A new trailer for the restoration of Alex Cox’s 1986 cult classic Sid & Nancy has hit the internet, starring Gary Oldman as punk icon Sid Vicious.
The film has had a revamp in celebration of its 30th anniversary, and will be released in cinemas on 5th August, and will show as part of The BFI’s Punk London Season.
Sid & Nancy is the vivid and shocking portrayal of the mutually destructive drug-and-sex filled relationship between Sid Vicious (Oldman) and Nancy Spungen (Chloe Webb). On 12th October 1978, Nancy Spungen was found stabbed to death in a bathroom at the Chelsea Hotel, in New York. Her lover Sid Vicious, bassist for punk rock legends The Sex Pistols, was immediately arrested for her murder, and died of a drugs overdose whilst awaiting trial.
Alex Cox’s iconic film takes us on a darkly yet visually stunning journey that begins with Sid and Nancy’s initial meeting during the rise of British Punk during the late 70’s and follows their decline into nightmarish squalor in New York City. Sid & Nancy portrays the dark side of sex, drugs and rock’n’roll.
Watch the trailer here:
Sid & Nancy hits the big screens on 5th August, and comes to DVD & Blu-ray on 29th August.
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