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''24 Hour Party People'' is a 2002 British {{biopic}} telling the rise and fall of Tony Wilson (played by Creator/SteveCoogan), a local news reporter who attends a pivotal gig by Music/TheSexPistols in the 1970s which changes his life. Believing he is living in "one of the most important fucking times in human history", he decides to start a record company called Creator/FactoryRecords and a club, the Haçienda. He also decides to BreakTheFourthWall and converse with the audience a lot, because it's that sort of film.

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''24 Hour Party People'' is a 2002 British {{biopic}} directed by Creator/MichaelWinterbottom telling the rise and fall of Tony Wilson (played by Creator/SteveCoogan), a local news reporter who attends a pivotal gig by Music/TheSexPistols in the 1970s which changes his life. Believing he is living in "one of the most important fucking times in human history", he decides to start a record company called Creator/FactoryRecords and a club, the Haçienda. He also decides to BreakTheFourthWall and converse with the audience a lot, because it's that sort of film.
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* RealPersonCameo: [[CreatorCameo Tony Wilson himself]], [[Music/TheFall Mark E. Smith]], [[Music/{{Buzzcocks}} Howard]] [[Music/{{Magazine}} Devoto]], Keith Allen, Vini Reilly, [[Music/HappyMondays Paul Ryder and Rowetta]]... And those are just the cameos that have to do with the Manchester music scene.

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* RealPersonCameo: [[CreatorCameo Tony Wilson himself]], [[Music/TheFall [[Music/TheFallBand Mark E. Smith]], [[Music/{{Buzzcocks}} Howard]] [[Music/{{Magazine}} Devoto]], Keith Allen, Vini Reilly, [[Music/HappyMondays Paul Ryder and Rowetta]]... And those are just the cameos that have to do with the Manchester music scene.
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''24 Hour Party People'' is a 2002 British {{Biopic}} telling the rise and fall of Tony Wilson (played by Creator/SteveCoogan), a local news reporter who attends a pivotal gig by Music/TheSexPistols in the 1970s which changes his life. Believing he is living in "one of the most important fucking times in human history", he decides to start a record company called Creator/FactoryRecords and a club, the Haçienda. He also decides to BreakTheFourthWall and converse with the audience a lot, because it's that sort of film.

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''24 Hour Party People'' is a 2002 British {{Biopic}} {{biopic}} telling the rise and fall of Tony Wilson (played by Creator/SteveCoogan), a local news reporter who attends a pivotal gig by Music/TheSexPistols in the 1970s which changes his life. Believing he is living in "one of the most important fucking times in human history", he decides to start a record company called Creator/FactoryRecords and a club, the Haçienda. He also decides to BreakTheFourthWall and converse with the audience a lot, because it's that sort of film.
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* DescentIntoAddiction: Shaun Ryder first dicovers Heroin and later Crack Cocaine. Returning from Barbados, he holds the masters hostage for money, but is so strung out he accepts the ComicallySmallBribe of £50.
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* EccentricArtist: producer Martin Hannett has some oddball quirks, wastes a lot of studio time and once fired a gun loaded with blanks at Tony Wilson.
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* EmbarrassingNickname: Tony goes to interview a politician and is warned beforehand not to call him by the nickname Mad Monk that his detractors use, but Tony can't help but slip when the politician makes a church reference.
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* BloodOath / CouldntFindAPen: the founding document of Factory Records is written in Tony's blood.


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* SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll: the Happy Mondays live the lifestyle. Things take a dark turn once Shaun starts taking heroin, and goes worse when recording at Barbados, the band switches to crack cocaine.
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-->'''Tony Wilson:''' This is the real Howard Devoto. He and Lindsay insisted we make clear that this never happened. But I agree with John Ford. When you have to choose between the truth and the legend, print the legend.
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* TheCameo Tony Wilson appears as the director for Wheel of Fortune at a TV studio, and many artists from Factory appear in bit parts inclusing Paul Ryder from HappyMondays as a gangster.

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* TheCameo Tony Wilson appears as the director for Wheel of Fortune at a TV studio, and many artists from Factory appear in bit parts inclusing including Paul Ryder from HappyMondays Music/HappyMondays as a gangster.
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--> '''Tony Wilson:''' I'm sure it'll be on the DVD.

