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Dance Craze is a 1981 British documentary film about the English 2 Tone music genre. The film was directed by Joe Massot, who originally wanted to do a film only about the band Madness, whom he met during their first US tour. Massot later changed his plans to include the whole 2 Tone movement. The film, shot in 1980, comprised performance footage of Madness, The Specials, The Selecter, The Bodysnatchers, the Beat and Bad Manners on tour throughout the United Kingdom. A soundtrack album of the same name was released the same year, featuring fifteen of the songs that were featured in the film. Later versions of the soundtrack album do not contain the Madness tracks, adding tracks credited to the Special AKA, a name under which the Specials were known.
Original Release
02/10/1981
US Release
04/23/1982
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| The Beat | Themselves |
| The Bodysnatchers | Themselves |
| The Selecter | Themselves |
| The Specials | Themselves |
| Bad Manners | Themselves |
| Stella Barker | Self |
| Miranda Joyce | Self |
| Penny Leyton | Self |
| Madness | Themselves |
| Sarah-Jane Owen | Self |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| The Beat | Themselves |
| The Bodysnatchers | Themselves |
| The Selecter | Themselves |
| The Specials | Themselves |
| Bad Manners | Themselves |
| Stella Barker | Self |
| Miranda Joyce | Self |
| Penny Leyton | Self |
| Madness | Themselves |
| Sarah-Jane Owen | Self |
| Jane Summers | Self |
| Nicky Summers | Self |
| Pauline Black | Self - The Selecter |
| Buster Bloodvessel | Himself / Self - Bad Manners |
| John Bradbury | Self |
| Roddy Byers | Self - The Specials |
| Rhoda Dakar | Self - The Bodysnatchers |
| Jerry Dammers | Self - The Specials |
| Terry Hall | Himself / Self - The Specials |
| Horace Panter | Self - The Specials |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Gavrik Losey | Producer |
