Spike Island

Oct 11, 2012

1h 36m

★ 6.3

The story of two bands, one girl and a night they will never forget.

Overview

Teenage musicians travel to England's Spike Island in the hope of attending an outdoor performance by their favorite band, the Stone Roses.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Music

Production Companies

Head Gear Films

Bankside Films

Fiesta Productions

Vertigo Films

BBC Film

Spike Island Trailers

Cast

Tits

Elliott Tittensor

Sally

Emilia Clarke

Dodge

Nico Mirallegro

Little Gaz

Adam Long

Zippy

Jordan Murphy

Penfold

Oliver Heald

Mr Milligan

Robert James-Collier

Ibiza Ste

Matthew McNulty

Eric

Steve Evets

Margaret

Lesley Manville

Uncle Hairy

Chris Coghill

Lisa

Antonia Thomas

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