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Quadrophenia (1979)

R  117 min  -  Crime | Drama | Music   -  2 November 1979 (USA)
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Reviews: 76 user | 34 critic | 6 from Metacritic.com

London, 1965: Like many other youths, Jimmy hates the philistine life, especially his parents and his job in a company's mailing division... See full summary »

Director:

Franc Roddam

Writers:

Dave Humphries (screenplay), Martin Stellman (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Quadrophenia -- Fueled by amphetamines and teen angst, Jimmy speeds around London on his scoot with his Mod friends getting into trouble. Quadrophenia -- Open-ended Trailer from Rhino
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Phil Daniels ...
Jimmy
Leslie Ash Leslie Ash ...
Steph
Philip Davis Philip Davis ...
Chalky
Mark Wingett ...
Dave
Sting ...
Ray Winstone ...
Kevin (as Raymond Winstone)
Garry Cooper ...
Peter
Gary Shail Gary Shail ...
Spider
Toyah Willcox ...
Monkey
Trevor Laird Trevor Laird ...
Ferdy
Kate Williams Kate Williams ...
Michael Elphick Michael Elphick ...
Kim Neve Kim Neve ...
Yvonne
Benjamin Whitrow ...
Mr. Fulford
Daniel Peacock Daniel Peacock ...
Danny
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Storyline

London, 1965: Like many other youths, Jimmy hates the philistine life, especially his parents and his job in a company's mailing division. Only when he's together with his friends, a 'Mod' clique, cruises London on his motor-scooter and hears music such as that of 'The Who' and 'The High Numbers', he feels free and accepted. However, it's a flight into an illusionary world. Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>  

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Plot Keywords:

Mod | Rocker | The Who | Scooter | Youth  | See more »

Taglines:

A Way Of Life [rerelease] See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Music

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Quadrophenia: A Way of Life See more »

Box Office

Gross:

SEK 1,678,408 (Sweden)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

The Who Films, Polytel See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby (Dolby Stereo)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor) (uncredited)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The Who appear not just on the edition of Ready, Steady, Go! that Jimmy watches and an album sleeve at the house party, but also a portrait of Pete Townshend is on the boy's bedroom wall. See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: In the last scene where Jimmy is riding along the cliff top, the reflection of the camera and lighting car can be seen in the left hand 'bubble' of the scooter. See more »

Quotes

Ace Face: [Fined for rioting in Brighton] I'll pay now. Got a pen, judge?
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Crazy Credits

Jeans By Levis See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Drama Connections: Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (#1.1)" (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Louie, Louie"
Performed by The Kingsmen
Published by Springboard International Records Inc. See more »