Quadrophenia (1979)

Director:

Franc Roddam

Writers:

Dave Humphries (screenplay) and
Martin Stellman (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

2 November 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Music

Tagline:

Hell On Wheels!

Plot:

London, 1965: Like many other youths, Jimmy hates the philistine life, especially his parents and his job in a company's mailing division...

Plot Keywords:

Darkness | Love Interest | Suicide | Youth | Beaten Up

Cast

Phil Daniels	...	James Michael 'Jimmy' Cooper
Leslie Ash	...	Steph
Philip Davis	...	Chalky
Mark Wingett	...	Dave
Sting	...	Ace Face
Ray Winstone	...	Kevin (as Raymond Winstone)
Garry Cooper	...	Peter
Gary Shail	...	Spider
Toyah Willcox	...	Monkey
Trevor Laird	...	Ferdy
Kate Williams	...	Mrs. Cooper - Jimmy's mother
Michael Elphick	...	Mr. Cooper - Jimmy's father
Kim Neve	...	Yvonne
Benjamin Whitrow	...	Mr. Fulford
Daniel Peacock	...	Danny

Also Known As:

Quadrophenia: A Way of Life (UK) (reissue title)

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Ireland:18 (DVD rating) | Singapore:M18 | France:-18 (original rating) | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1979) | Iceland:12 | Australia:R | Finland:K-14 (1997) | UK:18 (video rating) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Alley off the west of East Street, Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

Company:

The Who Films

Trivia:

The Who appear not just on the edition of _"Ready Steady Go!" (1963)_ that Jimmy watches and an album sleeve at the house party, but also a portrait of Pete Townshend is upon the boy's bedroom wall.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: On Jimmy's bedroom wall is an advertising poster for the Who on Track Records. Track Records didn't form until 1967.

Quotes:

Jimmy: Bellboyyyyyy!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Drama Connections: Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (#1.1)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Baby Don't You Do It

If you like Mods, watch this!

"Quadrophenia" is a great story about a teenager living in Britain during the Rockers vs. Mods movement. Phil Daniels captured the film as Jimmy Cooper, the cool, yet, sophisticated, drugged out Mod who goes through many obstacles. I really think that The Who did a great job with this film and I wished that they could've done another one like this. It was also a good film because of Sting (Ace).

Not many people know about the Mods or what teenage life was like back then in 1963; so I'm glad that this came out. I would recommend this movie to anybody who likes The Who or just wants to lay back and watch a British drama.