New Order Story (1993)
August 29, 1993Release Date
New Order Story (1993)
August 29, 1993Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Gillian Gilbert
Self
Peter Hook
Self
Stephen Morris
Self
Bernard Sumner
Self
Colin Bell
Self
Jenny Seagrove
Narrator (voice)
Keith Allen
Game Show Host
Bono
Self
Arthur Baker
Self
John Barnes
Self
Colin Bell
Self
Karin Berg
Self
Ian Curtis
Self (archive footage)
Rob Gretton
Self
Quincy Jones
Self
John Robie
Self
Jon Savage
Self
Peter Saville
Self
Neil Tennant
Self
Pete Tong
Self
Tony Wilson
Self
Paul Morley
Writer / Producer
Kevin Hewitt
Director / Editor
Elizabeth Levy
Associate Producer
Jo Allen
Line Producer
Derick Williams
Editor
Trevor Hotz
Sound
Lynne Whiteread
Set Designer
Clive Copland
Sound
Mike Coles
Camera Operator
Alan Almond
Camera Operator
Christophe Williams
Assistant Editor
Details.
Wiki.
New Order Story is a 1993 documentary about the English band New Order, featuring the majority of their music videos, as well as interviews with the band members, their manager Rob Gretton, producers, etc. It also features appearances from Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant, U2's Bono, Quincy Jones and Jon Savage. Written by Paul Morley, and directed by Kevin Hewitt, the film offers sometimes an eccentric setting (Sumner was interviewed while having his haircut done, Bono took the charge himself using his camcorder, the entire band and their friends also can be seen as guests of a fictional TV game show hosted by Keith Allen). Though it's not visible in the documentary, the band was filmed at the brink of their separation that would last for five years.
The documentary starts off with the Joy Division days through its vocalist Ian Curtis's suicide to the formation of New Order. An edited version of the documentary was first broadcast on the ITV network on the night of 29 August 1993, coinciding with New Order's headline performance at the Reading Festival. It was then released on VHS in October 1993, edited into a full (British) version and a shorter American version. In 2005 the film was released both in UK and USA on DVD in its full version. It was also available as part of Item, a limited edition boxset available in the US (and in the UK only via HMV stores) that collected New Order Story and A Collection.