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The Kids Are Alright (1979)
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From the early black and white days to their colourful hedonistic era, you will Rock! See them at their most creative, and destructive, and experience The Who: Here! Director:Jeff SteinWriter:Jeff Stein |
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| Roger Daltrey | ... |
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| John Entwistle | ... |
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| Keith Moon | ... |
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| Pete Townshend | ... |
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| Tom Smothers | ... |
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Jimmy O'Neill | ... |
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Russell Harty | ... |
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Melvyn Bragg | ... |
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| Ringo Starr | ... |
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Mary Ann Zabresky | ... |
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Michael Leckebusch | ... |
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Barry Fantoni | ... |
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Jeremy Paxman | ... |
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Bob Pridden | ... |
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| Keith Richards | ... |
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Storyline
Through concert performances and interviews, this film offers us an "inside look" at this famous rock group, "The Who". It captures their zany craziness and outrageous antics from the initial formation of the group to its major hit "Who Are You", and features the last performance of drummer keith Moon just prior to his death. Written by Concorde - New Horizons (with permission).
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(West Germany) See more »Also Known As:
The Who Rock Concert See more »Box Office
Budget:
$2,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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their equipment, Keith Moon's bass drum with the Who logo on it explodes,
and the very same logo spirals forward to the middle of the screen.
Then the words of the title of the film pop up from the bottom of the
screen while Pete Townshend smashes Tommy Smothers' acoustic guitar. See more »
Written by Pete Townshend
Performed by The Who
Fabulous Music Ltd. See more »
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Trivia
The band's performance on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour ends with "My Generation" and their trademark wrecking of their equipment - the climax being the explosion of the drum kit. During rehearsal, Keith Moon ("Patent British Exploding Drummer") had persuaded stage hands to load more flash powder into the kit than usual (possibly by bribery) so that when the explosion occurred at the very end of the performance, it was so big that it temporarily blinded the TV cameras and injured the rest of the band. Singer Roger Daltrey was deaf for a long period after the show, Moon was cut on the arm by a cymbal, and guitarist Pete Townshend's hair was singed - he can be seen in the film with smoke coming from his head. Townshend later attributed his partial hearing loss to the incident, though years of extreme on-stage sound levels are probably more to blame. Backstage, other guests of the show were also affected: Bette Davis fainted into Mickey Rooney's arms. See more »Goofs
Continuity: Rick Danko of The Band is listed in the end credits as appearing in the film, even though his segment was deleted from the final print. See more »Quotes
John Entwistle: We became rich later than I expected. Now I'm too old to enjoy my money.See more »
Crazy Credits
At the end of the opening "Smothers Brothers" clip where The Who demolishtheir equipment, Keith Moon's bass drum with the Who logo on it explodes,
and the very same logo spirals forward to the middle of the screen.
Then the words of the title of the film pop up from the bottom of the
screen while Pete Townshend smashes Tommy Smothers' acoustic guitar. See more »
Soundtracks
"Can't Explain"Written by Pete Townshend
Performed by The Who
Fabulous Music Ltd. See more »
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