The Boat that Rocked
In 1966, there were 571 American radio stations blasting rock and roll twenty-four hours a day. But in the country that gave you the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, the only way to hear the music was to "tune in" to a boat.
"You're listenin' to Radio Rock and I'm 'The Count!' And I count on you as we count down to ecstasy!"
"Rock On!"
They were called pirates. "Pirate Radio! They are the sewer of dirty, low morals."
"Could I introduce Carl?"
"Hi, I'm Angus. I'm the Count."
"And I'm a lesbian!"
"Do you know what a lesbian is?"
"I do."
"Fun times, aye?"
The fans made them famous.
"Wow!"
"Do you think you could ever love a man with a funky Fu Manchu?"
"No."
"I could shave it."
The government made them outlaws.
"The drug takers and the law breakers and the bottom bashing agitators..."
"You will soon be the first person to curse on rock and roll radio..."
But they risked it all.
"You can't do this."
"Why not? We're pirates, that's why were sittin' out here in the middle of the friggin' ocean!"
For the music they loved...
"We're going to shut them down."
"They cant close us down."
"They will find a way, governments loathe people being free."
"From midnight on New Year's Eve, Radio Rock will be breaking the law."
From Richard Curtis...
"Tonight, Pirate Radio dies."
...creator of "Four Weddings and a Funeral"...
"This isn't gonna happen."
"They will come after us."
"Let 'em try!"
...and "Love Actually"...
"I thought we'd never die...but you can't fight city hall!"
"...three...two...one...Only kiddin' dudes, lets rock!"
This summer from Universal Pictures comes a comedy about a time...
"These are the best days of our lives..."
...when love couldn't be silenced...
"From the first moment I saw you, I fell in love with you!"
...and music could change the world.
"Young men and young women will always dream dreams and put those dreams into song!"
The Boat that Rocked!
"I can see why you wanted that condom."
"What?"
"Night, night!"
"What did he just say?"
"Night, night?"
