Sid Vicious

Sid Vicious

Born: May 10, 1957
Died: February 2, 1979
in Lewisham, London, England United Kingdom
Sid Vicious, born John Simon Ritchie, was an English musician and vocalist. He achieved fame as a member of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols, replacing Glen Matlock, who had fallen out of favour with the rest of the group. American expatriate Chrissie Hynde, before she formed the Pretenders, tried to convince Ritchie to join her in a sham marriage so she could get a work permit in the UK. John Lydon nicknamed Ritchie "Sid Vicious" after Lydon's pet hamster Sid.

Movies for Sid Vicious...

Liam Gallagher: Knebworth 22
Title: Liam Gallagher: Knebworth 22
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 17, 2022
Type: Movie
Liam traces back to the site of his former band’s defining performances, incorporating all-new interviews, behind the scenes and concert footage captured from 20 camera positions. The film explores and seeks out stories and perspectives from collaborators and fans from diverse generations from around the world, transposing the emotional and social context of the 90s’ shows versus the tumult of our current era.
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Title: 70 Years of Youth Revolt
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 21, 2020
Type: TV
A look back at the social movements, revolts and youth subcultures from the post-war period to the present day: after the World War II, the left-bank of Paris became a mecca for jazz and alternative living, youth culture was born with trailblazing American movies, and rock became the soundtrack to a generation that wanted to change everything.
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Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits
Title: Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 18, 2018
Type: Movie
The tale of the formation, journey and end of the seminal Punk/Reggae band The Slits.
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Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
Title: Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
Character: Self
Released: April 29, 2017
Type: Movie
Documentary about reggae music and culture in London in 1977. Filmed in Super 8 camera by Don Letts. With participation of Richard Branson, Neneh Cherry, Paul Cook, Sly Dunbar, Paul Weller, John Lydon, Joe Strummer, Siouxsie Sioux, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and others. Released in 2017.
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Sad Vacation: The Last Days of Sid and Nancy
Title: Sad Vacation: The Last Days of Sid and Nancy
Released: July 25, 2016
Type: Movie
The final days of Nancy Spungen and Sid Vicious are explored.
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Never Mind the Baubles: Xmas '77 with the Sex Pistols
Title: Never Mind the Baubles: Xmas '77 with the Sex Pistols
Character: Sid Vicious (archive footage)
Released: December 26, 2013
Type: Movie
Director Julien Temple presents a unique insight into the tradition and transgression of Christmas. Featuring interviews and 70s archive, framing the Sex Pistols’ last UK concert with Sid Vicious, for the children of striking firemen in Huddersfield on Christmas Day 1977.
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Queen: Days of Our Lives
Title: Queen: Days of Our Lives
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 29, 2011
Type: Movie
In 1971, four college students got together to form a rock band. Since then, that certain band called Queen have released 26 albums and sold over 300 million records worldwide. The popularity of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon is stronger than ever 40 years on. But it was no bed of roses. No pleasure cruise. Queen had their share of kicks in the face, but they came through and this is how they did it, set against the backdrop of brilliant music and stunning live performances from every corner of the globe. In this film, for the first time, it is the band that tells their story. Featuring brand new interviews with the band and unseen archive footage (including their recently unearthed, first ever TV performance), it is a compelling story told with intelligence, wit, plenty of humor and painful honesty.
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Sex Pistols: The Whole Story
Title: Sex Pistols: The Whole Story
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 2011
Type: Movie
Rules are made to be broken and over three decades, the Sex Pistols lived this lifestyle better than anyone. The Sex Pistols went from public enemy number one to national treasures, and influenced an entire generation along the way. With rare and exclusive interviews and live performances, band members tell their side of the story. There was nothing like them before, and there’s been nothing quite like them since. Without them, popular culture would be very different. They ignited the punk rock revolution in Britain and created controversies that often eclipsed their music. During their twenty-six month existence they released just one album, and a handful of singles, which remain some of the most definitive releases in the history of modern music
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Sid! By Those Who Really Knew Him
Title: Sid! By Those Who Really Knew Him
Character: Himself
Released: November 24, 2009
Type: Movie
The story of Sid Vicious, by those who really knew him
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Who Killed Nancy?
Title: Who Killed Nancy?
Character: Self - Musician (archive footage)
Released: April 11, 2009
Type: Movie
On October 12th, 1978, New York Police discovered the lifeless body of a young woman, slumped under the bathroom sink in a hotel room. She was Nancy Spungen, an ex-prostitute, sometimes stripper, heroin addict, and girlfriend of Sex Pistols' bassist Sid Vicious.
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NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
Title: NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: July 9, 2007
Type: Movie
New York City, 1977 - It was a time when the city had fallen into decay, with too few jobs, money, police, schools, and social services. There was a city wide blackout with major looting, a serial killer on the loose, and the Bronx was burning. And yet out of the chaos emerged one of the most creative times any city has ever encountered.
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Hey! Is Dee Dee Home?
Title: Hey! Is Dee Dee Home?
Released: September 3, 2003
Type: Movie
Punk rock devotees will welcome director Lech Kowalski's reflective video portrait of late bassist Dee Dee Ramone and his life as a music industry icon -- including his self-destructive bouts with heroin. The centerpiece of the hourlong documentary -- which is peppered with vintage performance clips -- is a 1991 interview with a clean Dee Dee, who talks at length about his storied career and penchant for living on the edge.
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Classic Albums : Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
Title: Classic Albums : Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 19, 2002
Type: Movie
