Product Details

• Actors: Don Powell, Jim Lea, Noddy Holder, Dave Hill, Tom Conti
• Directors: Richard Loncraine
• Writers: Andrew Birkin, Dave Humphries
• Producers: Gavrik Losey
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Shout Factory
• DVD Release Date: March 23, 2004
• Run Time: 91 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0001MDPCC
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #53,486 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Slade in Flame" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

The Times (UK)

"This cult classic arrives on DVD with its reputation intact as one of the best and bleakest rock films made."

"Top 10 DVD of 2003"

Product Description

The early 1970s were very good to glam rockers Slade. In their native Britain, they invaded the charts with 17 Top 20 hits, including six at #1. Devoted fans couldn’t play Slade’s anthem-rock loud enough, and the band played to packed clubs and concert halls all across the country. Like The Beatles and The Who, Slade too was seduced by the call of celluloid. In 1975, the band answered that call, starring in the critically lauded Slade in Flame. A darker kind of Spinal Tap, the film features the band starring as a fictitious version of themselves, while taking a gritty, realistic look at the underbelly of the music industry, where hustlers, sharks and managers prey upon hot new bands.

• First U.S. release of this cult DVD! • This film was made in 1974, following the success of the Beatles’ A Hard Days Night and The Monkees Head scripted rock films. • Features Slade hits "How Does It Feel?" and "Far, Far Away." • Includes an enlightening 50-minute interview with Slade’s lead singer/guitarist and British rock icon Noddy Holder.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A note from the producers of this DVD, April 19, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Slade in Flame (DVD)

We produced the U.S. DVD release of Slade In Flame. Sometimes with vintage film and television releases we are faced with the option of providing content to the viewer in less-than-ideal form, or not providing it at all. Although we knew the master for "Slade In Flame" was less than perfect, it was the same master used on the UK edition of the DVD and the only master we could find. We chose to make the film available to rock fans for their libraries because of its rarity in the U.S., its historical importance, and the overall quality of the film. In our effort to provide an upgraded DVD package, we improved the menus, cover art, and provided the best possible audio for the soundtrack. We also found an original poster for the film's British theatrical release and reproduced it inside the package. We hope that fans of Slade and rock films in general will overlook any shortcomings in the picture and enjoy the film for what it is. -Shout! Factory DVD Producers

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Flame are gonna be big stars......., November 11, 2004

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Hellion Zephreid (Pittsburgh) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Slade in Flame (DVD)

Slade. A group that was HUGE in England in the 70's and all we really heard of them here in the states were the covers by Quiet Riot and "Keep Your Hands Off of My Power Supply" LP years later. Imports were way too costly then and I was just a teenager. So they remained a mystery to me like all the other U.K. glam rockers who failed to raise any interest or hits over here (T. Rex, Quatro, Mud, Wizzard, etc..). When I heard this movie was seeing the light of day in the U.S. thanks to some words by Classic Rock magazine (another Import), I had to check it out. As others have pointed out, this is not "A Hard Day's Night" or anything happy or silly that The Beatles have put out at the time. This story is of the other side of the Rock 'n' Roll business, the "dark" side. It does make one want to give up on the "R 'n' R dream" though. It is not a movie that you will watch again and again but is worthy of a once through. The music is good. Trademark Slade sound. One of the extras on the dvd is an interview with the lead singer/guitarist of Slade, Nodddy Holder in which he discusses all to do with the bands popularity and the reason for the choice of story for this film. Interesting to listen to him, definitely a bonus to the disc. The movie is average, watching musicians try to be actors and it does show. The 4 stars are for the courage to go against the grain and make this type of movie instead of acting like a bunch of clowns. The movie represents more a solid 3 though....

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Them Monkeys Can Swing!, May 13, 2005

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R. Pettie (OWINGS MILLS, MARYLAND United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Slade in Flame (DVD)

This DVD is strictly a Slade fan collectible. The DVD itself has some problems ie. sound, picture grainy at points. BUT - for the true Slade fan look past this! The story of two bands competing with each other and then becoming what is Slade is truly entertaining (the premise is that the story while fiction is loosely based on fact). The Noddy interview is worth the price of the DVD alone. SLADE ROCKS - FOREVER!!!!!!