Brothers of the Head
Director: Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe
Genre: Indie, Musical, Film adaptation, Music, Mockumentary, Comedy-drama, Period piece, Drama
Year: 2005
Country: United Kingdom, England
Language: English Language
Starring: Harry Treadaway, Sean Harris, Bryan Dick, Luke Treadaway, Jonathan Pryce, John Simm, Ken Russell, Elizabeth Rider, Will Kemp, Tania Emery, Tom Bower, Tom Sturridge
Brothers of the Head is a 2005 mockumentary featuring the story of Tom and Barry Howe (Harry and Luke Treadaway respectively), conjoined twins living in the United Kingdom. It was based on the 1977 novel of the same name by science fiction writer Brian Aldiss.
In the early 1970s, the twins are essentially purchased by sleazy manager (Howard Attfield) with plans to turn them into rock stars. The brothers form a punk rock band called the Bang Bang. As the band's success grows, a music journalist, Laura (Tania Emery), follows the band writing an article. A romantic relationship develops between Laura and Tom causing friction between the two brothers.
Brian Aldiss, the writer of the original novel, filmed a cameo, however it was cut out and replaced by an actor portraying him. Deleted scenes make it clear that in the continuity of the film, Aldiss based his novel on a real life case. In the backstory of the action, Ken Russell (who appears in the film as himself and makes references to a previous rock and roll-based film, Tommy), had attempted to make his own uncompleted film version of the "true" story.
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