Velvet Goldmine

"Style matters. Even when it comes to murder."

Eddie plays Jerry Divine, the manager.

In the logo, Eddie is in the 'E'... how appropriate!

Pictures:

Jerry Divine

Jerry Divine in office

Jerry Divine outside

"The secret of becoming a star..."

Eddie and some Velvet Goldmine people in Cannes

Jerry Divine sitting on grass in riding outfit

Jerry Divine in restaurant

Jerry Divine as a soldier type person

Jerry Divine on phone

Serious Jerry


Real Audio sounds:

The secret of becoming a star...

Nice stuff...Divine, Jerry Divine...

I can make you a star

May the best man win

You guys, you're the actors...

Every great century that produces art...

Movies:

E!Online trailer (no Eddie) 2.3MB

Clip of one of Eddie's scenes


Plot summary (iMDB):

1971: Glamrock explodes all over the world and challanges the seriousness within the flowerpower generation by means of glitter and brutal music. Brian Slade, a young rockstar, inspires numerous teenage boys and girls to paint their nails and explore their own sexuality. In the end Slade destroys himself. Unable to escape the role he created for himself, he plots his own murder. When his fans discovers that the murder is a fake, his star falls and he is forgotten about. 1984: Arthur, a journalist working for a New York newspaper, gets assigned the story about the fake murder of Brian Slade. When Arthur was young and grew up in Manchester, he was more than a fan of Slade. Reluctantly he accepts the assignment and starts to investigate what happened his old glamrock hero.
Summary written by Jack Fairy


Credits:

Ewan McGregor.... Curt Wild
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers.... Brian Slade
Toni Collette.... Mandy Slade
Christian Bale.... Arthur Stuart
Eddie Izzard.... Jerry Divine
Emily Woof.... Shannon
Michael Feast.... Cecil
Mairead McKinley.... Wilde housemaid
Janet McTeer.... Narrator
Luke Morgan Oliver...Oscar Wilde (aged 8)
Osheen Jones.... Jack Fairy (aged 7)
Micko Westmoreland....Jack Fairy
Damian Suchet.... BBC Reporter
Danny Nut .... Kissing Sailor
Wash Westmoreland....Young Man

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