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Netflix‘s new film Bank Of Dave is based on the true-life experiences of Dave Fishwick, a working class Burnley chap who battled to establish a community bank after getting little satisfaction from his own bank – and Def Leppard make an appearance.
Says Joe Elliott: “Bank Of Dave is kind of like the new Full Monty, the new Amongst Giants or the new Brassed Off. It’s one of those classic British low-budget but really cool movies. A true story about a gentleman in Burnley, who was not having much joy with a bank, so he decided to start his own bank. It’s only like 12 years ago that this happened and he’s a bit of a Def Leppard fan.
“What they did is they kind of wrote us into the story, and they’ve obviously enhanced the story somewhat because our part in the movie didn’t really happen. One of his mates, the character of one of his friends, knows me for 30 years and says, ‘I think I might be able to get Def Leppard to do a fundraiser for you.’ So, long story short, we do this fundraiser at Turf Moor (Burnley’s football stadium) to raise money so he can start this bank and help out all the locals that were getting no help from the banks.
“We got to perform three songs in this movie. I don’t know how many will survive or hit the cutting-room floor, but you always over film so that they’ve got enough. We all really thought it was a cute thing.”
Love, Dr. Scott James
