Realizing the boy needs to do some growing up, he arranges for the attractive Marianne (TALULAH RILEY) to be Carl's date, all as Carl wonders if Quentin might really be the father he's never know.īack on shore, stuffy government official Dormandy (KENNETH BRANAGH) has made it his quest to shut down the broadcast pirates and in particular Radio Rock. But the youngest guy on the trawler turns out to be Carl (TOM STURRIDGE) who's been expelled from school and whose mom (EMMA THOMPSON) has sent him to spend time with Quentin, his godfather. John (WILL ADAMSDALE) is the news reader, Thick Kevin (TOM BROOKE) isn't the brightest bulb on the ship, and normal Simon (CHRIS O'DOWD) is getting married to Elenore (JANUARY JONES) who's going to live onboard with him. The cool Mark (TOM WISDOM) is even more successful with the opposite sex when they're brought onboard, unlike Angus (RHYS DARBY) or Harold (IKE HAMILTON), while Bob (RALPH BROWN) is rarely seen by the others due to his early morning broadcast schedule.

There's also Dave (NICK FROST) who's quite the ladies man despite his appearance or the fact that no women, save for lesbian cook Felicity (KATHERINE PARKINSON), are permanently onboard. The biggest may be Radio Rock, run by Quentin (BILL NIGHY) on an old fishing trawler where American deejay The Count (PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN) is the biggest star, having replaced his legendary British counterpart, Gavin (RHYS IFANS). To fill the void, various ships have positioned themselves off the coast and broadcast such tunes to half the population. PLOT: It's 1966 and British artists are producing some of the greatest rock and roll in the world, but nationally owned British radio won't play any of the music. QUICK TAKE: Dramedy: In order to get around British national radio not playing rock and roll music during the 1960s, a ship of eccentric characters and music lovers anchors off the coast and plays such tunes to half the population, much to the chagrin of the government that wants them shut down.

(2009) (Tom Sturridge, Philip Seymour Hoffman) (R)

Void bastards pirates