Animation City | Single-cel composite for The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle, c. 1978

Animation City

Single-cel composite for The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle, c. 1978

(330 x 270mm.), framed

This shows Johnny standing in profile, walking down the street, hands in his pockets prior to his mugging.

Subsequent to his split from the band, John Lydon refused to take part in the film. As a result Glitterbest decided to construct a small number of animated sequences to aid in the reconstruction of the story of the Sex Pistols. Apart from short sequences of concert footage Johnny Rotten only appears in the film as an animated cartoon character.