What is the title of the 2009 film, directed by Richard Curtis, about a pirate radio station?
The Boat That Rocked The Boat That Rocked The Boat That Rocked (retitled Pirate Radio in North America, Good Morning England in France, Radio Rock Revolution in Germany and I Love Radio Rock in Italy) is a 2009 British comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis with pirate radio in the United Kingdom during the 1960s as its setting. The film has an ensemble cast consisting of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost and Kenneth Branagh. Set in 1966, it tells the story of the fictional pirate radio station "Radio Rock" and its crew of eclectic disc jockeys, who broadcast
Richard Curtis Curtis re-edited the film for its US release where it was re-titled "Pirate Radio", but also failed to find an audience. He followed that with "War Horse", which he rewrote for director Steven Spielberg based on an earlier script by playwright Lee Hall. Curtis was recommended to Spielberg by DreamWorks Studio executive Stacey Snider, who had worked with Curtis during her time at Universal Studios. Curtis's work on the World War I-set "Blackadder Goes Forth" meant he was already familiar with the period. Curtis then wrote "Mary and Martha", a BBC/HBO television film directed by Philip Noyce. The film starred