The Sex Pistols album Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols is unquestionably one of the most important musical statements in the history of British music. It was in 1977, at a time when the nation was crippled by class division and unemployment that four working class teenagers with supposedly non-existent futures recorded an album that to this day remains as one of the greatest and most influential bodies of work ever recorded. This documentary features exclusive interview's with all four of the original members of the Sex Pistols as they take you on a track by track look at the making of the album. Featuring Steve Jones and Glen Matlock demonstrating selected riffs and licks off the album and explaining the development of the song writing. Candid interviews with Malcolm McLaren, Chris Thomas and Bill Price set the record straight about the recording session. Intertwining additional rare home video, live footage and early demo's make this release a compelling must see.
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25 Years of Punk
Title: 25 Years of Punk
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 19, 2001
Type: Movie
Lou Reed narrates this Television special that takes a look back at the beginnings of the punk rock movements in New York & England, the underground punk scenes in the 70's & 80's, and the punk resurgence in the 90's. A collaboration between VH1 and Spin magazine.
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The Filth and the Fury
Title: The Filth and the Fury
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 29, 2000
Type: Movie
Julien Temple's second documentary profiling punk rock pioneers the Sex Pistols is an enlightening, entertaining trip back to a time when the punk movement was just discovering itself. Featuring archival footage, never-before-seen performances, rehearsals, and recording sessions as well as interviews with group members who lived to tell the tale--including the one and only John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten).
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Title: Classic Albums
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 14, 1997
Type: TV
A documentary series about pop and rock albums that are considered the best or most distinctive of a well-known band or musician or that exemplify a stage in the history of music.
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Sex Pistols: Live at Budokan
Title: Sex Pistols: Live at Budokan
Character: Himself
Released: August 23, 1996
Type: Movie
Here’s the Sex Pistols – the original Sex Pistols, with Glen Matlock on bass – in an intense, non-stop onslaught of pure punk rock in a 1996 reunion tour, shot at the fabled Nippon Budokan in Tokyo. John Lydon returns as Johnny Rotten, with two-tone hair, red shorts, and no letup from the famous raw, shouted vocals with which he helped invent UK punk in the 1970’s. Steve Jones, Glen Matlock and Paul Cook blast out the music in the Pistols’ trademark fast, tight, loud style, reviving a host of Sex Pistols favourites. While the great punk-rock moment that the Sex Pistols created and owned in the mid-1970’s was brief and fleeting, this concert shows that punk rock – and the band that made it famous – will never die. A searing evening of wild music.
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Sex Pistols: Decade... A Look Back (Unlimited Supply)
Title: Sex Pistols: Decade... A Look Back (Unlimited Supply)
Character: Himself
Released: March 11, 1989
Type: Movie
Featuring portions of over a dozen songs, humorous British 'punk' ads, opinions, Ronnie Biggs, Malcolm McLaren (of course!), and a fantastic not-so-candid Lydon interview.
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Sex Pistols: Buried Alive
Title: Sex Pistols: Buried Alive
Character: Himself
Released: May 16, 1988
Type: Movie
Featuring the infamous Bill Grundy interview, snippets of live footage including God Save the Queen, No Fun, and two version of Anarchy in the UK. Also watch for cameos by Siouxie, Malcolm, Vivienne, Jordan from Jubilee, and Shane McGowan who would later form the Pogues.
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D.O.A.
Title: D.O.A.
Character: Himself
Released: September 12, 1980
Type: Movie
Documentary chronicaling the rise and fall of the punk movement with rare interview footage of Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen. Also concert and news footage.
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The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
Title: The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
Character: The Gimmick
Released: September 11, 1980
Type: Movie
A rather incoherent post-breakup Sex Pistols "documentary", told from the point of view of Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, whose (arguable) position is that the Sex Pistols in particular and punk rock in general were an elaborate scam perpetrated by him in order to make "a million pounds."
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Punk and Its Aftershocks
Title: Punk and Its Aftershocks
Character: Self
Released: May 10, 1980
Type: Movie
Documentary about the pedigrees of punk featuring The Boomtown Rats, Sex Pistols, Pretenders, The Clash, The Jam, Madness, Ian Dury & The Blockheads, The Specials, Secret Affair, and many ...
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Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Title: Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Character: Self
Released: September 20, 1979
Type: Movie
Mike O'Donoghue's parody of "Mondo Cane" showcases curious performers, strange musicians, celebrity mutations and unusual short films, including Thomas Alva Edison's "Elephant Electrocution". In the tradition of films like Groove Tube (1974), The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), and Saturday Night Live.
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The Punk Rock Movie
Title: The Punk Rock Movie
Character: Self
Released: June 9, 1978
Type: Movie
Documentary on the London punk-rock scene, circa '78
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Sex Pistols: Live at the Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco
Title: Sex Pistols: Live at the Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco
Character: Himself - Bass, Backing Vocals
Released: January 14, 1978
Type: Movie
Live At The Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco. 1978.01.14.
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Sex Pistols - Live at the Longhorn
Title: Sex Pistols - Live at the Longhorn
Character: Himself
Released: January 10, 1978
Type: Movie
The Sex Pistols captured live onstage at the very end of their fame (they split days after this show). Sid Vicious had by now replaced bassist Glenn Matlock, but internal divisions in the band would come to a head during this winter tour of the US. Numbers performed include 'Pretty Vacant', 'Anarchy in the UK' and 'No Fun'. Live at the Longhorn Ballroom, Dallas, January 10, 1978.
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Acceleration Punk
Title: Acceleration Punk
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
1977 punk documentary filmed in the UK & France. Bands featured include The Jam, The Stinky Toys, The Damned, The Police, Wayne County & The Electric Chairs and The Sex Pistols.