{"product_id":"dave-robinson-madness-take-it-or-leave-it-the-madness-film","title":"Dave Robinson\/Madness - Take It Or Leave It (The Madness Film)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eke It \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOr Leave It\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003eoriginally released in 1981, is the highly entertaining story of how \u003cstrong\u003eMadness, \u003c\/strong\u003eone of the most successful and enduring British bands of all time, originally got together. Filmed after the band had enjoyed a succession of Top 10 singles and had endeared themselves to the British public with the humour of their iconic music videos, it explores how a bunch of seven mates living in Camden Town in the late 70s got together to form the band – the jobs they left behind, the line-up changes, the rows, the laughs, and how their distinctive ska-pop ‘Nutty Sound’ evolved.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduced and directed by Stiff Records’ supremo \u003cstrong\u003eDave Robinson,\u003c\/strong\u003e his first feature film, with no written script and no ‘acting’ the film was completely based on real events with improvised dialogue. The soundtrack includes a mix of both live and studio recordings and among the hits included are \u003cem\u003eOne Step Beyond\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNight Boat to Cairo\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMy Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBaggy Trousers\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEmbarrassment\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eNewly restored in 4K by the BFI and presented in High Definition and Standard Definition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAudio commentary by director Dave ‘Robbo’ Robinson and Chris ‘Chrissy Boy’ Foreman (2002)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eInterviews with Suggs, Mark ‘Bedders’ Bedford and Dave Robinson (2026): the bandmembers and director recall their memories of making the film and how they feel about it now\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eMusic videos (1979-2022, 22 mins): \u003cem\u003eOne Step Beyond, My Girl, Bed and Breakfast Man, Night Boat to Cairo, Baggy Trousers, Embarrassment, Grey Day, Madness,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eRestoration demo (2026, 2 mins): an example of the restoration work undertaken on original film materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eOriginal trailer (1981)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eRestoration trailer (2026)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eNewly created optional English descriptive subtitles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e**FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet featuring new writing on the film by Andrew Pulver and on the music videos by Johnny Mains and an original review by Neil Tennant \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"DUAL FORMAT EDITION","offer_id":54588697182535,"sku":"TRI-76998","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/9779\/5655\/files\/Madness_Take_it_Or_Leave_It_DRAFT__77969.1785247327.jpg?v=1786442032","url":"https:\/\/towerrecords.ie\/products\/dave-robinson-madness-take-it-or-leave-it-the-madness-film","provider":"Tower Records Dublin Ireland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}