Take It Or Leave It – The Madness Film
The Deer’s Head
Saturday 16 January, 2.00pm
£12.00
Buy TicketsOriginally released in 1981, Take It Or Leave It is the highly entertaining story of how Madness—one of the most successful and enduring British bands of all time—originally got together.
Filmed after the band had enjoyed a succession of Top 10 singles and had endeared themselves to the British public with the humour of their iconic music videos, it explores how a bunch of seven mates living in Camden Town in the late 70s formed the band. It captures the jobs they left behind, the line-up changes, the rows, the laughs, and how their distinctive ska-pop ‘Nutty Sound’ evolved.
Produced and directed by Dave Robinson, this was his first feature film. With no written script and no ‘acting,’ the film was completely based on real events with improvised dialogue by the band members themselves. The soundtrack includes a brilliant mix of both live and studio recordings, featuring hits like One Step Beyond, Night Boat to Cairo, My Girl, Baggy Trousers, and Embarrassment.
Graham McPherson (Suggs), Mark Bedford (Bedders), Lee Thompson (El Thommo), Carl Smyth (Chas Smash), Dan Woodgate (Woody), Chris Foreman (Chrissy Boy) and Mike Barson (Barzo)
UK 1981. 87min. Certificate 12A- A BFI release.
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