Bohemian Rhapsody Dvd

Bohemian Rhapsody is a 2018 biographical drama film about Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the British rock band Queen. It was directed by Bryan Singer[a] from a screenplay by Anthony McCarten, and produced by Graham King and Queen manager Jim Beach. It stars Rami Malek as Mercury, with Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joe Mazzello, Aidan Gillen, Tom Hollander, Allen Leech, and Mike Myers in supporting roles. Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor served as consultants. A British-American venture, the film was produced by 20th Century Fox, Regency Enterprises, GK Films, and Queen Films, with Fox serving as distributor. The film follows the singer’s life from the formation of the band up to their 1985 Live Aid performance at the original Wembley Stadium.

Bohemian Rhapsody was announced in 2010, with Sacha Baron Cohen set to play Mercury. After he left the project in 2013 following creative differences with producers, the project languished for several years before Malek was cast in November 2016. Bryan Singer was the director through most of principal photography, which began in London in September 2017, but was fired in December 2017, for absence and clashing with the cast and crew. Dexter Fletcher, who was originally set to direct the film early in development, was hired to complete the film, although Singer retained sole director credit as per Directors Guild of America guidelines. Fletcher received an executive producer credit and filming concluded in January 2018.

The film was released in the United Kingdom on 24 October 2018 and in the United States on 2 November 2018. It received mixed reviews from critics; while Singer’s direction, the portrayal of Mercury’s sexuality and lives of the other band members were criticized, Malek’s performance and the music sequences received praise. The film also contains a number of historical inaccuracies. It became a major box office success, grossing over $903 million worldwide on a production budget of about $50 million, becoming the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2018 worldwide and setting the all-time box office records for the biopic and drama genres. Bohemian Rhapsody received numerous accolades, including a leading four wins at the 91st Academy Awards for Best Actor (Malek), Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing; it was also nominated for Best Picture. The film also won Best Motion Picture – Drama at the 76th Golden Globe Awards, and was nominated for the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture and BAFTA Award for Best British Film, while Malek won the Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and BAFTA for Best Actor.

Plot

The film opens in 1985 with Queen about to take the stage at Bob Geldof’s benefit concert Live Aid at Wembley Stadium. The story flashes back to 1970 when “Freddie” Farrokh Bulsara works as a baggage handler at Heathrow Airport and lives with his parents and sister. Freddie goes to a pub to see the band Smile. As he seeks them out after the show, Freddie is attracted to Mary Austin and learns that she works at the boutique Biba. Freddie finds drummer Roger Taylor and guitarist Brian May and learns that their lead singer, Tim Staffell just quit. Freddie offers himself as a replacement and impresses them with his vocal ability.

Freddie goes to Biba, encounters Mary, and they become a couple. With Freddie as the lead singer and new bassist John Deacon, the band plays pub gigs across Britain. Freddie urges them to think bigger and sell their van to finance a record album. As they work in a studio late at night, an A&R rep from EMI asks engineer Roy Thomas Baker for demos.

Freddie changes the band’s name to Queen and his name to Freddie Mercury. They sign with John Reid, Elton John’s manager, and land a U.S. tour. Paul Prenter, who is attracted to Freddie, manages Queen’s daily schedule. An appearance on Top of the Pops gives Queen their first hit, “Killer Queen”. Freddie proposes to Mary, but during the band’s sold-out U.S. tour, he begins questioning his sexuality.

In 1975, Queen record their fourth album, A Night at the Opera, but quit EMI when executive Ray Foster refuses to release the six-minute song “Bohemian Rhapsody” as the album’s lead single. Freddie conspires with radio DJ Kenny Everett to debut the song on his program. Despite mixed reviews, “Bohemian Rhapsody” becomes a global hit. Following a world tour, Freddie begins an affair with Paul and comes out to Mary as bisexual. She counters that he is gay and they break up but remain close friends.

Tensions arise in the band over Paul’s influence over Freddie. In 1980, after a lavish party at his home, Freddie is attracted to a server, Jim Hutton, who tells Freddie to find him when he learns self-acceptance. Paul encourages Reid to persuade Freddie to go solo, but when the idea offends Freddie, Paul feigns ignorance, leading Freddie to fire Reid without consulting the band. Despite the increasing strain, Queen produces the hits “We Will Rock You” and “Another One Bites the Dust”, and their lawyer, Jim “Miami” Beach, takes over management. At a press conference for the 1982 album Hot Space, reporters exasperate Freddie with questions about his personal life and sexuality.

Freddie’s relationship with the band sours further after the music video for “I Want to Break Free” backfires and he signs a $4 million solo deal with CBS Records. He records his 1984 album Mr. Bad Guy in Munich and engages in drugs and gay orgies with Paul, and starts to realize he’s unwell. Mary, now married and pregnant, visits unexpectedly and urges Freddie to return to Queen and participate in Live Aid. Realizing that Paul withheld this news and has been a corrosive influence, Freddie severs ties with him. In retaliation, Paul goes public about Freddie’s sexual escapades.

Freddie returns to London to reconcile with the band and persuade them to play at Live Aid at the last minute. With AIDS spreading worldwide, Freddie learns that he is infected. He reveals his condition to the band but brushes off their sympathy. They all embrace in solidarity. On the day of Live Aid, Freddie reconnects with Jim Hutton, Mary, and his family, and heeds his father’s Zoroastrian maxim, “Good thoughts, good words, good deeds.” Freddie and the band are in top form at Live Aid, performing “Bohemian Rhapsody”, “Radio Ga Ga”, “Hammer to Fall” and “We Are the Champions”, and helping increase donations during the event.

The film ends with graphics explaining Freddie’s death in 1991 at age 45, how the band hosted the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in his honor, and that Freddie remained friends with Mary and had a loving relationship with Hutton for the remainder of his life.

Cast

Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury, lead vocalist of the British rock band Queen
Lucy Boynton as Mary Austin, Mercury’s girlfriend, former fiancée, and muse
Gwilym Lee as Brian May, Queen’s lead guitarist
Ben Hardy as Roger Taylor, Queen’s drummer
Joe Mazzello as John Deacon, Queen’s bass guitarist
Aidan Gillen as John Reid, Queen’s manager
Allen Leech as Paul Prenter, Mercury’s personal manager and lover
Tom Hollander as Jim “Miami” Beach, Queen’s lawyer turned manager
Mike Myers as Ray Foster, an EMI executive
Aaron McCusker as Jim Hutton, Mercury’s boyfriend
Meneka Das as Jer Bulsara, Mercury’s mother
Ace Bhatti as Bomi Bulsara, Mercury’s father
Priya Blackburn as Kashmira Bulsara, Mercury’s sister
Tim Plester as Roy Thomas Baker, Queen’s sound engineer
Dermot Murphy as Bob Geldof, Live Aid organizer
Dickie Beau as Kenny Everett, radio broadcaster from Capital London, BBC Radio 1, and BBC Radio 2
Jack Roth as Tim Staffell, vocalist & bassist of the rock band Smile
Max Bennett as David, Mary’s new boyfriend
Neil Fox-Roberts as Mr. Austin, Mary’s father
Michelle Duncan as Shelley Stern, a reporter
Adam Lambert as Truck Stop Guy (uncredited)
Luke Deacon (John Deacon’s son) as concert attendee (uncredited)