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Quadrophenia (1979) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Jimmy Cooper loathes his dead-end job and his working-class parents. He seeks solace with his mod clique, scooter riding, and drugs, only to be disappointed. Director Franc Roddam has assembled an array of young British acting talents who bring back London's 1960s Mods and Rockers.
The film follows on the Who's 1973 album Quadrophenia which tells the story of Jimmy, a young MOD popping pills and out with his scooter riding mates. Phil Daniels gives a powerful performance as Jimmy with Sting as the Ace Face, the MOD who Jimmy idolized until he finds he is nothing but a bell boy in a hotel and is a nobody.
When director Franc Roddam first met Pete Townshend, Townshend brought with him tapes of orchestral arrangements of the score that he had produced, assuming that the film would be made in the style of a 'rock opera' in the same way Ken Russell had made Tommy (1975). Roddam explained he wanted to do the complete opposite and make it much more ...
Quadrophenia: Directed by Franc Roddam. With Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash, Phil Davis, Mark Wingett. Jimmy Cooper loathes his dead-end job and his working-class parents. He seeks solace with his mod clique, scooter riding, and drugs, only to be disappointed.
Release Date. France. May 14, 1979(Cannes Film Festival) United Kingdom. August 16, 1979(London) Canada. September 14, 1979(Toronto International Film Festival) United Kingdom. October 12, 1979.
Rhythm of the Rain. Written by John Gummoe (as John C. Gummoe) Performed by The Cascades. Published by United Artists Records Limited. Baby Love. Written by Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland and Eddie Holland. Performed by The Supremes. Published by Motown Records Corps. Baby Don't You Do It.
Quadrophenia (1979) - Goofs on IMDb - bloopers, mistakes, errors in continuity, plot holes, anachronisms, spoilers and more.
Quadrophenia: Directed by Franc Roddam. With Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash, Phil Davis, Mark Wingett. Jimmy Cooper loathes his dead-end job and his working-class parents. He seeks solace with his mod clique, scooter riding, and drugs, only to be disappointed.
Quadrophenia. There are at least 4 scenes that have been deleted from the final film. These scenes have never been released anywhere in full, apart from on a short documentary that came with the 1997 UK video, but even then they are shown as photographs and not the actual full scenes.
