{"id":99291,"date":"2026-11-12T00:20:20","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T07:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=99291"},"modified":"2026-11-12T00:20:20","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T07:20:20","slug":"great-rock-n-roll-swindle-the-1980","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=99291","title":{"rendered":"Great Rock &#8216;n Roll Swindle, The (1980)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;With the lineup complete, we immediately set about putting our plan into effect, to swindle our way to the top of the rock n roll industry.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-N-Roll-Swindle-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-N-Roll-Swindle-Poster-203x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-99292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-N-Roll-Swindle-Poster-203x300.png 203w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-N-Roll-Swindle-Poster-86x128.png 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-N-Roll-Swindle-Poster-182x270.png 182w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-N-Roll-Swindle-Poster.png 596w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nSex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren explains how the former punk rock band&#8217;s creation was all a scam to earn money, offering up the ten tips for financial success he followed.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mockumentaries<\/li>\n<li>Punk Rock<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nJulien Temple wrote and directed this mockumentary about the rise and fall of the Sex Pistols (already dissolved by the time of the film&#8217;s release) according to its managing director, Malcolm McLaren. Johnny Rotten notoriously wanted nothing to do with the film, while the other band members &#8212; Sid Vicious, Steve Jones, and Paul Cook &#8212; played smaller roles. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Jones.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Jones.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"746\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Jones.png 962w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Jones-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Jones-128x99.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Jones-768x596.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Jones-348x270.png 348w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Truly nothing is sacred here, as one might expect in a satirical look at such an anarchist form of expression; by the end of the first 10 1\/2 minutes, the title card has been assembled by a punk rock midget on skates (Helen Wellington-Lloyd): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Assembling.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Assembling.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"956\" height=\"752\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Assembling.png 956w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Assembling-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Assembling-128x101.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Assembling-768x604.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Assembling-343x270.png 343w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 956px) 100vw, 956px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Title.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Title.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"633\" height=\"476\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Title.png 633w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Title-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Title-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Title-359x270.png 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and the pacing never slows after this. We see a wide variety of (often non-sensical) sequences intermingled with the band performing some of their hit songs, including Sid Vicious&#8217;s version of &#8220;My Way&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Vicious-My-Way.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Vicious-My-Way.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"965\" height=\"731\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Vicious-My-Way.png 965w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Vicious-My-Way-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Vicious-My-Way-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Vicious-My-Way-768x582.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Vicious-My-Way-356x270.png 356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the record, here are the &#8220;10 lessons&#8221; espoused by McLaren: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1) &#8220;Make the band:&#8221; find four kids who hate each other and can&#8217;t play.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Band-Performing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Band-Performing.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"954\" height=\"754\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Band-Performing.png 954w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Band-Performing-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Band-Performing-128x101.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Band-Performing-768x607.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Band-Performing-342x270.png 342w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 954px) 100vw, 954px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>2) Make the name known, but keep the band out of normal rock venues, instead booking them into strip clubs, prisons and fashionable parties. Put people in the crowd who will cause trouble and keep the press curious, and focus on fans dressing up rather than what the band is actually playing.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Prison.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Prison.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"966\" height=\"744\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Prison.png 966w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Prison-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Prison-128x99.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Prison-768x592.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Prison-351x270.png 351w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>3) &#8220;How to sell the swindle&#8221;: Hire a lawyer who cares about money, get different labels bidding on the band, and be as obstructive as possible.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Lawyer.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Lawyer.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"964\" height=\"748\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Lawyer.png 964w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Lawyer-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Lawyer-128x99.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Lawyer-768x596.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Lawyer-348x270.png 348w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>4) Use outrage to foment hatred and press.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Critique.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Critique.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"956\" height=\"760\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Critique.png 956w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Critique-300x238.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Critique-128x102.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Critique-768x611.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Critique-340x270.png 340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 956px) 100vw, 956px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>5) &#8220;How to steal as much money as quickly as possible from the record company of your choice&#8221;: get dropped fast (using the band&#8217;s misbehavior as an excuse) but keep the money.