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Quadrophenia

  • 19791979
  • RR
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
19K
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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.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
19K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Franc Roddam
  • Writers
    • Dave Humphries(screenplay)
    • Martin Stellman(screenplay)
    • Franc Roddam(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Phil Daniels
    • Leslie Ash
    • Phil Davis
Top credits
  • Director
    • 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
    • 121User reviews
    • 54Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
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  • Videos2

    Quadrophenia: The Criterion Collection [Blu-Ray]
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    Quadrophenia: The Criterion Collection [Blu-Ray]
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    Quadrophenia

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    Poster for 1997 rerelease, DC
    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
    • Jimmyas Jimmy
    Leslie Ash
    Leslie Ash
    • Stephas Steph
    Phil Davis
    Phil Davis
    • Chalkyas Chalky
    • (as Philip Davis)
    Mark Wingett
    Mark Wingett
    • Daveas Dave
    Sting
    Sting
    • Ace Faceas Ace Face
    Ray Winstone
    Ray Winstone
    • Kevinas Kevin
    • (as Raymond Winstone)
    Garry Cooper
    Garry Cooper
    • Peteras Peter
    Gary Shail
    • Spideras Spider
    Toyah Willcox
    Toyah Willcox
    • Monkeyas Monkey
    Trevor Laird
    Trevor Laird
    • Ferdyas Ferdy
    Kate Williams
    • Motheras Mother
    Michael Elphick
    Michael Elphick
    • Fatheras Father
    Kim Neve
    • Yvonneas Yvonne
    Benjamin Whitrow
    Benjamin Whitrow
    • Mr. Fulfordas Mr. Fulford
    Daniel Peacock
    • Dannyas Danny
    Jeremy Child
    Jeremy Child
    • Agency Manas Agency Man
    John Phillips
    John Phillips
    • Magistrateas Magistrate
    Timothy Spall
    Timothy Spall
    • Projectionistas Projectionist
    • Director
      • Franc Roddam
    • Writers
      • Dave Humphries(screenplay)
      • Martin Stellman(screenplay)
      • Franc Roddam(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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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 reviews121

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    life's core brutally and artfully revealed - 10+++
    What a wonderful film. If you ever thought you were safe, or that your world was impregnable, then you must see this film. Watch as every important elements of a young man's (Jimmy's) life is stripped away, piece by piece, until he has no anchor, no magnet, and no direction in life.

    Without his familiar crutches (hooliganism, drugs, girlfriends, Mod clansmen, job, parents, home and 'scooter'), Jimmy is faced with a terrifying realization that he - alone - must completely rebuild and reinvent himself.

    In a way that is hard to describe in words, director Franc Roddam exposes the raw core of life, unadorned by all the temporal things by which we measure success, worth and happiness. Better still, he forces the viewer to examine the very definition of 'a life'.

    The movie generates ever increasing momentum, culminating in one of the most intensely disturbing realizations ever captured on film, with the white cliffs of Dover as the foreground, and the The Who's equally monumental and haunting "Love Reign O'er Me" in the background.

    With the possible exception of Bill Murray's version of "The Razor's Edge", this is about as perfect a chance as we are ever afforded to examine the foundations of our own lives (...what more can you ask of a film?). Though this is not an uncommon cinematic theme, it has never been so brilliantly achieved.

    An emotional and spiritual tour de force, and simply one of the best films ever made.
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    • delphivagi
    • Aug 12, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 2, 1979 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Quadrophenia - A Way of Life
    • Filming locations
      • Beach Cafe, Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • The Who Films
      • Polytel
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $243
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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