1971: de glamrock-ster Brian Slade is op het toppunt van zijn roem. Talloze jongens en meisjes imiteren zijn extravagante stijl. Maar Slade kan niet omgaan met deze status en beraamt zijn eigen moord. Wanneer zijn fans erachter komen dat Slade niet echt vermoord is, valt zijn ster van de hemel en wordt hij vlug vergeten. 1984: Arthur, een journalist, krijgt de opdracht het verhaal van Brian Slade nog eens op te halen. Arthur was vroeger een zware fan van Brian Slade en aanvaardt de opdracht...
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| Sound | Carter Burwell | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Maryse Alberti | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sandy Powell | Costume Design |
| Editing | James Lyons | Editor |
| Directing | Todd Haynes | Director |
| Production | Susie Figgis | Casting |
| Sound | Paul P. Soucek | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Clare Spragge | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | David Novack | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Eric Person | Digital Compositor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter Swords King | Makeup Designer |
| Sound | Eliza Paley | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Kitty Veevers | Digital Compositor |
| Sound | Peter Lindsay | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Michael W. Mitchell | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Craig Wedren | Music |
| Production | Daniel Falcone | Research Assistant |
| Writing | James Lyons | Story |
| Directing | June McDonald | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Randall Poster | Music Supervisor |
| Writing | Todd Haynes | Screenplay |
| Writing | Todd Haynes | Story |
| Sound | Annette Kudrak | Music Editor |
| Sound | Todd Kasow | Music Editor |
| Art | Christopher Hobbs | Production Design |
| Art | Marlene McCarty | Title Designer |
| Production | Christine Vachon | Producer |
| Production | Michael Stipe | Executive Producer |
| Production | Harvey Weinstein | Executive Producer |
| Production | Scott Meek | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sandy Stern | Executive Producer |
| Production | William Tyrer | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Christopher Ball | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Bob Weinstein | Executive Producer |
| Art | Andrew Munro | Art Direction |
| Production | Olivia Stewart | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Dan Korintus | Dialogue Editor |
| Camera | Simon Finney | Focus Puller |
| Production | Laura Rosenthal | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter Swords King | Hair Designer |
| Crew | Rod Woodruff | Stunts |
| Crew | Rob Inch | Stunts |
| Crew | Glenn Marks | Stunts |
| Directing | Waldo Roeg | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Andi Brown | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Mark Fenn | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Phil Booth | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jon Williams | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Joe Arcidiacono | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Steve Finn | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Malcolm Rose | Sound |
| Lighting | Larry S. Prinz | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Terry Eden | Best Boy Electric |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kirstie Stanway | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kirstie Stanway | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Liz Tagg | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Liz Tagg | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Munro | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Munro | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Art | Trisha Edwards | Set Decoration |
| Art | Tom Burton | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | George Ball | Property Master |
| Production | Kate Bryden | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Ali Farrell | Casting Associate |
| Crew | Chris Plevin | Lighting Camera |
| Lighting | Bill Pochetty | Gaffer |
| Camera | Sam Levy | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | John C. Nadeau | Gaffer |
| Camera | Daniel Beaman | Key Grip |
| Production | Karen E. Etcoff | Extras Casting |
| Art | Amy Beth Silver | Production Design |
| Editing | Myron Kerstein | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Mark Atkins | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Shelly Westerman | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Mick Gormaley | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Rick Freeman | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Kenton Jakub | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Bill Sweeney | Foley Editor |
| Sound | John Werner | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Ajae Clearway | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Donna Powell | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Ian Rankin | Foley Recording Engineer |