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Tommy (1975)
6.3
A psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and the object of a religious cult because of that. Director:Ken Russell |
111 min - 
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
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| Oliver Reed | ... | ||
| Ann-Margret | ... | ||
| Roger Daltrey | ... | ||
| Elton John | ... | ||
| Eric Clapton | ... |
The Preacher
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| John Entwistle | ... |
Himself
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| Keith Moon | ... | ||
| Paul Nicholas | ... | ||
| Jack Nicholson | ... | ||
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Robert Powell | ... | |
| Pete Townshend | ... |
Himself
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| Tina Turner | ... | ||
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Arthur Brown | ... |
The Priest
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| Victoria Russell | ... |
Sally Simpson
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Ben Aris | ... |
Reverend Simpson
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Storyline
Nora Walker is told that her British fighter pilot husband is missing in action and presumed killed in World War II. On V.E. Day, Nora gives birth to their son, who she names Tommy. While Tommy is an adolescent, Nora marries Frank, a shifty camp counselor. Shortly thereafter, Tommy suffers an emotionally traumatic experience associated with his father and step-father, which, based on things told to him at that time, results in him becoming deaf, dumb and blind, a situation which several people exploit for their own pleasure. As Nora tries several things to bring Tommy out of his psychosomatic disabilities, Tommy, now a young man, happens upon pinball as a stimulus. Playing by intuition, Tommy becomes a pinball master, which in turn makes him, and by association Nora and Frank, rich and famous. Nora literally shatters Tommy to his awakening, which ultimately leads to both the family's rise and downfall as people initially try to emulate Tommy's path then rebel against it. Written by Huggo
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Pinball | Murder | Holiday Camp | Based On Rock Opera | Visually Impaired Person | See more »Taglines:
Your senses will never be the sameParents Guide:
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Country:
UKLanguage:
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The Who's Tommy See more »Box Office
Budget:
$5,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
SEK 1,152,866 (Sweden)Company Credits
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Written by Pete Townshend
Performed by Nicky Hopkins, Keith Moon, John Entwistle, Ann-Margret,
Oliver Reed, Alison Dowling, and Vocal Chorus See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
In the 'Pinball Wizard' scene, Elton John is not actually playing the piano keyboard (see 'goofs'). It was in fact only there to take Elton's mind off of those boots that he had to wear. He said that he would feel more comfortable with a keyboard in front of him and a crew member was dispatched to a local shop to get one. The crew member came back with a small Bontempi type keyboard which was stripped down and added to the pinball machine. See more »Goofs
Crew or equipment visible: Shadow of camera crew visible when Tommy is stumbling around in the junkyard. See more »Quotes
Frank Hobbs: and Tommy doesn't know what day it is / He doesn't know who Jesus was or what praying is / How can he be saved / from the eternal grave?See more »
Soundtracks
"Christmas"Written by Pete Townshend
Performed by Nicky Hopkins, Keith Moon, John Entwistle, Ann-Margret,
Oliver Reed, Alison Dowling, and Vocal Chorus See more »
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