nt on ▁and ▁many ▁contemporary ▁pop ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Rub ettes , ▁M ud ▁and ▁Ken ny . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Set ▁in ▁the ▁fict it ious ▁English ▁bor ough ▁of ▁Sl ud g ely , ▁the ▁film ▁cent res ▁on ▁two ▁rival ▁night cl ubs , ▁located ▁side ▁by ▁side . ▁The ▁decre pit ▁Golden ▁N ug get , ▁which ▁features ▁strip ▁shows ▁and ▁music ▁hall ▁variety ▁turns , ▁is ▁run ▁by ▁Max ▁N ug get ▁( T er ry - Th omas ), ▁assist ed ▁by ▁his ▁hy po ch ond ri ac ▁nep hew ▁Rod ney ▁( Bar ry ▁Hum ph ries ), ▁while ▁Sound ▁City ▁is ▁a ▁pop ▁music ▁club , ▁run ▁by ▁Gary ▁( B illy ▁Bo yle ). ▁A ▁local ▁magistr ate ▁rules ▁that ▁only ▁one ▁club ' s ▁license ▁will ▁be ▁renew ed ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁month . ▁The ▁two ▁clubs ▁then ▁attempt ▁to ▁improve ▁their ▁entertain ment ▁by ▁attract ing ▁top ▁acts . ▁The ▁film ▁cul min ates ▁in ▁a ▁com edic ▁b raw l ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁div iding ▁wall ▁is ▁sm ashed , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁mer ger ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁ven ues . ▁ ▁Cast ▁Barry ▁Hum ph ries ▁– ▁Rod ney ▁ ▁Terry - Th omas ▁– ▁Max ▁N ug get ▁ ▁Steph anie ▁de ▁Sy kes ▁– ▁Julia ▁ ▁Billy ▁Bo yle ▁– ▁Gary ▁ ▁Dave ▁Mount ▁– ▁F lip ▁ ▁Frank ▁Thor nt on ▁– ▁Ins pect or ▁Cr umb ▁ ▁Jenn ifer ▁Guy ▁– ▁V io