Breaking Glass - Hazel O'Connor 1980 Full Movie

Breaking Glass is a 1980 British film starring Hazel O'Connor, Phil Daniels and Jonathan Pryce. It was co-produced by Dodi Fayed and written and directed by Brian Gibson, his feature film debut. The film depicts the rise and fall of Kate Crowley, an angry but creative young singer-songwriter.[3][4] The film was screened out of competition at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival.[5] The soundtrack album, featuring songs performed by O'Connor, reached number 5 in the UK and was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry.[6] Two singles, "Eighth Day" and "Will You", both reached the UK Top 10 Kate Crowley is discovered by Danny, a young man who desperately wants to become a promoter of music bands. His current agent forces him to buy hundreds of his artist's singles to rig the charts. Danny, impressed with Kate's talent, becomes her manager. After firing her band, he forms Kate's new band, "Breaking Glass". The band consists of Kate on vocals and keyboard, best friends Tony and Dave on lead and bass guitar respectively, the heroin-addicted and partially deaf Ken on saxophone and the 'mental' Mick on drums. Danny struggles to promote the band. The best he can do is several nights in a pub frequented by neo-Nazis, which clashes with Kate's anarchist and liberal lyrics. After a brawl breaks out and the pub refuses to pay the band, Danny manages to persuade Kate to record a demo. Danny and Kate then take the demo to some gig promoters who show no interest. The band struggles to get by while being hassled by police, and in the meantime, Kate begins to fall in love with Danny. Eventually, the gig promoters offer the band a low contract that Danny describes as "feudal". Several months later, the band tours the country, building a large fanbase. Eventually, Danny and Kate kiss and confess their feelings.