A romantic drama set in 1980s London, focusing on the relationship between a young Pakistani man and his old friend, dealing with themes of race, class, and sexuality.
"As Laundrette was the first film I'd written, and I was primarily a playwright, I wrote each scene of the film like a little scene for a play, with the action written like stage directions and with lots of dialogue. Then I'd cut most of the dialogue and add more stage directions, often set in cars, or with people running about, to keep the thing moving, since films required action."
A biographical film about Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols and his tumultuous relationship with girlfriend Nancy Spungen, leading up to their tragic deaths.
"The most important scene in the film, from the perspective of Abbe Wool and myself, was in the methadone clinic, where Sy Richardson plays the guy who won’t hand over their dose of methadone until he’s delivered a lecture about how they’re screwing up. Essentially, Sid and Nancy betrayed the punk movement. They should have been out there on the barricades, but instead they became another example of junkie rock stars getting high in a hotel room."
