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Described as 'the Citizen Kane of British pop movies' by critic Mark Kermode, Slade in Flame both confounded and delighted audiences when it was released in 1975, at the height of the legendary glam-rock band's success. Starring the band themselves, this was a music film like no other.

Charting the rise and fall of a pop group at the end of the 1960s - from bold beginnings in seedy clubs to booze-addled endings in spectacular stadiums - this darkly cynical, warts-and-all portrait of a band in freefall amidst the music-industry suits who want a piece of the pie was not what anybody was expecting.

Acclaimed as a stone-cold bona-fide cult classic over subsequent decades, and boasting a razor-sharp screenplay, superb performances and a power-packed foot-stomping soundtrack, Slade in Flame has been newly remastered by the BFI from the best available 35mm materials for its first ever release on Blu-ray.

• Newly remastered by the BFI and presented in High Definition and Standard Definition
• Extras tbc

SLADE IN FLAME
A film by Richard Loncraine
Starring Slade with Tom Conti and Alan Lake

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Newly remastered and released on BFI Blu-ray/DVD (Dual Format Edition), iTunes and Amazon Prime on 19 May 2025

Described as ‘the Citizen Kane of British pop movies’ by critic Mark Kermode, Slade in Flame both confounded and delighted audiences when it was released in 1975, at the height of the legendary glam-rock band’s success. Starring the band themselves, this was a music film like no other. In celebration of its 50th Anniversary, Slade in Flame has been remastered by the BFI for release on Blu-ray (for the first time) and DVD in a Dual Format Edition pack. Extras include a newly recorded audio commentary by director Richard Loncraine and film critic Mark Kermode and a newly filmed interview with actor Tom Conti, plus lots more.

Charting the rise and fall of a pop group – from bold beginnings in seedy clubs to booze-addled endings in spectacular stadiums – this darkly cynical, warts-and-all portrait of a band in freefall amid the music industry suits who want a piece of the pie, was not what anybody was expecting.

Acclaimed as a stone-cold, bona fide cult classic over subsequent decades, Slade in Flame boasts a razor-sharp screenplay, superb performances and a power-packed, foot-stomping soundtrack.

Ahead of the release, the film will be screening in cinemas around the UK from 2 May. BFI Southbank will present a special launch screening on Thursday 1 May followed by a Q&A with Noddy Holder, Richard Loncraine and Tom Conti, hosted by Mark Kermode.

Special features
• Newly remastered and approved by director Richard Loncraine
• Newly recorded audio commentary with director Richard Loncraine and film critic Mark Kermode
• Make Way For Noddy (2025, 9 mins): actor Tom Conti discusses the making of Slade in Flame
• Noddy Holder Interview (2002, 54 mins): Noddy speaks to broadcaster Gary Crowley in the uncut, full-length version of an interview that later featured in The Making of Slade in Flame
• The Making of Slade in Flame (2007, 58 mins): featuring interviews with all four members of Slade, director Richard Loncraine and actor Tom Conti
• This Week: Men’s Fashions (1973, 5 mins): meet Tommy Nutter, the rebel tailor of Savile Row, as flamboyant fashions get thoroughly road tested in this glam 1970s fashion short
• Trailers
• Slade in Frame – a collection of promotional images from the film’s original release
• ***FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet with new writing on the film by Graham Rinaldi, other essays by JT Rathbone and Barry Forshaw, notes on the special features and credits

Product details
RRP: £19.99 / Cat. no. BFIB1533 / 12
UK / 1975 / colour / 90 minutes / English with optional descriptive subtitles / original aspect ratio 2.35:1 // BD50: 1080p, 24fps, LPCM 2.0 mono audio (48kHz/24-bit) / DVD9: PAL, 25fps, Dolby Digital 2.0 mono audio (48kHz/16-bit)