Director Julien Temple's film celebrates Canvey Island's Dr Feelgood, the Essex R 'n' B band that exploded out of the UK in the prog era of the early Seventies, delivering shows and albums that helped pave the way for pub rock and punk.
Direction
Temple's Canvey Island noir aesthetic turns a doc into cinematic myth.
Acting
Wilko Johnson's livewire presence — he's basically playing himself, terrifyingly.
Editing
Jagged cuts matching the band's staccato R&B attack.
Director
Julien Temple
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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