Terry-Thomas stars as Max Nugget, the owner of the washed-up Golden Nugget nightclub in the dull little town of Sludgley, who prefers his entertainment old style.
The struggling Sound City club next door (hence the movie title) is run by Gary (Billy Boyle) and Flip (Mud drummer Dave Mount) and favours newfangled glam rock acts.
The local council discovers that by ancient law there can only be one nightclub in the town – and now the two clubs are in fierce competition to somehow book the very best acts in Britain and win the licence.
Max is aided by his sickly nephew Rodney (Barry Humphries, better known these days as Dame Edna Everage) and his sex-addicted girlfriend Violet (Jennifer Guy).
Meanwhile, Max’s niece Julia (Stephanie De Sykes) finds herself in the thick of it.
The two clubs eventually join forces (after a little slapstick demolition work) and unify under the name Golden City.
The jokes are poor and tawdry and the words “pansy” and “poof” are bandied around a little too often (Aussie Bruce Beresford directed which explains a lot).
The lowest point (there are many!) is Humphries in blackface singing “I’m just a lonesome chocolate-coloured coon singing a lonesome old darkie tune”
Max Nugget
Terry-Thomas Rodney
Barry Humphries Violet
Jennifer Guy Gary
Billy Boyle Flip
Dave Mount Julia Forrester
Stephanie De Sykes Inspector Crumb
Frank Thornton Bessie
Sheila Collings Magistrate
Geoffrey Sumner Joe Baker
Himself Desmond Dekker
Himself Fox
Themselves Mud
Themselves The Rubettes
Themselves Hello
Themselves Kenny
Themselves Katie Kissoon
Herself Mac Kissoon
Himself
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The local council discovers that by ancient law there can only be one nightclub in the town – and now the two clubs are in fierce competition to somehow book the very best acts in Britain and win the licence.
