Young Guns Go for It The Rise and the Fall of the Smiths (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 28 min | Documentary, Music

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Young Guns Go for It

The Rise and the Fall of the Smiths (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | 28 min | Documentary, Music

Telling the story of the iconic band forming, splitting up with a little bit in between. Features contributions from Marr, Rourke and Joyce as well as Paul Morley, Geoff Travis, etc.

Director

Mike Connolly

Cinematographers

Luke Cardiff | Steve Plant

Editor

Guy Crossman

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 22, 1999

Release date

Jan 22, 1999 (United Kingdom)

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Marc Almond Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	White Bird in a Blizzard (2014)
Richard Boon Self - Rough Trade Records '83-'91 Self - Rough Trade Records '83-'91 See fewer	Joy Division (2007)
Billy Duffy Self Self See fewer	Layer Cake (2004)
Mike Joyce Self Self See fewer	The Smiths: How Soon Is Now? (1985)
Johnny Marr Self Self See fewer	Inception (2010)
Paul Morley Self Self See fewer	The Condemned (2007)
Joe Moss Self Self See fewer	Young Guns Go for It (1999)
Scott Piering Self - Rough Trade Records Self - Rough Trade Records See fewer	The Rites of Mu (1991)
Andy Rourke Self Self See fewer	The Wrong Guy (I) (2022)
Grant Showbiz Self Self See fewer	Welcome to Woop Woop (1997)
Jo Slee Self - Rough Trade Records '78-'90 Self - Rough Trade Records '78-'90 See fewer	Young Guns Go for It (1999)
Gill Smith Self - The Smith Publicist 1984 Self - The Smith Publicist 1984 See fewer	Mr Rock & Roll (1999)
The Smiths Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Bumblebee (I) (2018)
Geoff Travis Self - Managing Director, Rough Trade Self - Managing Director, Rough Trade See fewer	Young Guns Go for It (1999)