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Murder Ballads: How To Make It In Rock 'N' Roll. Richard O'Keefe (Simon Callow)
Murder Ballads: How To Make It In Rock 'N' Roll

Murder Ballads: How To Make It In Rock 'N' Roll

  • 2024 film

Comedy horror about the rise and fall of rock band Stack of Corpses, told through six interconnected stories. Stars Simon Callow, Luke de Belder, Fran McAteer, Rhiann Connor, Imogen Wilde and more.

  • This film project is currently in development

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Murder Ballads: How To Make It In Rock 'N' Roll. Image shows left to right: Brian (Rhiann Connor), Drums (Luke de Belder), Bass (Fran McAteer), Keys (Imogen Wilde)

Key details

Genre
Film
Released
2024
Stars
Simon Callow, Luke de Belder, Fran McAteer, Rhiann Connor, Imogen Wilde, Alyx Nazir, Niccy Lin, Lauren Cornelius and more
Writers
Mitchell Tolliday and Neil Rickatson
Director
Mitchell Tolliday
Producers
Lauren Cornelius, Neil Rickatson, Mitchell Tolliday, Giles Alderson, Luke de Belder, Ben Joyce, Ambrice Miller, Maureen O'Sullivan and Bizhan M. Tong
Company

Rock band Stack of Corpses need a hit song and everyone thinks they know how to get one. Band members Bass and Drums hatch a plan to steal a dead rock star's song from under his widow's nose. Lead singer Brian and manager Larry think they have the answer too - turning to a Russian gangster for help. Caught in the middle is Keys, a classical pianist who literally fights the competition to join the band before realising how lazy and feckless they all are.

Through six chapters, interspersed with advice from rock legend Richard O'Keefe, the band go from nobodies to superstars. But can they really hold onto their fame and how far are they willing to go to keep their secrets from coming out?

Additional details

Duration
97 minutes
Produced
2022
UK premiere
Saturday 28th January 2023, Black Sunday Film Festival
Production
Location
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

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Recording details

  • Hertford
  • Flitton
  • Biggleswade
  • London

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