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JOHNSTONE: They sold Valium over the counter, which was fucking insane
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Under the Volcano

They sold Valium overthe counter, which was fucking insane because you'd walk into the...

JOHNSTONE: They sold Valium over
the counter, which was fucking insane because you'd walk into the store
and go, "I'll have a bottle of shampoo,
packet of razorblades, 50 Valium and a Mars bar."

Full Transcript

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JOHNSTONE: They sold Valium over the counter, which was fucking insane
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because you'd walk into the store and go,
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"I'll have a bottle of shampoo, packet of razorblades,
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50 Valium and a Mars bar."
Duration
13 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:55:47
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
documentary, music
Production
Rush Films,Screen Australia,ScreenWest

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Movie Summary

On a remote Caribbean island, under the shadow of an active volcano, the world's biggest recording artists made music and myth that defined an era.
We got on this little plane, propeller plane. - Under the Volcano 00:05
We got on this little plane, propeller plane.
And the pilot's got a joint in his hand. - Under the Volcano 00:05
And the pilot's got a joint in his hand.
I've seen bands that came down and... - Under the Volcano 00:04
I've seen bands that came down and...
Changed, like, their work pattern. - Under the Volcano 00:05
Changed, like, their work pattern.
They say it themselves. "Wow! We did such and such in two days. - Under the Volcano 00:05
They say it themselves. "Wow! We did such and such in t...
HARRIES: The place was like that. It made you intense. - Under the Volcano 00:04
HARRIES: The place was like that. It made you intense.
It sort of intensified everything that you were. - Under the Volcano 00:05
It sort of intensified everything that you were.
But it also got a reputation for a place where you could get things done. - Under the Volcano 00:06
But it also got a reputation for a place where you could get...
One of the things that happened with a lot a very famous people - Under the Volcano 00:08
One of the things that happened with a lot a very famous peo...
Coming to an island like this, - Under the Volcano 00:08
Coming to an island like this,
Much better television than your questions, - Under the Volcano 00:05
Much better television than your questions,
- Shall we film me whopping Sting? - Yes. That would be great. - Under the Volcano 00:05
- Shall we film me whopping Sting? - Yes. That would be grea...
SUMMERS: The Police, album one, album two, - Under the Volcano 00:06
SUMMERS: The Police, album one, album two,
By the time we got up to Synchronicity , we were world-famous, - Under the Volcano 00:11
By the time we got up to Synchronicity , we were world-famou...
SUMMERS: So when we got back to Montserrat, - Under the Volcano 00:08
SUMMERS: So when we got back to Montserrat,
COPELAND We went there for the isolation - Under the Volcano 00:21
COPELAND We went there for the isolation
(GUITAR PLAYING) - Under the Volcano 00:11
(GUITAR PLAYING)
Then there was the control room, where the Neve desk was. - Under the Volcano 00:05
Then there was the control room, where the Neve desk was.
Sting was in there playing his bass, and Stewart was up in the dining room. - Under the Volcano 00:06
Sting was in there playing his bass, and Stewart was up in t...
We were playing together but weren't seeing each other - Under the Volcano 00:19
We were playing together but weren't seeing each other