Night Girl
Russell Petch
as Extra
Tom Price
Chrissie Wunna
as Model
Directors
1Writers
2Producers
23Angela Paver
the producers wish to thank
Anthony Jones
the producers wish to thank
Chris Evans
the producers wish to thank
Chris Moyles
the producers wish to thank
Debra Hayward
executive producer
Emma Freud
associate producer
Eric Fellner
Producer
Gavin Round
producer: Framestore
Hannah Cameron
the producers wish to thank
Hilary Bevan Jones
Producer
James Corden
the producers wish to thank
Jan Hogevold
digital intermediate executive producer (uncredited)
Johnnie Walker
the producers wish to thank
Jon Myer
the producers wish to thank
Jonathon Burford
the producers wish to thank
Liza Chasin
executive producer
Natalie Milton
the producers wish to thank
Rich Fulcher
the producers wish to thank
Richard Curtis
executive producer
Ronaldo Vasconcellos
co-producer
Rupert Porter
visual effects producer: Double Negative
Tal Berkovich
the producers wish to thank
Tim Bevan
Producer
Other crew
631Gruff Owen
2d supervisor: Double Negative
Zac Nicholson
a' camera operator / steadicam operator
Lottie Birmingham
additional floor runner: dailies
Steven Price
additional music / music editor
Peter Cobbin
additional music recording (uncredited)
Adam Gillham
additional photography: second unit
Matthew J Ward
additional score recordings
Irene Chawko
additional script supervisor
Alistair Payne James
additional set production assistant: Portland
Tim Bentinck
adr loop group (uncredited)
Glen Gathard
adr mixer
Nigel Heath
adr mixer
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