“The story of punk rock's great lost legend.”
A funny and often moving account of one of UK music's great lost treasures. Formed in 1974 by a group of school friends from Croydon, Johnny Moped were the band fronted by, and named after, the enigmatic Paul Halford aka Johnny Moped. By 1977 the group found themselves at the heart of the burgeoning punk scene in London and for a brief moment even looked like contenders. Despite being able to count both Chrissie Hynde and Captain Sensible as past members, success was not to come their way and Johnny Moped are now largely forgotten, punk rock's great lost band. Their story is however a fascinating one that, along with some of the era's most innovative music deserves to be heard.
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Paul Halford
Self aka Johnny Moped
Also in
Are They Hostile?
Captain Sensible
Self
Also in
The Hunting of the Snark
The Damned - Live at Manchester Apollo
Fred Burns
Also in
How States Are Made
Martyrs of the Alamo
Phil Burns
Self
Christopher Hird
Dave Berk
Self
Martin Kelly
Xerxes
Self
Paul Kelly
Chrissie Hynde
Self
Also in
Happy Feet
Rugrats Go Wild
Slimy Toad
Self
Andy Czezowski
Self
Fred Burns Director
First release June 14, 2013
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · June 14, 2013
Premiere · Source: IMDB (Sheffield)
No release date listed for United States.
France
December 17, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
Romania
June 14, 2013 · Digital
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