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--> '''Tony Wilson:''' I'm sure it'll be on the DVD.[[spoiler: [[ShmuckBait It isn't]]]]

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* AluminumChristmasTrees: The film is a biopic that [[VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory stretches the truth a bit here and there]], but some of the more fanciful things included in the movie actually happened:
** Yes, Music/SexPistols really did play a show at the Manchester Free Trade Hall on 4 June 1976 to under 50 people, and a significant fraction of those who attended later formed an important band, including future members of Music/JoyDivision, Music/NewOrder, Music/TheFall, Music/TheSmiths and Simply Red. The show had been arranged and booked by the members of the Music/{{Buzzcocks}}, who had only formed a few months before. Wilson wasn't at this show, though: He caught them when they came back to town on 20 July, and witnessed the first live performance of "Anarchy in the U.K.".
** Yes, Martin Hannett really did go up on a hilltop to record "silence" and forced Stephen Morris to set up his kit on the roof of the studio, recording him long after everyone else had left. And yes, despite all of his extremely eccentric behavior, he's widely considered to be [[BunnyEarsLawyer one of the greatest record producers to ever live]].
** Yes, Factory Records really did lose money on every copy of Music/NewOrder's "Blue Monday" because of the cost of its elaborate die-cast sleeve, despite it being the best-selling 12" single of all time.
** Yes, Tony Wilson really did compare Shaun Ryder of Music/HappyMondays to Creator/WilliamButlerYeats. Ryder is indeed a gifted, witty lyricist with a keen eye for observation, but his loutish personality has often obscured his talent.
** Yes, Factory Records really didn't have proper contracts with its artists, which is why London Records balked at acquiring them, and simply signed their lone remaining successful act, Music/NewOrder, after Factory went under in 1992.
** Yes, the Hacienda really did lose a ton of money specifically because everyone was doing drugs and not buying booze. Peter Hook of Music/NewOrder once claimed that the club lost up to £18 million despite it being a packed hotspot every night. The club didn't close immediately after Factory Records went under though; Wilson and New Order kept it going until 1997. The main discrepancy with the film's depiction of the Hacienda is fairly minor: Wilson wasn't present at the final night, nor was the club's final event a rave: It was a concert by the space rock band Music/{{Spiritualized}}.
** Yes, Music/TheSmiths of all bands really did try to join Factory Records at one point, and they were indeed turned down. No word as to whether or not Tony Wilson grumbled about the missed opportunity while smoking on a rooftop in '92.
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* TheCamo Tony Wilson appears as the director for Wheel of Fortune at a TV studio, and many artists from Factory appear in bit parts inclusing Paul Ryder from HappyMondays as a gangster.

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* TheCamo TheCameo Tony Wilson appears as the director for Wheel of Fortune at a TV studio, and many artists from Factory appear in bit parts inclusing Paul Ryder from HappyMondays as a gangster.
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* TheCamo Tony Wilson appears as the director for Wheel of Fortune at a TV studio, and many artists from Factory appear in bit parts inclusing Paul Ryder from HappyMondays as a gangster.
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Not to be confused with the trope TwentyFourHourPartyPeople (which is named after the Happy Mondays song [[NamesTheSame that also gives this movie its name]]) about background extras who show up at parties for or thrown by a work's main characters. Compare ''Film/{{Control}}'', a more serious biopic that specifically focuses on Ian Curtis.

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Not to be confused with the trope TwentyFourHourPartyPeople (which is named after the Happy Mondays song [[NamesTheSame that also gives this movie its name]]) name) about background extras who show up at parties for or thrown by a work's main characters. Compare ''Film/{{Control}}'', a more serious biopic that specifically focuses on Ian Curtis.

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* AccidentalInnuendo: In-universe-- the band "Music/JoyDivision" is named after the euphemistic term for the prostitution and sexual slavery groups of Jewish women were forced to perform in Nazi concentration camps. This leads to accusations of fascism and white supremacist skinheads invading their gigs, which leads to the band spitting on them, which leads to further chaos. Later, after Ian Curtis' death, the band reveal to Tony Wilson that they've decided to change their name to "New Order"-- which, as Wilson points out, is possibly even ''more'' fascistic.



