Extraordinary
1970 film (but see later), directed by the late
Donald Cammell and
Nicholas Roeg. It starred
Mick Jagger,
James Fox and
Anita Pallenberg, and told the tale of a violent, impulsive gangster (played by Fox) who hides out in a flat owned by a burnt-out rock star (played by Jagger).
Lots of weird stuff happens. There's lots of violence, sex, drugs, talking, musings on the duality of man and odd editing (a Roeg trademark). A combination of the above meant that the film, completed in 1967, wasn't released until 1970, at which point it become a cult hit.
Supposedly, James Fox was so affected by the filming (and, no doubt, the vast amounts of drugs that were floating around the set) that he retired from acting for the next eight years. As with David Bowie, Mick Jagger's film debut was his most interesting performance, although he essentially plays Mick Jagger.
The hyper-real style (including a zoom through Mick Jagger's brain) was a big influence on Stanley Kubrick's 'A Clockwork Orange'.
There's a fantastic electronic score by Jack Nietzche, plus contributions from Mick Jagger, Randy Newman, Ry Cooder, proto-rap group The Last Poets, and Buffy Saint Marie.