Directed by Julien Temple Written by Julien Temple   Cast Malcolm McLaren ... The Embezzler Steve Jones ... The Crook Paul Cook ... The Tea-Maker Sid Vicious ... The Gimmick John Lydon ... The Collaborator (as Johnny Rotten) Ronald Biggs ... The Exile (as Ronnie Biggs) Liz Fraser ... Woman in Cinema Jess Conrad ... Jess Mary Millington ... Mary, The Crook's girlfriend James Aubrey ... B.J Julian Holloway ... Man Johnny Shannon ... Man in Prison Cage Helen Wellington-Lloyd ... Helen (as Helen of Troy) Edward Tudor-Pole ... Tadpole (kiosk attendant) (as Tenpole Tudor) Faye Hart ... Secretary Alan Jones ... Record Executive Irene Handl ... Cinema Usherette Uncredited Cast Judy Croll ... Soo Catwoman Peter Dean ... Nightclub Bouncer Dave Dee ... Record Executive Graham K. Furness ... Seaman Norman Gay ... Audience member Jerzimy ... French singer on the street James Jeter ... Martin Bormann Jordan ... Girl wearing 'only anarchists are pretty shirt' (archive footage) Debbie Juvenile ... Girl in the chorus on the opening track Shinobu Kanai ... Japanese Girl in Lonely Boy sequence Glen Matlock ... Ex-Pistol (archive footage) Ralph G. Morse ... Punk Terrance Mustdoo ... Audience member Sophie Richmond ... McLaren's secretary John Snagge ... Cinema Newsreel Announcer (voice) Nancy Spungen ... Nancy Jean Warren ... A & R Director - woman with ants on face Produced by Don Boyd   Jeremy Thomas

Additional Info Premiere: September 11, 1980 DVD Release: May 17, 2005 Country: Distributor: Sony Music Video Websites: Production Companies Boyd's Company (as Boyd's Co.) Kendon Films Matrixbest Virgin Films Distributors Tara Releasing   (1992) (USA) (theatrical) Shout! Factory   (2005) (USA) (DVD) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (USA) (DVD) Warner Reprise Video   (1992) (USA) (VHS) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.4 / 10 Our Rating 6.1 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.9 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #7,106 / 20,869 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 1 total rating Almost Perfect 2 total ratings Average 1 total rating Site Ranking #7,102 Wild Side (1995) #7,103 The Redwood Massacre (2014) #7,104 Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker (1991) #7,105 The Scary Of Sixty-First (2021) #7,106 The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle (1980) #7,107 Tom And Jerry Blast Off To Mars! (2005) #7,108 The Deeper You Dig (2019) #7,109 The Curse Of The Fly (1965) #7,110 Corpse Party: Tortured Souls (2013)