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Disgusting.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Disgusting.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"978\" height=\"782\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Disgusting.png 978w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Disgusting-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Disgusting-128x102.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Disgusting-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Disgusting-338x270.png 338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 978px) 100vw, 978px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>6) &#8220;How to become the world&#8217;s greatest tourist attraction&#8221;: latch on to a current event (like the Queen&#8217;s Jubilee).<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Jubilee.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Jubilee.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"764\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Jubilee.png 962w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Jubilee-300x238.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Jubilee-128x102.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Jubilee-768x610.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Jubilee-340x270.png 340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>7) &#8220;Cultivate hatred, it is your greatest asset&#8221;: this can include booking a tour that no one can get to, spreading false rumors, and never letting the press know if the band can actually play.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Singer.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Singer.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"978\" height=\"752\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Singer.png 978w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Singer-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Singer-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Singer-768x591.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Singer-351x270.png 351w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 978px) 100vw, 978px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>8) &#8220;How to diversity your business&#8221;: four musicians who can&#8217;t play are also &#8220;four actors that can&#8217;t act,&#8221; so make a film but then make the script too disgusting for anyone to want to produce it.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-McLaren.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-McLaren.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"969\" height=\"748\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-McLaren.png 969w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-McLaren-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-McLaren-128x99.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-McLaren-768x593.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-McLaren-350x270.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>9) Sign with an American label and play only in backwoods venues.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Longhorn.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Longhorn.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"774\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Longhorn.png 962w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Longhorn-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Longhorn-128x103.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Longhorn-768x618.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Longhorn-336x270.png 336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>10) Figure out a way to get out of the &#8220;rock &#8216;n roll circus.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>My favorite sequence: the film crew visit a singing instructor who diplomatically explains how she tried to help Johnny Rotten, to no avail: &#8220;But supposing, just supposing, that he took, um, &#8216;Submission&#8217; and he decided that he he might sing that, and I&#8217;d say &#8216;Right, now I know where we are.&#8217; And by the time I was ready, he would have changed key. No way, absolutely no way, could we pick up a note.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Singing-Teacher.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Singing-Teacher.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"968\" height=\"750\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Singing-Teacher.png 968w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Singing-Teacher-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Singing-Teacher-128x99.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Singing-Teacher-768x595.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Singing-Teacher-348x270.png 348w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 968px) 100vw, 968px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Many bizarrely memorable moments<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Girl-Transformed.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Girl-Transformed.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"958\" height=\"756\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Girl-Transformed.png 958w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Girl-Transformed-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Girl-Transformed-128x101.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Girl-Transformed-768x606.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Girl-Transformed-342x270.png 342w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Woman-Ants-Face.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Woman-Ants-Face.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1008\" height=\"754\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Woman-Ants-Face.png 1008w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Woman-Ants-Face-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Woman-Ants-Face-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Woman-Ants-Face-768x574.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Woman-Ants-Face-361x270.png 361w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Creative animation sequences<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Animation.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Animation.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"748\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Animation.png 962w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Animation-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Animation-128x100.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Animation-768x597.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Great-Rock-n-Roll-Animation-347x270.png 347w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s worth a look for its cult status. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0080813\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/the-great-rock-n-roll-swindle\/2000077413\">TV Guide Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=3767\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thedissolve.com\/features\/movie-of-the-week\/901-the-great-rock-n-roll-swindle-doubles-as-rock-n-ro\/\">The Dissolve Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenslate.com\/articles\/great-rock-n-roll-swindle\">Screen Slate Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;With the lineup complete, we immediately set about putting our plan into effect, to swindle our way to the top of the rock n roll industry.&#8221; Synopsis: Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren explains how the former punk rock band&#8217;s creation was all a scam to earn money, offering up the ten tips for financial success he followed. 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