Quadrophenia (1979)


Based on the 1973 rock opera album of the same name by The Who, this is the story of 60s teenager Jimmy. At work he slaves in a dead-end job. While after, he shops for tailored suits and rides his scooter as part of the London Mod scene.

Quadrophenia (1979)

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Released Year: 1979
Runtime: 120 minutes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Music
Directors: Franc Roddam

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Based on the 1973 rock opera album of the same name by The Who, this is the story of 60s teenager Jimmy. At work he slaves in a dead-end job. While after, he shops for tailored suits and rides his scooter as part of the London Mod scene.

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Reviews


100
Village Voice - Amy Taubin
It remains one of the most wrenching films about adolescent angst, thanks largely to the performance of Phil Daniels.
80
Variety - Unnamed
Sting, as the weekend super-Mod whose image collapses when he's revealed to work as a bellhop, cuts a slick dash in the dancehall sequences.
75
Christian Science Monitor - David Sterritt
Roddam's minor but imaginative 1979 movie.
75
Chicago Tribune - Mark Caro
Plays more like a gritty, episodic British independent film powered by a soundtrack of Who songs that illuminate the main character's turbulent emotions.
70
New Times (L.A.) - Gregory Weinkauf
As a document of rockin, youth rebellion, the film lodges perfectly between "American Graffiti" and "Trainspotting."

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Based on the 1973 rock opera album of the same name by The Who, this is the story of 60s teenager Jimmy. At work he slaves in a dead-end job. While after, he shops for tailored suits and rides his scooter as part of the London Mod scene.

Based on the 1973 rock opera album of the same name by The Who, this is the story of 60s teenager Jimmy. At work he slaves in a dead-end job. While after, he shops for tailored suits and rides his scooter as part of the London Mod scene.

Based on the 1973 rock opera album of the same name by The Who, this is the story of 60s teenager Jimmy. At work he slaves in a dead-end job. While after, he shops for tailored suits and rides his scooter as part of the London Mod scene.

Based on the 1973 rock opera album of the same name by The Who, this is the story of 60s teenager Jimmy. At work he slaves in a dead-end job. While after, he shops for tailored suits and rides his scooter as part of the London Mod scene.