Sid and Nancy
1986, R, 111 min.
Directed by Alex Cox, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb.

Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb dramatically and unforgettably burst from nowhere onto the screen with their searing portrayals of Sex Pistol Sid Vicious and American groupie Nancy Spungen. Their performances in this embellished docudrama are so intense and definitive that they leave little room for any other memories of these doomed junkie lovers. Sid and Nancy is nevertheless a haunting love story about a mutually self-destructive and harrowing pair, who were also the clown fools of punk rock. The film may be best described by its alternate title: Sid and Nancy: Love Kills.

This article appears in May 26 • 2000.

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Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years.