* UnfortunateImplications: In-universe-- the band "Music/JoyDivision" is named after the euphemistic term for the prostitution and sexual slavery groups of Jewish women were forced to perform in Nazi concentration camps. This leads to accusations of fascism and white supremacist skinheads invading their gigs, which leads to the band spitting on them, which leads to further chaos. Later, after Ian Curtis' death, the band reveal to Tony Wilson that they've decided to change their name to "New Order"-- which, as Wilson points out, is possibly even ''more'' fascistic.
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* {{Novlisation}}: [[https://factoryrecords.org/cerysmatic/fac424_24_hour_party_people.php The film was novelised by none other than Tony Wilson himself]].

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* {{Novlisation}}: {{Novelisation}}: [[https://factoryrecords.org/cerysmatic/fac424_24_hour_party_people.php The film was novelised by none other than Tony Wilson himself]].

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* OhCrap: Tony and the other Factory Records employees' reaction to hearing [[spoiler:''Yes Please!'' for the first time, and the realization that Happy Mondays were too drugged out to write lyrics meaning that Factory spent untold amounts of money on a record consisting of instrumentals.]]



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* OopNorth{{Novlisation}}: [[https://factoryrecords.org/cerysmatic/fac424_24_hour_party_people.php The film was novelised by none other than Tony Wilson himself]].
* OhCrap: Tony and the other Factory Records employees' reaction to hearing [[spoiler:''Yes Please!'' for the first time, and the realization that Happy Mondays were too drugged out to write lyrics meaning that Factory spent untold amounts of money on a record consisting of instrumentals.]]
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* NeverFilledOutOfficialPaperwork: Factory's attempts at [[spoiler:negotiating a buyout with London Records]] falls through when the latter learns that Factory never actually filed proper contracts with their artists, giving ''them'' ownership of their material instead of the label. [[spoiler:Factory, in the midst of a huge financial downturn, go bankrupt as a result]].
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The film follows Tony and Factory Records as money is lost, Music/JoyDivision (one of Factory's first signings) lead singer Ian Curtis commits suicide, RecordProducer Martin Hannett goes insane and tries to kill Tony, the birth of "Madchester" music and rave culture, The Happy Mondays sell their equipment and studio for crack and then attempt to hold back their new album from Factory for ransom... You wouldn't get this kinda stuff in a film about EMI.

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The film follows Tony and Factory Records as money is lost, Music/JoyDivision (one of Factory's first signings) lead singer Ian Curtis commits suicide, causing the band to rename themselves Music/NewOrder and veer off in a totally different direction, RecordProducer Martin Hannett goes insane and tries to kill Tony, the birth of "Madchester" music and rave culture, The Happy Mondays sell their equipment and studio for crack and then attempt to hold back their new album from Factory for ransom... You wouldn't get this kinda stuff in a film about EMI.



* AwardBaitSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z15DIchJw7Y "Here To Stay"]] by New Order, notable for being their first single not to be included on one of their proper studio albums (discounting compilations) since "World in Motion" in 1990 and their last to hold such a distinction until "Be a Rebel" 18 years later.

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* AwardBaitSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z15DIchJw7Y "Here To Stay"]] by New Order, Music/NewOrder, notable for being their first single not to be included on one of their proper studio albums (discounting compilations) since "World in Motion" in 1990 and their last to hold such a distinction until "Be a Rebel" 18 years later.
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Not to be confused with the trope TwentyFourHourPartyPeople (which is named after the Happy Mondays song [[NamesTheSame that also gives this movie its name]]) about background extras who show up at parties for or thrown by a work's main characters.

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Not to be confused with the trope TwentyFourHourPartyPeople (which is named after the Happy Mondays song [[NamesTheSame that also gives this movie its name]]) about background extras who show up at parties for or thrown by a work's main characters. Compare ''Film/{{Control}}'', a more serious biopic that specifically focuses on Ian Curtis.



* AwardBaitSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z15DIchJw7Y "Here To Stay"]] by New Order, notable for being their first single not to be included on one of their proper studio albums (discounting compilations) since "World in Motion" in 1990 and their last to hold such a distinction to this day.

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* AwardBaitSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z15DIchJw7Y "Here To Stay"]] by New Order, notable for being their first single not to be included on one of their proper studio albums (discounting compilations) since "World in Motion" in 1990 and their last to hold such a distinction to this day.until "Be a Rebel" 18 years later.
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The film is also officially part of Factory Records' [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factory_Records_discography quite unusual and outrageously posthumous release catalog]][[note]]how "outrageously posthumous," you ask? The label was already bankrupt for nearly a decade by the time the film premiered[[/note]], complete with its own serial number (FAC 401). The film's website, DVD release and companion book (written by Tony Wilson himself) all received catalog numbers as well (FAC 433, FACDVD 424, and FAC 424, respectively, with the DVD release marking the only use of the "FACDVD" prefix in the entire Factory catalog), as did the reconstruction of the Haçienda used for the film (FAC 451).

