Sid and Nancy

Continuity mistake: Early on Nancy is in a limo and a man with long hair tells her to get drugs. While he's talking his hand goes from resting on his chin to resting on the armrest instantly.

Continuity mistake: When the Sex Pistols are playing in California there's a shot from behind the bar showing that the guitar player wearing a red jacket is to the right of Johnny Rotten. Then the view goes closer and the guitarist is at his left.

Factual error: When Nancy goes in a car in London to score drugs there is a political poster stating 'Labour Isn't Working'. This poster was used by the Conservative party in the 1979 general election - Nancy was killed 9 months prior to this election.

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Nancy: What are ya doin here? You're in the studio, these places cost like fifty grand a minute. You could be really shining out! But what? You're just wonking off.
John: Wanking.
Nancy: What happened to you? Did you try and kiss your mother?
John: None of your business.
Brenda Winczor: John got beaten up by facists.

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Trivia: Tim Roth was originally cast as Johnny Rotten, but backed out of the project, because he felt the film depicted history that was "Too recent."

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