Vile Pervert: The Musical
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Vile Pervert: The Musical is a 2008 film written by and starring Jonathan King
, produced by Revvolution Movies. In the film King plays all of the 21 different character roles, many of which are based on real-life personalities from King's own life, most noticeably throughout his arrest and legal trial as part of Surrey Police's Operation Arundel, targeting suspected perpetrators of alleged crimes spanning back several decades.
King's trial could be said to have been led by the media with the tabloid press, once home to King's journalism, taking delight in exposing his apparent illegal behaviour and appearing to have influence over the trial.
Thus Vile Pervert: The Musical is King's version of events and his comment on the various events that resulted in his arrest and what he considers to be various injustices in the way his case was handled.
The film was premiered for free viewing in London at the Coronet Cinema in Bayswater, London in May 2008 and placed for free download online. It was also released as a DVD/CD Soundtrack pack to purchase through Amazon. Within a few months it had received thousands of full length views or downloads.
Jonathan King
Jonathan King is an English singer, songwriter, impresario and record producer. He is also the author of three novels, Bible Two and The Booker Prize Winner , and Beware the Monkey Man , and an autobiography, 65 My Life So Far .King first came to prominence as an...
, produced by Revvolution Movies. In the film King plays all of the 21 different character roles, many of which are based on real-life personalities from King's own life, most noticeably throughout his arrest and legal trial as part of Surrey Police's Operation Arundel, targeting suspected perpetrators of alleged crimes spanning back several decades.
King's trial could be said to have been led by the media with the tabloid press, once home to King's journalism, taking delight in exposing his apparent illegal behaviour and appearing to have influence over the trial.
Thus Vile Pervert: The Musical is King's version of events and his comment on the various events that resulted in his arrest and what he considers to be various injustices in the way his case was handled.
The film was premiered for free viewing in London at the Coronet Cinema in Bayswater, London in May 2008 and placed for free download online. It was also released as a DVD/CD Soundtrack pack to purchase through Amazon. Within a few months it had received thousands of full length views or downloads.