IT’S ALL GONE PETE TONG
Director: Michael Dowse Theatrical release: April 15, 2005IT’S ALL GONE PETE TONG is a comedy about the life of legendary DJ Frankie Wilde. Frankie was one of Europe’s most talented and envied DJs and a main attraction for hedonistic youth each holiday season in Ibiza, Spain. Everything about Frankie’s life was over the top: the clubs, the parties, the women and the drugs. But the years of pounding music and heavy toxins took their toll, eventually leaving Frankie stone deaf. His fans, record deal, manager, wife and stepson soon disappeared. The good times gone, Frankie isolated himself in his villa for a year under a pile of self-pity and a mountain of drugs. Determined to pull himself together, Frankie hired a lip-reading instructor, accepting a new way of life and rediscovering the dance rhythms that had defined him. His ultimate redemption returned him to the top of the scene with a renewed connection to the almighty beat. And then – he disappeared.
Amuses and warms hearts with its touching, comic, and candid look at a musician faced with a career-ending handicap.Critics Consensus
A smart albeit uneven jab at everything from the clubbing life to the male inclination toward Peter Pan.Marc Savlov, Austin Chronicle
There's nothing like watching a guy hit rock bottom and then try to crawl back up again.Peter Howell, Toronto Star
The film is full of little throwaway bits of silliness that yield some of the funniest dialogue.Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Shares the message that your life doesn't end when tragedy happens, rather it's just beginning.Rotten Tomatoes