6 Mouthy Movie DJs Richard Curtis Would Hate

Radio wizards not welcome on The Boat That Rocked…

Apr 3rd 2009 By Total Film

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The Boat That Rocked floats into cinemas today, and while Nick Frost, Bill Nighy, Philip Seymour Hoffman and co take a decent stab at wild DJ antics, there's plenty of movie DJs that could probably have done a better job.

But, for one reason or another, they didn't get invited onboard.

We've compiled a playlist of microphone bellowers Richard Curtis would probably rather see walk the plank than appear in one of his movies.

The DJ: Ralph Waldo “Petey” Greene Jr (Don Cheadle)

The Film: Talk To Me (2007)

Listener Reaction: Mixed. While producer Dewey Hughes (Chiwetel Ejiofor) fights Petey’s Corner, others – such as radio station manager EG Sonderling (Martin Sheen) are less convinced.

But, just as he did in real life, Petey froths up his audience with a blistering mix of civil rights and wild man shtick.

What He’d Bring To The Boat: A cause a little bit more important than the right to play The Kinks.

Why Richard Curtis Wouldn't Let Him Onboard: He's black. Have you seen Notting Hill? (though, to be fair, he did make up for that one earlier this year)

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- durden
  
  Apr 3rd 2009, 11:30
  
  well,i actually kinda like the reservoir dogs gig...sort of...anyway does anyone know the name of the song in the background?anyone?thank you in advance!
  
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- Flaygor
  
  Apr 3rd 2009, 12:22
  
  Stuck in the middle with you, by Steeler's Wheel
  
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- Flaygor
  
  Apr 3rd 2009, 12:23
  
  Stuck in the middle with you by Steeler's Wheel
  
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- Goodland
  
  Apr 3rd 2009, 13:43
  
  I love you guys at total film but you should be a little more careful before implying that Richard Curtis is racist.
  
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