"It's all gone Pete Tong" is a slang term in the Cockney rhyming style that translates as "it's all gone wrong," and it's definitely all gone wrong for DJ Frankie Wilde, the lead character in the film of that name, which is out in theaters releases this month all across the US. See the official website for screening locations: www.itsallgonepetetong.com - the Hollywood premiere is this week at the Arclight.

Pete Tong did a lot more that just lend his name to the film: aside from his funny cameo role, playing himself disgustedly interviewing a totally out-of-his-head Frankie, Tong earned an Executive Producer title, creating three tracks for the film and working with music supervisor Lol Hammond on the incredible double disc soundtrack (we'll be reviewing that here soon!).

We caught up with Pete Tong to ask him about his involvement with the film, and also to find out what's up next for him in the months to come...

Watch our Pete Tong video interview

Cheekily marketed as a mocumentary, the film's website and filmmakers claim the film is based on the real life of a "legendary deaf DJ" that no one's actually ever heard of, Frankie Wilde, the self-proclaimed "Imelda Marcos of the Flip-Flop World." Real or not, played by Paul Kaye, the lead is a hysterical amalgamation of every bad habit DJs are known for, from his bad teeth to his rockstar partying lifestyle. The mocumentary style of shooting and editing lends an energetic, reality style to the film, a perfect match for the frenetic life Frankie leads before he looses his hearing. The film smoothes out as he finds a light at the end of his personal tunnel, or rather a beat and the end of his silence, and somehow you end up caring for if Frankie can pull off overcoming his deafness, and loving the irony of it all.

This is the movie that everyone in dance music was hoping would someday be made. A top-quality full-length feature film that while taking place in the Ibiza club scene, isn't just about the club scene. It's about what that drives every decent film - human drama. And it's absolutely hilarious!! Produced by Allan Niblo (Human Traffic), and written and directed by Michael Dowse as a follow-up to his cult hit "Fubar," it is a fairly predictable story, from drug fueled excess to overload to failure, redemption and return. Sorry if that spoils it for you, but the plot doesn't stray from a Hollywood storyline template... but in this case, it's not a bad thing don't get me wrong. There's plenty of madness in the characters and the details - I don't see many coke sniffing life-size nightmare badgers tormenting Brad Pitt that often!

I like seeing them torment Frankie though. Or rather, I enjoy suffering through the entire roller coaster like Frankie does, thanks to Paul Kaye's incredible embodiment of the experience. From bouncing off the self-padded walls of his Ibizian villa to the glimmer of hope when, after he's lost his hearing, his career, his bimbo wife, and his slimy manager, to when he feels hope in the beat of the dancers through the vibrations of the floor. Then there's the fantastically annoying manager with his overheated speeches... there are so many quotable lines from him, like "don't really smash the ear.." (a large plaster ear Frankie is supposed to sledge hammer for a commerical) "...I want to turn it into a coffee table later," to his ever present bluetooth cellphone ear piece, some more ironic symbolism. Or Frankie's bimbo wife, who's shagged everyone ("not that Frankie seemed to mind, in fact I think he rather liked it," says one of the hysterical commentators), to the other absolutely stellar performance is Frankie's lip reading teacher, who captures a deaf person's speaking voice flawlessly (the actress is not actually deaf) as well as delighfully surprising us as she pounds double whiskey after double whiskey.

You'll be so caught up by this cast of club life characters that you know you've almost met before, its easy to ignore any cliche life lessons and sit back (or forward on the edge of your seat) as the riotous editing and acting take It's All Gone Pete Tong up to the top of the charts as one of the best DJ films ever made. Five out of five stars!

-- words & video by Jennifer Warner