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Dance Craze

  • 1981
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
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Dance Craze (1981)
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Documentary on Britain's 2 Tone Ska Era from the late seventies to the early eighties.Documentary on Britain's 2 Tone Ska Era from the late seventies to the early eighties.Documentary on Britain's 2 Tone Ska Era from the late seventies to the early eighties.

  • Director
    • Joe Massot
  • Stars
    • The Beat
    • The Bodysnatchers
    • The Selecter
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    308
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    • Director
      • Joe Massot
    • Stars
      • The Beat
      • The Bodysnatchers
      • The Selecter
    • 4User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    The Beat
    • Themselves
    The Bodysnatchers
    • Themselves
    The Selecter
    • Themselves
    The Specials
    The Specials
    • Themselves
    Bad Manners
    • Themselves
    Stella Barker
    • Self
    Roger Charlery
    Roger Charlery
    • Self - The Beat
    Miranda Joyce
    Miranda Joyce
    • Self
    Penny Leyton
    • Self
    Madness
    • Themselves
    Sarah-Jane Owen
    Sarah-Jane Owen
    • Self
    Jane Summers
    • Self
    Nicky Summers
    • Self
    Pauline Black
    Pauline Black
    • Self - The Selecter
    • (uncredited)
    Buster Bloodvessel
    • Self - Bad Manners
    • (uncredited)
    John Bradbury
    • Self
    • (uncredited)
    Roddy Byers
    • Self - The Specials
    • (uncredited)
    Rhoda Dakar
    • Self - The Bodysnatchers
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Joe Massot
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    • Trivia
      In a later version of the soundtrack, Madness are omitted totally and extra tracks from The Specials are added under their "second name" the Special AKA.
    • Quotes

      Pauline Black - The Selecter: [to the crowd] Right, who here gets up at seven o'clock in the morning? Do you work in factories? Are you ever 3 minutes late? You'll like this one then..."Three Minute Hero".

    • Connections
      Featured in Under the Influence: 2 Tone Ska (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Nite Klub
      (uncredited)
      Written by Jerry Dammers and The Specials
      Performed by The Specials

    User reviews4

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    10/10

    To cool people

    This riveting, exciting, melloneous film is about the coming and going of '2-tone ska' in Britain. After the First wave of ska (bob marley, skatalites) ska attacked Europe with the second wave. With live performances from like the Specials, the Selecter, Bad Manners, Madness, the Beat, and the Bodysnatchers, this documentary is amazing. If you are new to ska and want to know where it all came from, or if you are a veteran and you just want to re-live these exciting moments, check out this film. I'm sure you can find it, somewhere.
    • skafia-2
    • Feb 18, 1999
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    • Release date
      • April 23, 1982 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Chrysalis Records
      • Osiris Films
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $97,249
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo

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