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  • Actors: Stephen Rea, Billy Connolly, Jimmy Nail, Timothy Spall, Bill Nighy
  • Directors: Brian Gibson
  • Writers: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
  • Producers: Amanda Marmot, Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Steve Clark-Hall, Tarquin Gotch
  • Format: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 11 Oct 1999
  • Run Time: 90 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CZT9
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7,191 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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This gently satirical British comedy chronicles the quixotic reunion of a late, arguably not-so-great and unlamented 70s rock band, Strange Fruit, with a winning mix of humour and poignancy. The "Fruits", as the survivors call themselves without irony, had disbanded after the tragic loss of one member, the mysterious disappearance of another and the aftershocks of internal rivalries, but 20 years later they warily reassemble for a Dutch club tour, a warm-up for a proposed festival appearance. Between that seemingly hare-brained proposal and the fateful festival, director Brian Gibson, working from a sharp script by Dick Clement and Ian LaFrenais, captures the absurdities of middle-aged rockers trying to recapture that lost cockiness.

Breathing life into the band is a terrific cast, including Stephen Rea, Jimmy Nail, Timothy Spall and Bill Nighy, each managing to juggle deft archetype with believable character traits: Spall's cheerfully crass, flatulent drummer and Nighy's preening, slow-witted lead singer exemplify the approach, grabbing chuckles yet making you actually care about them. Equally impressive is Billy Connolly as the wily roadie, Hughie, at once pragmatic and devoted to his charges. All are well-served by production details and script points that get the group's lost world of late 60s and early 70s rock exactly right, from costuming and stage moves to the long-forgotten bands they name-check--Blodwyn Pig, anybody?

The band's music likewise benefits from inspired insiders, cowriters Mick Jones (Spooky Tooth, Foreigner) and Chris Difford (Squeeze), who hit a nifty combination of bombast (for the silly scenes) and earnestness. When Gibson and his cast risk the story's amiable glow on a darker, more dramatic final act, the music rises to the challenge and the whole project, like its fictional subject, achieves an unexpectedly touching victory. --Sam Sutherland



Special Features

1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
DVD 5
German
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital English German
Dolby Digital 5.1
Behind The Scenes Featurette
Star Interviews
US Theatrical Trailer
Filmographies
Czech\Danish\Dutch\English\Finnish\German\Hebrew\Hindi\Hungarian\Icelandic\Norwegian\Polish\Swedish
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Comedy Drama, 10 Jan 2003
By Richard White "withnail101" (London) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Still Crazy [VHS] [1998] (VHS Tape)
Still Crazy- Perfect Comedy Drama

