Fresh
Even if 'Telstar' can't quite get the measure of its fascinating material, its pluck and ambition prove infectious enough to outweigh its flaws.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
Hit after hit... Someone's bound to get hurt.
2008 · 1h 59m · R
Drama, Music
Directed by
Nick Moran
Overview
Set against a backdrop of early '60s London, Telstar is the story of the world's first independent record producer, Joe Meek. A maverick genius who enjoyed phenomenal success with Telstar – the biggest selling record of it's time – before bad luck, depression, heartbreak and paranoia led to his downfall.
Director and cast
- Nick Moran Director
- Con O'Neill as Joe Meek
- Kevin Spacey as Major Banks
- Pam Ferris as Mrs. Violet Shenton
- JJ Feild as Heinz Burt
- James Corden as Clem Cattini
- Tom Burke as Geoff Goddard
- Mathew Baynton as Ritchie Blackmore
- Shaun Evans as Billy Kuy
- Ralf Little as Chas Hodges
- Callum Dixon as John Leyton
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
84%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Fairly crackles with character and period flavor for its first 90 minutes but is let down by a repetitive and tiresomely maudlin final half-hour.
Derek Elley, Variety
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