Quadrophenia
Summary:
This film version of the Who's rock opera Quadrophenia makes a few tentative stabs at "explaining" the alienation of 1960s British working-class youth, but its major selling point is its nonstop rock-and-R&B musical score, including the hit single "Love Reign O'er Me." Phil Daniels (replacing the original opera's Roger Daltrey) plays Jimmy, a member of a ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Phil Daniels - (Jimmy Michael Cooper)
Mark Wingett - (Dave)
Philip Davis - (Chalky)
Sting - (Ace Face)
Leslie Ash - (Steph)
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Review:
While Tommy was the Who's best-known concept album (and probably their best-known album, period), their 1973 release Quadrophenia was a far stronger and more personal narrative work, and while group leader and principal songwriter Pete Townshend allowed Ken Russell to turn Tommy into an entertaining but overcooked bit of pop-art l... Continue >>
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