Basically, Johnny Moped

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Basically, Johnny Moped (2013)

Directed by Fred Burns

“The story of punk rock's great lost legend.”

Music, Documentary · 1h 17m

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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Cast

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Paul Halford Self aka Johnny Moped Captain Sensible Self
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Phil Burns Self
D
Dave Berk Self
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Xerxes Self Chrissie Hynde Self
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Slimy Toad Self
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Andy Czezowski Self Don Letts Self Shane MacGowan Self
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Billy Childish Self
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Shanne Bradley Self

Crew

Director
Fred Burns
Writer
Fred Burns

Details

Release date
2013-06-14
Runtime
1h 17m
Genres
Music, Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English