Whether the rave scene on Spain's Balearic Islands deserves its own SPINAL TAP is open to debate, but this clever goof on hedonistic dance culture is also an unexpectedly sympathetic drama about coping with hearing loss. Purporting to be inspired by a true story, the film takes a mockumentary look at the surprising career of Frankie Wilde (Paul Kaye), a 38-year-old drug-and-scotch-soaked British DJ who's been the hottest thing on the Ibiza club circuit for the past 11 years. At the peak of his career — Frankie has taken to descending into the DJ booth from the cavernous club's ceiling dressed only in a loincloth and a crown of thorns — catastrophe strikes. The naggin...
Released:
2004
Rated:
R
Length:
90 mins