A Complete Unknownis a perfect example.
The movie was a giant hit, and will likely earn Chalamet an Oscar nomination.
The band then records a fierce rendition of Like a Hurricane two years before Young actually wrote it.
We imagine what biopics about the Rolling Stones, Chumbawamba, and Fleetwood Mac may look like, in the wake of ‘A Complete Unknown.‘Bob Grant/Fotos International/Getty Images; Ben Curtis/PA Images/Getty Images; Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images
Seeger looks around the studio for an ax to destroy the mixing console.
What am I supposed to do now?
Young just shrugs his shoulders, steps onto his bus, and yells, Eat a peach!
out the window as he pulls out of the parking lot.
The end credits roll.
(Yes, we know this isnt actually how it happened.
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He encourages them to stop relying so heavily on cover songs, and start penning their own material.
I cant get no satisfaction from playing songs I didnt write myself, Moffette tells them.
Climax:Jones is fired from the band right before they play a giant concert in Londons Hyde Park.
They turn the groups fortunes around, but the success takes an enormous toll on their private lives.
Historical Inaccuracy:The group enters the Record Plant in early 1976 without any songs for their new album.
They are barely on speaking terms, and all battling drug addictions.
Sounds like the rumors about the five of you are true, he says.
Dont hide from the pain.
Stevie, lay off that gold dust, woman.
Christine, youre the little songbird of the act.
Dont ever stop thinking about tomorrow.
All of you, remember that thunder only happens when its raining.
The five of you are a chain.
If you dont love each other now, youre never going to love again.
They take frantic notes.
Theyre arguing over what to play when Pete Seeger (Ed Norton) walks into their dressing room.
Im sure my vote doesnt count, he says.
But Ive always been fond of that old B side Silver Springs.
It reminds me of the silver springs near my house in Beacon, New York.
I built it myself, you know.
But Stevie, turn to Lindsey when you sing it.
Deliver the lines the sound of my voice will haunt you directly into his soul.
The audience will eat it up.
People not even born yet will put an image of the moment on T-shirts.
Whats My Age Again?
They formBlink-182after discovering a shared love of skateboarding, dick jokes, and punk rock.
He invites DeLonge to peer into it.
Its my personal belief that aliens do exist, he tells DeLonge.
The government is covering it up.
And with this telescope, you might almost see into the future.
But the future doesnt sound anything like the music youre making now.
It sounds like angels, airwaves, and an incredibly watered-down version of U2.
Also, have you met my buddy, Pete Seeger?
He just heard some of your songs and has some thoughts to share.
I have to warn you, he didnt like it.
He didnt like it one bit …
Climax:The group reforms in 2023 after a series of personal tragedies.
DeLonge is now a UFO scholar.
Barker is married to Kourtney Kardashian, and has become a respected songwriter-producer.
Hoppus has survived a terrifying health ordeal, and is ready to devote himself full-time to music.
They play Whats My Age Again?
She incorporates elements of the trumpet solo into Tubthumping.
Play me a song that reminds me of the good times, he says.
Sing a song that reminds me of the better times.
They drink themselves into oblivion together as they write down lyrics in a frenzy.
Seeger and Moffette watch from the mixing board, and lead them in a toast when its over.
To the first of many, many Chumbawamba hits, they say.
Now, everyone head over to the pub.
Were going to piss the night away!
