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Quadrophenia

  • 19791979
  • 18A18A
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Quadrophenia (1979)
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Jimmy loathes his job and parents. He seeks solace with his mod clique, scooter riding, and drugs, only to be disappointed.Jimmy loathes his job and parents. He seeks solace with his mod clique, scooter riding, and drugs, only to be disappointed.Jimmy loathes his job and parents. He seeks solace with his mod clique, scooter riding, and drugs, only to be disappointed.
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    • Franc Roddam
  • Writers
    • Dave Humphries(screenplay)
    • Martin Stellman(screenplay)
    • Franc Roddam(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Phil Daniels
    • Leslie Ash
    • Phil Davis
    • Franc Roddam
  • Writers
    • Dave Humphries(screenplay)
    • Martin Stellman(screenplay)
    • Franc Roddam(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Phil Daniels
    • Leslie Ash
    • Phil Davis
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 122User reviews
    • 53Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
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    Sting, Leslie Ash, Garry Cooper, Phil Daniels, Phil Davis, Trevor Laird, Gary Shail, Toyah Willcox, and Mark Wingett in Quadrophenia (1979)
    Sting in Quadrophenia (1979)
    Tommy (1975)
    Phil Daniels in Quadrophenia (1979)
    Sting, Leslie Ash, Phil Daniels, Phil Davis, Trevor Laird, and Toyah Willcox in Quadrophenia (1979)
    Phil Daniels in Quadrophenia (1979)
    Phil Daniels in Quadrophenia (1979)
    Phil Daniels in Quadrophenia (1979)
    Daniel Peacock in Quadrophenia (1979)
    John Blundell and Linda Regan in Quadrophenia (1979)

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    Phil Daniels
    Phil Daniels
    • Jimmy
    Leslie Ash
    Leslie Ash
    • Steph
    Phil Davis
    Phil Davis
    • Chalky
    • (as Philip Davis)
    Mark Wingett
    Mark Wingett
    • Dave
    Sting
    Sting
    • Ace Face
    Ray Winstone
    Ray Winstone
    • Kevin
    • (as Raymond Winstone)
    Garry Cooper
    Garry Cooper
    • Peter
    Gary Shail
    • Spider
    Toyah Willcox
    Toyah Willcox
    • Monkey
    Trevor Laird
    Trevor Laird
    • Ferdy
    Kate Williams
    • Mother
    Michael Elphick
    Michael Elphick
    • Father
    Kim Neve
    • Yvonne
    Benjamin Whitrow
    Benjamin Whitrow
    • Mr. Fulford
    Daniel Peacock
    • Danny
    Jeremy Child
    Jeremy Child
    • Agency Man
    John Phillips
    John Phillips
    • Magistrate
    Timothy Spall
    Timothy Spall
    • Projectionist
      • Franc Roddam
    • Writers
      • Dave Humphries(screenplay)
      • Martin Stellman(screenplay)
      • Franc Roddam(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Sting and his band The Police were little known when the film was shot, but had broken out by the time it was released.
    • Goofs
      The shadow of the helicopter that filmed the final scenes on the white cliffs at Beachy Head is visible. Most people call these the white cliffs of Dover, but they aren't. The cliffs at Beachy Head are higher than the white cliffs of Dover.
    • Quotes

      Kev: I don't give a monkey's arsehole about Mods and Rockers. Underneath, we're all the same, 'n't we?

      Jimmy: No, Kev, that's it. Look, I don't wanna be the same as everybody else. That's why I'm a Mod, see? I mean, you gotta be somebody, ain't ya, or you might as well jump in the sea and drown.

      Kev: That's why I joined the army. To be different. To get away from all this. Don't matter where you go, there's always some cunt with stars and stripes who wants to push you about.

    • Crazy credits
      Jeans By Levis
    • Alternate versions
      There are at least 4 scenes that have been deleted from the final film. These scenes have never been released anywhere in full, apart from on a short documentary that came with the 1997 UK video, but even then they are shown as photographs and not the actual full scenes. Most notable was the entire deletion of almost all of the dialogue from Ace Face (played by Sting), including 2 extended scenes from the police van and one of all the mods meeting up on their scooters before going to Brighton. Supposedly, the reason that all of Ace Face's dialogue was deleted was that Sting and the producers both agreed that this ruined his 'mysterious' character that he was playing and also may have taken the focus of the protagonist of the story, Jimmy.
    • Connections
      Featured in Talking Pictures: Episode #1.1 (1979)
    • Soundtracks
      Hi-Heel Sneakers
      Written by Tommy Tucker (aka Robert Higginbotham)
      Performed by Cross Section
      Published by The Who Group Limited

    User reviews122

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    7/10
    God Save the Queen...
    A feast of future C-list celebs and also rans remind us why Punk was so vital in resuscitating the corpse of British music and why that cadaver needs more help than ever today; Quadrophenia demonstrates the absolute misery created by the fascist regime, that left the youths of the day with no future, with little to look forward to once they'd outgrown their primitive street gang days, and an underground movement that left them in a bit of a Jam.

    Ultimately a culture destroyed by technology, as the Vespa riders, and just about all alternative identifiers of the day have chosen to play in the abstract digital world. A forgotten adolescent mainstream dispersed and scattered to the margins like so many other traditions and cultures of yesteryear. A classic British film - bring on the Bank Holiday!
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    • Apr 21, 2020

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    • Release date
      • October 12, 1979 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Beach Cafe, Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • The Who Films
      • Polytel
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