theunderestimator-2: Movie stills of Joe Strummer starring as a character named Vince Taylor in F.J.

theunderestimator-2: Movie stills of Joe Strummer starring as a character named Vince Taylor in F.J. Ossang’s crime noir/road movie “Doctor Chance” (France/Chile, 1997).Set mostly in desolate South American locations (Atacama Desert, Chile), the film is an obscure tale of crime and intrigue: a young gangster dealing with stolen works of art and other dodgy items under the order of an overbearing mother. When both a rival gang and a dazzling prostitute get in the way, he escapes to Chile in a red convertible to meet his mysterious connection, Vince Taylor (Joe’s link to the rocker who wrote ‘Brand New Cadillac’ being a huge nod to R’n’R that is more than obvious). Joe delivers his lines in passable French and also contributed a track to the soundtrack, “Victory Lane”, released in France under the alternate title “Messagero Killer Boy”.“…Coming back to Strummer, the effectiveness of his performance lies in the fact that Strummer had just to be Strummer to make things work: A power of nature, a punk icon, he makes his presence in the last part of the movie a pivotal one for the film: He is part friend, part savior, part underground anti-establishment fighter.” desistfilm.com(via & via) -- source link

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