Slade in Flame
Slade in Flame (also known as Flame) is a 1975 film starring the British rock band Slade. It was directed by Richard Loncraine and written by Andrew Birkin with additional dialogue by Dave Humphries. The film includes supporting roles by Tom Conti, Alan Lake and Johnny Shannon. In November 1974, the band's soundtrack album of the same name was released prior to the film.
| Slade in Flame | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Richard Loncraine |
| Written by | Andrew Birkin (screenplay) Dave Humphries (additional dialogue) |
| Produced by | Gavrik Losey |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Peter Hannan |
| Edited by | Michael Bradsell |
| Music by | Slade |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Visual Programme Systems (UK) |
Release date | January 1975 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
The film charts the history of "Flame", a fictitious group in the late 1960s who are picked up by a marketing company and taken to the top, only to break up at their zenith. Described as the "Citizen Kane of rock musicals" by BBC film critic Mark Kermode, the film went on to achieve critical acclaim years after the mixed feelings on its original release.
Slade in Flame has been released in VHS and DVD form, and was re-mastered and released in its original Cinemascope wide-screen format on DVD for the first time in 2007. The set also featured the soundtrack album. In 2015, Salvo Sound & Vision issued a repackaged CD + DVD version of the album and film.
A paperback book was released, based on the film, written by John Pidgeon. It was the largest printing that the publisher Panther had done for the home market at 250,000 copies.