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Cast
Ewan McGregor (Curt Wild)Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Brian Slade)Christian Bale (Arthur Stuart)Toni Collette (Mandy Slade)Eddie Izzard (Jerry Devine)Emily Woof (Shannon)Michael Feast (Cecil)Janet McTeer (Female Narrator)Mairead McKinley (Wilde Housemaid)Luke Morgan Oliver (Oscar Wilde (8))Osheen Jones (Jack Fairy (7))Micko Westmoreland (Jack Fairy)Damian Suchet (BBC Reporter)Danny Nutt (Kissing Sailor)Wash Westmoreland (Young Man)Don Fellows (Lou)Ganiat Kasumu (Mary)Ray Shell (Murray)
Director
Todd Haynes
Synopsis
In 1984, British journalist Arthur Stuart investigates the career of 1970s glam superstar Brian Slade, who was heavily influenced in his early years by hard-living and rebellious American singer Curt Wild.
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