CinemaOSMovie · 2024 · 1h 36m

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

78%(9)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byJane Giles, Ali Catterall

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 36m
Language
EN
Released
January 5, 2024
Studios
Anti-WorldsBFIDoc Society

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10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Jane Giles
Ali Catterall
Produced by
Jim Reid
Andrew Starke

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