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 ...
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| David Essex | ... | Jim MacLaine | |
| Ringo Starr | ... | Mike | |
| Rosemary Leach | ... | Mrs. MacLaine | |
| James Booth | ... | Mr. MacLaine | |
| Billy Fury | ... | Stormy Tempest | |
| Keith Moon | ... | J.D. Clover | |
| Rosalind Ayres | ... | Jeanette | |
| Brenda Bruce | ... | Doreen | |
| Robert Lindsay | ... | Terry | |
| Verna Harvey | ... | Wendy | |
| James Ottaway | ... | Granddad | |
| Deborah Watling | ... | Sandra | |
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Beth Morris | ... | Jean |
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Daphne Oxenford | ... | Mrs. Sutcliffe |
| Kim Braden | ... | Charlotte | |
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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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13 May 1973 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
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Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Performed by Rock Island Line
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David Essex, whose pop career was just taking off at the time, was still appearing in the stage play "Godspell" - the show that first brought him to public attention. This would explain his slightly anachronistic haircut throughout the film as he was still appearing in the stage show. See more »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. See more »Soundtracks
Jailhouse Rock(uncredited)
Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Performed by Rock Island Line
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Classic tail of adolescent male on leaving school refusing to get stuck in a dead end job, working in a corner shop if I recall rightly. Picks up a guitar and works his way to stardom. Rejecting his family, childhood girlfriend anc baby on route. David Essex is great as Jim MacLaine as is Ringo Starr his partner in crime when working the waltzers and Wong man when pulling the birds. The 50's soundtrack original songs produced by David Edmunds.
Overall it's a great taste of life in the early 60s.