Sid and Nancy
1986 film by Alex Cox
Sid and Nancy is a 1986 biographical drama film about the relationship between Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious and his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen.
- Written and directed by Alex Cox.
Love kills.
Sid Vicious
edit- Y'know, I was so bored once that I fucked a dog.
- [while trying to play the bass lines to "Pretty Vacant"] And we don't fucking care!
Nancy Spungen
edit- Never trust a junkie.
- If I asked you to kill me, would you?
Malcolm McLaren
edit- But Sidney's more than a mere bass player. He's a fabulous disaster. He's a symbol, a metaphor. He embodies the dementia of a nihilistic generation. He's a fuckin' star!
Dialogue
edit- [Sid finds Nancy outside the pub, crying and scraping her knuckles against a wall]
- Sid: What's the matter? Are you alright?
- Nancy: NO! Do I look alright? Fucker in there ripped me off for 50 quid!
- Sid: What, he stole it from your purse?
- Nancy: Yeah, almost. I mean, I gave it to him the first night I was here. Fuck, it's embarrassing! Never trust a junkie.
- Sid: They're junkies, are they?
- Nancy: Isn't everyone?
- Sid: Think you could get me some?
- Nancy: Maybe.
- Sid: [looking at Nancy's hand] That looks like it hurts.
- Nancy: It does.
- Sid: So does this. [slams his head against the wall].
- Nancy: I don't think that Johnny likes me.
- Sid: He doesn't like anybody. He's a fool.
- Nancy: You like me, don't you?
- Malcolm: Phoebe - how would you like to supervise our Sidney for a month or two?
- Phoebe: No way.
- Malcolm: Go on; you'd be a good influence on the boy. Why not?
- Phoebe: Infectious hepatitis, loony girlfriend, drugs?
- Malcolm: Boys will be boys.
- Paul: Fucking cabbies, that's what we should be. Make two hundred quid a night being a cabbie.
- Sid: Why don't you fuck off and be one then?
- Paul: 'Cos it takes 18 months to learn.
- Sid: You need a driving license too.
- Paul: And a set of golf clubs.
- [getting off the phone with her parents]
- Nancy: I fucking hate them! I fucking hate them! Ass! Ow! Fucking motherfuckers! They wouldn't send us any money! They said we'd spend it on DRUGS!
- Sid: We would!
- Nancy: I hate my fuckin' life.
- Sid: This is just a rough patch. Things'll be much better when we get to America, I promise.
- Nancy: We're in America. We've been here a week. New York is in America, you fuck!
- Sid: [in a taxi on the way to the airport] I wish we wasn't breaking up.
- Phoebe: Well it's a bit late for that isn't it? Paul and Steve are flying to Rio, Malcom's in London, John's in New York.
- Sid: Yeah, great. What am I gonna do?
- Phoebe: Anything you like; you're a free agent now.
- Sid: I'll go home; see Nancy.
- Phoebe: Yeah, well do that.
- Sid: Master Kung Fu.
- Phoebe: Look try and get off the heroin OK? Come on promise.
- Sid: OK.
- Phoebe: And cut back on the drinking all right?
- Sid: Yeah all right, all right I promise! Cross me heart and hope to die. [he smirks]
- [Nancy is begging Sid to commit suicide with her]
- Sid: I just don't want to, okay?
- Nancy: [sobbing] You have to! You promised!
- Sid: Yeah, well, I changed my mind!
- Nancy: You can't! You said we'd go out together, you can't change your mind!
- Sid: Of course I can! I just did!
- Nancy: Blaze of glory! You promised, you promised!
- Sid: I'm getting out of this poxy place. I'm going back to England.
- Nancy: Why?
- Sid: Because I wanna get straight, you know? I'm sick and tired of these fucking people who just kiss arse. I wanna be with my friends, people who care.
- Nancy: Okay, go on! Leave me!
- Sid: You're always putting fucking words in my mouth! Did I say I would fucking leave you? No, I fucking did not!
- Nancy: I'm your best friend, Sid!
- Sid: So you keep fucking telling me!
- Nancy: You'll never get straight! You say that every fucking day, it's the same! I can't get up tomorrow to the same thing! I can't do it anymore! Oh God, please help me!
- [She tries to hold him, but he breaks away and goes for the door. She blocks his way.]
- Nancy: Fuck you Sid, you're so fucking weak!
- Sid: Get out of my fucking way!
- [Enraged, she attacks him]
- Nancy: Help me! You're so fucking weak and stupid! Help me!
- Sid: You wanna fucking die?
- Nancy: [screams] YES!
Cast
edit- Gary Oldman - Sid Vicious
- Chloe Webb - Nancy Spungen
- David Hayman - Malcolm McLaren
- Debby Bishop - Phoebe
- Andrew Schofield - Johnny Rotten
- Xander Berkeley - Bowery Snax, drug dealer
- Courtney Love - Gretchen
- Perry Benson - Paul Cook
- Tony London - Steve Jones
External links
edit- Sid and Nancy quotes at the Internet Movie Database
- Sid and Nancy at Rotten Tomatoes