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Rude Boy

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Ray Gange in Rude Boy (1980)
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A young British punk and roadie for The Clash navigates life in socially torn 1970s England.A young British punk and roadie for The Clash navigates life in socially torn 1970s England.A young British punk and roadie for The Clash navigates life in socially torn 1970s England.
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    • Jack Hazan
    • David Mingay
    • Ray Gange
    • David Mingay
  • Stars
    • Ray Gange
    • Joe Strummer
    • Mick Jones
    • Jack Hazan
    • David Mingay
    • Ray Gange
    • David Mingay
  • Stars
    • Ray Gange
    • Joe Strummer
    • Mick Jones
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    • 23User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    Ray Gange
    • Ray
    Joe Strummer
    Joe Strummer
    • The Group
    Mick Jones
    Mick Jones
    • The Group
    Paul Simonon
    Paul Simonon
    • The Group
    Topper Headon
    Topper Headon
    • The Group
    Jimmy Pursey
    • Guest Singer
    Johnny Green
    • The Roadies
    Barry Baker
    • Roadie
    Terry McQuade
    • Terry
    Caroline Coon
    • Clash Girlfriend
    Elizabeth Young
    • Ray's Girlfriend (I)
    Sarah Hall
    • Ray's Girlfriend (II)
    Barry Myers
    • Disc Jockey
    Colin Richards
    • Sex Shop Customer
    Lutz Becker
    • Sex Shop Customer
    Kenny Joseph
    • Solicitor's Clerk
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    • Trivia
      As an intro Before playing 'White Riot' as bouncers & the audience were fighting at the Glasgow Apollo Joe Strummer says "Simmer down ..Control your temper" . This is the first line from Bob Marley & the Wailers 1963 Jamaican hit single 'Simmer Down'
    • Goofs
      When reporting the outcome of the trial, David Mellor is described as "David Mellor QC". Mellor was not made a Queen's Counsel until 1987.
    • Quotes

      Lead guitarist: You know what I think, don't you? I've been watching you.

      Rude Boy: Yeah, I noticed. Quite a lot.

      Lead guitarist: I been watching you.

      Rude Boy: I'll keep it in mind.

      Lead guitarist: Do.

    • Alternate versions
      Released at 133 minutes in Europe; US prints run 120 minutes.
    • Connections
      Featured in White Riot (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Police And Thieves
      Sung by Junior Murvin

      Island Records

    User reviews23

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    Intriguing but muddled
    This intriguing film blurs the line between documentary and reality much in the way 60's classics such as "Medium Cool" do. The story (when it's allowed to tell itself) of the drunken directionless punk is sad, charming and wild. I can see why the Clash disowned the film. It shows how they merely reflect the showbiz side of the struggles of the working class in England. When Ray attempts to tell Mick Jones how much "Stay free" means to him, he is shrugged off with a " I'm watching you." We see Ray being consumed by his own nihilstic rage while the clash use it up to the point of making good pop music with it.
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    • Aug 17, 1999

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    • Release date
      • January 2, 1981 (West Germany)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Camberwell Road, Southwark, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Buzzy Enterprises
      • Michael White Productions
      • National Film Trustee Company
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    • 2 hours 13 minutes
      • Color
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