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Scala!!!

Scala!!!

Or, the Incredibly Strange Rise and Fall of the World's Wildest Cinema and How It Influenced a Mixed-up Generation of Weirdos and Misfits

2024•1h 36m•7.8/10
Documentary

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7.8/10(9)

This feature-length big screen documentary tells the riotous inside story of the infamous sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll repertory cinema which inspired a generation during Britain's turbulent Thatcher years.

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Production

Fifty Foot Woman, Channel X, Anti-Worlds, BFI, Doc Society

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

John Waters

John Waters

Self

Adam Buxton

Adam Buxton

Self

Stewart Lee

Stewart Lee

Self

James O'Brien

James O'Brien

Self

Isaac Julien

Isaac Julien

Self

Caroline Catz

Caroline Catz

Self

Mary Harron

Mary Harron

Self

Beeban Kidron

Beeban Kidron

Self

Princess Julia

Princess Julia

Self

Kim Newman

Kim Newman

Self

Ben Wheatley

Ben Wheatley

Self

Ralph Brown

Ralph Brown

Self

Graham Humphreys

Self

JoAnne Sellar

JoAnne Sellar

Self

Peter Strickland

Peter Strickland

Self

Stephen Woolley

Stephen Woolley

Self

John Akomfrah

John Akomfrah

Self

Thurston Moore

Thurston Moore

Self

J.G. Thirlwell

J.G. Thirlwell

Self

Cathi Unsworth

Self

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