It's All Gone Pete Tong

    It's All Gone Pete Tong
    2004

    Synopsis

    Its All Gone Pete Tong is a comedy following the tragic life of the legendary Frankie Wilde. The story takes us through Frankie's life from being one of the best DJs alive, through a subsequent battle with a hearing disorder, culminating in his mysterious disappearance from the scene.

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    Cast

    • Paul KayeFrankie Wilde
    • Kate MagowanSonja
    • Neil MaskellJack Stoddart
    • Beatriz BatardaPenelope
    • Pete TongHimself
    • Mike WilmotMax
    • Tim PlesterBrent
    • Paul SpenceAlfonse
    • Steve OramBlinky
    • Carl CoxHimself

    Recommendations

    • 80

      L.A. Weekly

      The movie catches us up so profoundly in Frankie's self-destructive spiral (and gradual rehab), it's as though we’re seeing it all for the first time. I'd like to say that's because the story is true, only it isn't.
    • 75

      New York Post

      "Trainspotting" redux.
    • 60

      Variety

      Colorful, sometimes endearing but highly uneven picture.
    • 60

      The New York Times

      The British comic turned actor (Paul Kaye) appears in almost every scene and he carries that weight admirably. He manages the very neat trick of keeping you interested in a character who doesn't merit our affection but earns it nonetheless.
    • 60

      Los Angeles Times

      Grounded by a gutsy, over-the-edge-and-back performance by Paul Kaye as Frankie, It's All Gone Pete Tong takes the long way around before finally redeeming itself.
    • 50

      Village Voice

      Lots of Dowse's ideas work well--the ringing tinnitus, the conversion of sound to visible waves, the trimming of treble and bass for underwatery effect, the removal of ambient noise entirely. But as the humor flags, It's All Gone Pete Tong starts to feel more like an exercise.
    • 50

      New York Daily News

      The faux-documentary format does nothing for the material, but Kaye turns in a chaotic and ultimately moving performance.
    • 50

      Salon

      In addition to possessing the most confusing title of the year, Canadian filmmaker Michael Dowse's high-energy dance-club saga It's All Gone Pete Tong arrives in an elaborate package of spoof and deception that should win the admiration of any practical-joke connoisseur.