Pet Shop Boys: It Couldn't Happen Here

Summary

It Couldn't Happen Here, the flamboyant full-scale feature film that finds Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe embarking on an outstanding musical odyssey from coast to capital, is remastered by BFI and released on Blu-ray and DVD 15th June 2020.

Cast

Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe, Joss Ackland, Gareth Hunt, Barbara Windsor

Director

Jack Bond

Producer

Jack Bond

Distributor

BFI

Run time

1 hour 25 minutes

Release date

15/06/2020

Hash Tag

#PetShopBoys #ItCouldntHappenHere

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Director Jack Bond (The Blueblack Hussar) originally set out to make an extended pop video based on Pet Shop Boys' 1987 album Actually. What he ended up with was a flamboyantly full-scale feature film that finds Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe embarking on an outstanding musical odyssey from coast to capital, encountering the eccentric likes of screen legends Joss Ackland, Gareth Hunt and Barbara Windsor along the way.

Perfect pop surrealism meets road movie to the sound of hits from the duo's fantastic first two studio albums, including all-time classics West End Girls, It's a Sin and Always On My Mind.

Long unavailable, It Couldn't Happen Here is finally presented here remastered by the BFI in High Definition at 4K resolution, to make its overdue worldwide Blu-ray and DVD debut on 15th June 2020.

A strange, striking and sensational pop musical, packed full of iconic tracks, it is an essential addition to any Pet Shop Boys collection.

Special Features

Presented in High Definition and Standard Definition
Limited Edition 48-page Digi-book includes a new interview with Neil Tennant and previously unseen excerpts from his personal on-set production diary, as well as an introduction to the film by director Jack Bond and writing on the film by Anthony Nield, Jason Wood, Omer Ali, John Ramchandani, William Fowler and Vic Pratt
Comprehensive feature commentary by Jack Bond, James Dillon and Simon Archer (2020)
West End Boy: Jack Bond (2020, 27 mins): the director discusses his eclectic career as a filmmaker and his enterprising approach to the making of It Couldn't Happen Here
It Can Happen Here: Arlene Phillips (2020, 26 mins): the renowned choreographer reflects upon a life in dance and the trials and tribulations of working on It Couldn't Happen Here
Always on My Mind (1987, 5 mins): the full-length promotional video for Pet Shop Boys' acclaimed 'Christmas Number One' hit, featuring Joss Ackland and footage from the film
Actually: an unfilmed early version of the script for the film, included here in its entirety for the first time anywhere
As it Happened: Image galleries including the complete final version of the script, the director's shot lists, Pet Shop Boys reference lyric sheets and promotional materials for It Couldn't Happen Here
Original theatrical trailer (digitally reconstructed for this release)

Please note - Disc special features are subject to change, may differ from format to format and/or may differ from region to region.

Joss Ackland

How About You, Lethal Weapon 2, Hunt For Red October: 30th Anniversary, Nowhere to Run, The Hunt For Red October

Gareth Hunt

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