Nick Cave, Bono, and Sinead O'Connor walk into a bar with Shane MacGowan. Nobody walks out sober.
A look at the colourful lifestyle and inspiring music and lyrics of Shane MacGowan, former lead singer of the Pogues. Featuring specially-recorded performances of MacGowan's songs.
Acting
MacGowan's own performance of himself—unfiltered, slurring, somehow transcendent.
Score
Live performances that prove he was Ireland's greatest living poet, barely living.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
MacGowan's dentist famously rebuilt his entire mouth in 2015 after decades of decay—this film captures the pre-fixation era when his smile was archaeological.
Released before 'Fairytale of New York' became the UK's most-played Christmas song, this doc predicted the Pogues' eventual canonization as national treasures.
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