1. Introduction: Through My Eyes Part 1: Documentary Strand 2. No Future for You: False Film Starts 3. We’re Not All There: The Great Rock ’n’ Roll Swindle (1980) 4. We Mean It, Man: The Filth and the Fury (2000) – Plus Other Documentaries Part 2: Biopic Strand 5. Something Else: The Sex Pistols in Fiction Film Roles 6. All Crimes Are Paid: Sid and Nancy (1986) 7. I Wanna See Some History: Pistol (2022) 8. Conclusion: Problems
Biography
Stephen Glynn is a film writer and lecturer, currently based at De Montfort University, UK. His previous writings on the links between music performers and the visual media include Kate Bush and the Moving Image (2025), David Bowie and Film (2022), The Beatles and Film (2021) and The British Pop Music Film (2013).
"This is such a welcome new book! The impact of the Sex Pistols and punk rock in film has been scandalously short of scrutiny until this point, and Stephen Glynn has done a remarkable job, making a highly readable and exquisitely detailed account of their extraordinary handful of films. It would be fitting if Glynn's well-researched and engaging book reignited interested in them, and to help cement the legacy of one of the most influential bands (if not actually the most influential band) of all time."
- Professor K.J.Donnelly, University of Southampton