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The film is also officially part of Factory Records' [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factory_Records_discography quite unusual and outrageously posthumous release catalog]][[note]]how "outrageously posthumous," you ask? The label was already bankrupt for nearly a decade by the time the film premiered[[/note]], complete with its own serial number (FAC 401). The film's website, DVD release and companion book (written by Tony Wilson himself) all received catalog numbers as well (FAC 433, FACDVD 424, and FAC 424, respectively, with the DVD release marking the only use of the "FACDVD" prefix in the entire Factory catalog), as did the reconstruction of the Haçienda used for the film (FAC 451).
451, a significant pick as FAC 51 was the catalog number for the actual club).
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''24 Hour Party People'' is a 2002 British {{Biopic}} telling the rise and fall of Tony Wilson (played by Creator/SteveCoogan), a local news reporter who attends a pivotal gig by Music/TheSexPistols in the 1970s which changes his life. Believing he is living in "one of the most important fucking times in human history", he decides to start a record company called Creator/FactoryRecords and a club, The Hacienda. He also decides to BreakTheFourthWall and converse with the audience a lot, because it's that sort of film.

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''24 Hour Party People'' is a 2002 British {{Biopic}} telling the rise and fall of Tony Wilson (played by Creator/SteveCoogan), a local news reporter who attends a pivotal gig by Music/TheSexPistols in the 1970s which changes his life. Believing he is living in "one of the most important fucking times in human history", he decides to start a record company called Creator/FactoryRecords and a club, The Hacienda.the Haçienda. He also decides to BreakTheFourthWall and converse with the audience a lot, because it's that sort of film.



The film is also officially part of Factory Records' [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factory_Records_discography quite unusual and outrageously posthumous release catalog]][[note]]how "outrageously posthumous," you ask? The label was already bankrupt for nearly a decade by the time the film premiered[[/note]], complete with its own serial number (FAC 401) -- The film's website, DVD release and companion book (written by Tony Wilson himself) all received catalog numbers as well.

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The film is also officially part of Factory Records' [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factory_Records_discography quite unusual and outrageously posthumous release catalog]][[note]]how "outrageously posthumous," you ask? The label was already bankrupt for nearly a decade by the time the film premiered[[/note]], complete with its own serial number (FAC 401) -- 401). The film's website, DVD release and companion book (written by Tony Wilson himself) all received catalog numbers as well.
well (FAC 433, FACDVD 424, and FAC 424, respectively, with the DVD release marking the only use of the "FACDVD" prefix in the entire Factory catalog), as did the reconstruction of the Haçienda used for the film (FAC 451).
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''24 Hour Party People'' is a 2002 British {{Biopic}} telling the story of Tony Wilson (played by Creator/SteveCoogan), a local news reporter who attends a pivotal gig by Music/TheSexPistols in the 1970s which changes his life. Believing he is living in "one of the most important fucking times in human history", he decides to start a record company called Creator/FactoryRecords and a club, The Hacienda. He also decides to BreakTheFourthWall and converse with the audience a lot, because it's that sort of film.

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''24 Hour Party People'' is a 2002 British {{Biopic}} telling the story rise and fall of Tony Wilson (played by Creator/SteveCoogan), a local news reporter who attends a pivotal gig by Music/TheSexPistols in the 1970s which changes his life. Believing he is living in "one of the most important fucking times in human history", he decides to start a record company called Creator/FactoryRecords and a club, The Hacienda. He also decides to BreakTheFourthWall and converse with the audience a lot, because it's that sort of film.



The film is also officially part of Factory Records' [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factory_Records_discography quite unusual release catalog]], complete with its own serial number (FAC 401) -- The film's website, DVD release and companion book (written by Tony Wilson himself) all received catalog numbers as well.

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The film is also officially part of Factory Records' [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factory_Records_discography quite unusual and outrageously posthumous release catalog]], catalog]][[note]]how "outrageously posthumous," you ask? The label was already bankrupt for nearly a decade by the time the film premiered[[/note]], complete with its own serial number (FAC 401) -- The film's website, DVD release and companion book (written by Tony Wilson himself) all received catalog numbers as well.

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