Still Crazy follows the fortunes of a 70s rock group that reforms in 1999 to ‘surf the nostalgia wave’ and attempt to bury their acrimonious past and fulfil their previously unrealised potential.
The band are called Strange Fruit and consist of a clichéd bunch of has-beens that are all scarred by their painful, drug addled break up in the late 70’s.
This could have been a bad film or just an average film with its standard formula but it turns out to be a great film and one that I think may achieve cult status as its popularity grows in the slowburning way that ‘Withnail and I’ and ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ did.
The Script is by veterans Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais and, as you would expect from the writers of ‘The Likely Lads’ is faultless. It has great dialogue and great gags and a real warmth and depth.
The cast is also faultless and the acting superb.
Stephen Rea is Tony the keyboard player who, having fallen on hard times sets out to reform the group. He enlists the help of Karen (Juliet Aubrey) who was the young, love struck groupie that looked after the bands damaged talent during their short heyday and decides against her better judgement to go for glory once more.
Together they set out to see the other former members, Les Wicks (Jimmy Nail) the Bass player, Beano (Timothy Spall) the drummer and Ray Simms (Bill Nighy) the lead singer and Hughie the roadie (Billy Connolly) to persuade them to reform the group.
Soon the guys hit the road for stardom and as you would expect the old wounds soon open and the atmosphere of anticipation is replaced by one of resentment and bitterness. From here we follow Strange Fruit to their D Day through arguments, reconciliations and laughs.
There is so much to enjoy in this film but the outstanding performance is from Bill Nighy as Ray Simms. Nighy (a highly respected stage actor) is a revelation as Ray and steals the show. He is a vain, ageing, not terribly bright rock has-been who, underneath is ultimately vulnerable and insecure. In the hands of a lesser actor he could be cold and unlikable but in Nighy’s hands we feel for Rays plight and will him to succeed.
Add all of this to a fabulous sound track with some truly great tracks (The best of which are ‘The Flame Still Burns and ‘What Might have Been’) and you have a warm, funny and and toucing film that deals with lost opportunities and hope for the future in a gentle and surprisingly subtle way.
Watch this film and follow the guys on their march back to glory.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Pure genius, 16 Sep 2004
By G. P. Tanner (Nr Bridgwater, Somerset United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This film brilliantly captures the spirit of the (British) mid 1970s. It charts the return of the Prodrock band "Strange Fruit" with a subplot involving the unknown fate of the missing Peter Greenesque former leader. Superbly acted, scripted and produced, extraordinarily it includes some brilliant in-period new music. Nostalgic, poignant, hilarious. Hitch a ride back to the 70s. Don't miss this astonishing film.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant !, 8 May 2004
By Dave Clarke (Herts United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This is one of my all time favourite films. I've bought it and watched many times and never tire of it. The music is amazing! Two tracks (All Over The World and The Flame Still Burns) are worth the price of the DVD in their own right. Incredibly funny, yet on occasions extremely moving.

Whatever you do buy or rent this film. You won't regret it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Still Crazy
Really funny.If you've ever been in bands you'll love it.So true to life.Fantastic performances from all.
Published 29 days ago by Amanda Lyon

5.0 out of 5 stars Still Crazy
Still Crazy Is A Film About A 70's Rock Band That Could'ent Keep It Together. 20 Years Later They Descide To Get Back Together For A Reunion Tour. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Donnelly's Guitar Work Soars
I really enjoyed this movie, which worked for me on several levels, or at least across several generations. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Stephen Cobb

5.0 out of 5 stars A great little film from the writers of Auf Wiedersehen Pet.
This is a simple story about a fictional 70's rock band called Strange Fruit who split up 20 years ago because of misfortune and
too much hostility within the ranks. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Lee Thomas

4.0 out of 5 stars Rip-roaring tale of reminiscence, revival...and Rock
Few comedy films do better than make me cringe at the cliches, but this is one that performs.

It's extremely British in film making style and has an exceptionally... Read more
Published on 6 Jul 2006 by Some Bloke

5.0 out of 5 stars Astounding
i must say this film when i first saw it was not to my taste at all but oh way back then i was an inexperienced scamp. Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2004 by marty_wool

5.0 out of 5 stars Au Revoir, Love
Fans of 'Auf Wiedersehen, Pet' will love this film. Not only does it star Jimmy Nail and Timothy Spall (and Bill Nighy who featured in the most recent series) it was also written... Read more
Published on 21 Jul 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm an American, and I LOVED it!
This film doesn't cheat. It shows a group of tired, older men who have never quite forgotten their glory days as a glam rock group. Read more
Published on 17 Jun 2003 by Keaton Fan

5.0 out of 5 stars A British comedy that will rock on for generations
There are many British comedies that have an allstar cast that just have nothing to all the way through the movie, like Notting Hill, but Still Crazy uses it's cast very well... Read more
Published on 13 May 2003 by Scarecrow

5.0 out of 5 stars Both strange and Fruity
This is one of, if not the best English film ever made. I love it. It has 70's rock plastered all over it, which in my opinion is one of the best kinds of Rock. Read more
Published on 22 Aug 2002 by tarantula-man

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