this movie be tremendous for uplift the spirit . every time i watch it and i see and hear funny little thing that i miss before . the soundtrack be unbelievable . mick jones ( foreigner ) and chris difford ( squeeze ) pen the song and make strange fruit the best thing that ever hit today music scene . unfortunately and strange fruit be a strictly fictitional wash up 60 to 70 band that be never good to begin with and due to drug use and inner fighting . one wonder what might have be and while listen to their fanatstic soundtrack . the fruit draw inspiration from the roll stone and deep purple and david bowie and and the who . each member of fruit be quite memorable . stephen rea star a down and dead broke tony costello and who be ask by a festival promoter to reunite his band for a reunion tour and with hope of reap monetary benefit . costello haply approach ex roadie karen knowles and play by juliet aubrey and to help him rekindle the flame of a dream long past . juliet gather up the bitter jimmy nail ( le wickes ) and blunder timothy spall ( david beano baggot ) and and extravagantly glamouresque ray simms ( bill nighy ) . tumble in be another ex roadie and the hippy toker jokester hughie ( billy connolly ) and who never let the flame burn out . a juliet search for the last member of their motley band and the elusive guitarist songwriter brian lovell ( play by the brooding bruce robinson ) and the reunited member squabble and just like old time and fight over each others rusty talent . the band be then give the chance to do a small dutch tour and to prepare for the festival . with young hendrix like luke shand ( han matheson ) take the place of lovell and the crew hit the road . the spark fly a their memory flame forward and threaten to burn their unfinished goal . be prepare to laugh and sing and cheer and and cry and a these memorable character etch themselves back into your heart .