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The Kids Are Alright ()

The Who : The Kids Are Alright (original title)
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Interviews, TV clips and concert footage make up this comprehensive profile of The Who, Britain's premiere rock band.
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Cast

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Self (The Who)
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Self (as Tommy Smothers)
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Russell Harty ...
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Self (as Melvin Bragg)
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Mary Ann Zabresky ...
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Michael Leckebusch ...
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Barry Fantoni ...
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Bob Pridden ...
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Self (as Keith Richard)
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Norman Gunston (as Norman Gunsten)
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Directed by

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Jeff Stein

Written by

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Jeff Stein ... (writer)

Produced by

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Roger Corman ... distribution producer (uncredited)
Bill Curbishley ... producer
Tony Klinger ... producer
Sydney Rose ... executive producer
Ed Rothkowitz ... associate producer
Jeff Stein ... associate producer

Music by

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John Entwistle ... (as The Who)
Keith Moon ... (as The Who)

Cinematography by

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Peter Nevard
Anthony B. Richmond ... (as Tony Richmond)
Norman Warwick

Editing by

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Ed Rothkowitz

Editorial Department

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Paul Cavagnero ... assistant editor
Robert Gavin ... assistant editor (as Bob Gavin)
Leo Guerra ... assistant editor
Pauline Lee ... assistant editor
Dennis McTaggart ... assistant editor
Michael Saxton ... assistant editor (as Mike Saxton)
Mike Taylor ... assistant editor (as Michael Taylor)

Production Management

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Debbie Blum ... production manager
Tod Scott Brody ... post-production supervisor
Peter Price ... production supervisor
Tim Van Rellim ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Peter 'Dougal' Butler ... assistant director (as Peter Butler)
Brian W. Cook ... assistant director (as Brian Cook)
Richard Dobson ... assistant director
Theo de Rosé ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Ray Traynor ... props

Sound Department

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Jon Astley ... studio sound engineer (as John Astley)
Michael Becker ... sound recordist
Max Bell ... sound consultant: Dolby
Don Digirolamo ... sound consultant: Dolby
Stuart Edwards ... assistant sound recordist
Glyn Johns ... studio sound engineer
Stephen Katz ... sound consultant: Dolby (as Steve Katz)
Steve Maslow ... sound re-recording engineer
Donald O. Mitchell ... re-recording engineer (as Don Mitchell)
Bob Pridden ... stage sound engineer
Clive Smith ... sound effects editor
Bill Varney ... sound re-recording engineer
Gary Weir ... sound recordist

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Tony Willis ... effects cameraman (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Stan Andrews ... camera assistant
Jeff Baynes ... camera assistant (as Geoff Baines)
Tony Coggans ... camera operator
Colin Corby ... camera operator
Michael J. Davis ... camera operator (as Mike Davis)
Michael Delaney ... camera operator (as Mike Delaney)
Jerry Dunkley ... camera operator
David Garfath ... camera operator
John Golding ... camera assistant
Harvey Harrison ... camera operator
Tom Harrison ... camera operator
Harry Jackson ... gaffer
Nicholas D. Knowland ... camera operator (as Nic Knowland)
Louis H. Lavelly ... camera operator (as Lou Lavelly)
Malcolm MacIntosh ... camera assistant
John Metcalfe ... camera operator (as John Metcalf)
Chris Morphet ... camera operator
Pat Newman ... grip
Mike Roberts ... camera operator (as Michael Roberts)
Tim Ross ... camera assistant
Peter Salim ... camera assistant (as Peter Salem)
Bob Smith ... camera operator
Christopher Tufty ... gaffer (as Chris Tufty)
Nick Ullman ... gaffer
Eric van Haren Noman ... camera operator (as Eric Van Haren Noman)
Malcolm Vinson ... camera operator
Billy Malone ... second assistant camera (uncredited)

Music Department

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John Entwistle ... musical director
Cy Langston ... music re-mix engineer
Clive Smith ... music editor
Peter Wandless ... assistant music re-mix engineer

Additional Crew

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Keith Altham ... publicist
Mark Bernolak ... assistant to director
Lindsey Clennell ... video consultant
Dennis Davidson ... publicity campaign
Carol Hilson ... production assistant
Claudia Horvath ... research assistant to director
Michelle Logan ... production assistant
Jackie Mellist ... production assistant
Monica Rogers ... production assistant
Thelma Schoonmaker ... special consultant
Sandy Singh ... production accountant
Jeff Stein ... researcher
Kevin Stein ... special consultant
Jeremy Thomas ... special consultant
John Wolff ... lasers

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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

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Taglines One film that won't f-f-f-f-fade away See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Kids Are Alright (United Kingdom)
  • The Kids Are Alright (United States)
  • The Kids Are Alright (Canada, English title)
  • The Who Rock Concert (Philippines, English title)
  • Trello glenti me tous Who (Greece)
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Runtime
  • 109 min
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Budget $2,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia In addition to compiling rare clips, Jeff Stein arranged for The Who to film a concert for invited fans. The show, performed at Shepperton Film Studios in London on 25 May 1978, turned out to be Keith Moon's last concert with The Who before his death on 7 September at the age of 32. See more »
Goofs 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 »
Movie Connections Edited from Monterey Pop (1968). See more »
Soundtracks My Generation See more »
Crazy Credits Various clips of stage goodbyes from live appearances of The Who through the years are shown during the closing credits. See more »
Quotes Pete Townshend: When I'm on the stage - let me try and explain - when I'm on the stage, I'm not in control of myself at all. I don't even know who I am, you know. I'm not this rational person that can sit here now and talk to you. If you walked on the stage with a microphone in the middle of a concert, I'd probably come close to killing you - I *have* come close to killing people that walked on the stage. Abbie Hofmann walked on the stage at Woodstock and I nearly killed him with me guitar. A cameraman walked the stage - a, a, a policeman came on when the bloody building at the Fillmore in New York was burning down - and I kicked him in the balls and sent him off, you know. Because - I - I'm just not there, really. It's not like being possessed, it's just - I do my job. And I know that I have to get into a certain state of mind to do it.
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