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Abandoned by his father at an early age, Jim MacLaine seems to have inherited the old man's restlessness. Despite his apparent intelligence, Jim decides not to take the exams that would pave his way to university. He lives, for a time, a life consisting of dead-end jobs and meaningless sex, before returning home to work in his mother's shop. But still he can't settle down; he begins to think that the life of a pop musician might be the thing for him. Written by
George S. Davis <mgeorges@prodigy.net>
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Trivia
The original end music, "That'll Be The Day", was replaced for the American release by "Rock On", which had just been released.
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Goofs
The song, "Long Live Rock" was written by
Pete Townshend of
The Who and not released until 1972, well after the period of this film.
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Quotes
Mike:
You'll like Bath... better class of fuck in Bath.
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Connections
References
Giant (1956)
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Soundtracks
"Poetry in Motion"
(uncredited)
Written by Mike Anthony and Paul Kaufman
Performed by
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Striving hard for the authentic feel of the late 1950s scene in working class England and the realistic films of the period That'll be the day is unfortunately weighed down by the double burden of an unimaginative script and David Essex. He tries to be deep and meaningful but emerges as a tedious bore. The eyes of his fellow actors seem to glaze over whenever he recites his lines and because his character and performance are so lifeless you are left with the overwhelming desire to give him a good slap. The one redeeming thing about this whole misguided venture is that - much like during his recording career - he does hardly any real singing. Dull.