Throughout the film Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, the titular pairing are seeking their new favourite band ‘Where’s Fluffy?’ A band so orgasmic that they’d run all over town to hunt them down, a band that graces every compilation CD the pair ever make, a band so good that they couldn’t possibly feature in the movie itself for fear of bursting the ‘perfect band’ bubble.
Yet if the producers ever make Nick And Norah’s Infinite Playlist 2: We Told You It Was Infinite, they couldn’t do any better than cast the Scottish rockers, Frightened Rabbit, in the role of ‘special ones’. For starters no other band can use the word ‘cunt’ in a song so moving it brings me to tears.
They’re also great enough to chat movies with us…
Name
Andy Monaghan
Occupation
Guitar/Keyboard/Backing Vocals – Frightened Rabbit
What is your Most Favourite Bestest Film In The Whole Wide World?
Wayne’s World. Ok it’s not challenging and never broke any boundaries it’s just a feel good movie and everything about it is classic. It has fantastic characters, the typical boy chases girl, loses girl, wins back girl just in the nick of time plot, a huge helping of early nineties rock, multiple endings and timeless wigs. Ultimately, It’s just a group of guys doing their own thing with a cable access TV show and having a bloody great time making it, isn’t this what everyone wants to do?
It has so many memorable moments and one liners, from the bohemian rhapsody sing along to the basement scenes, Garth wrestling with the man from suck-cut, “Get it off ME!” and salute to Claudia Schiffer, there’s one of the earliest “thats what she said” moments on film in there as well. Amaze-balls.
When I was growing up I’d think of myself akin to Garth, a socially awkward, mild mannered and hap hazard dude, now not so much, well maybe but I don’t live with my parents anymore. These guys were out of their league in the world of big budget TV and way out their league with the ladies and still they conquer all. Movies are fantastic and magical they can take you into someone else’s make believe world, out of all the movies I’ve seen I’d like to live in this fantasy land the most.
Favourite Scene From Said Movie
Every scene Garth is in is a classic! The giant cocktail glass, drumming, the foxy lady dance just Garth.
Favourite Line From Said Movie
Garth – “Uhm, Wayne? What do you do if every time you see this one incredible woman, you think you’re gonna hurl?”
Wayne – “I say hurl. If you blow chunks and she comes back, she’s yours. But if you spew and she bolts, then it was never meant to be.”
Never a truer word said.
First Movie You Remember
E.T is ingrained in my mind, not for its classic boy meets alien story nor its cinematic Oscar winning Sci-Fi beauty but because it was during the viewing of it that I overindulged for this first time. I remember going to a family friends house at christmas to watch the movie with my brother and a few other kids. It’s 1988 and I had just realised that around the festive period there are all the sweets a kid could ever want, so I really went for it and stuffed my face with marshmallows, chocolate and cola. About 40 minutes in I was sick all over Mrs Millers new carpeted hall and had to be carried home. Never seen the flying bike that night and I still can’t eat marshmallows.
Last Film You Saw
DVD – Sunshine by Danny Boyle. The soundtrack is amazing!
Worst Film You’ve Ever Seen
The Nostril Picker – I picked this beauty up for £1. It’s about a man who meets a weird magical tramp who gives him the power of turning into a school girl any time he picks his nose. He uses this power to get close to girls and kill them. I’m sure he gets caught, to be honest I can’t remember how it ends it was that bad I had to erase it for some other useless crap I’ve stuck in my head. I think it’s meant to be a horror but it fails to deliver on any gore and the acting is easily the worst I’ve ever seen. I think I’ll take it out on tour next week. Might be worth a laugh in the van.
Frightened Rabbit are currently on tour. The Winter Of Mixed Drinks (their third studio album) is out now. You can, and really should, buy it.
