QUADROPHENIA (THE CRITERION COLLECTION) [BLU-RAY]

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• Release Year: 1979
• Genre: Crime; Drama; Music
• Plot: The Who’s classic rock opera Quadrophenia was the basis for this invigorating coming-of-age movie and depiction of the defiant, drug-fueled mod subculture of early 1960s London. Our antihero is Jimmy (Phil Daniels), a teenager dissatisfied with family, work, and love. He spends his time knocking around with his clothes-obsessed, pill-popping, scooter-driving fellow mods, a group whose antipathy for the motorcycle-riding rockers leads to a climactic riot in Brighton. Director Franc Roddam’s rough-edged film is a quintessential chronicle of youthful rebellion and turmoil, with Pete Townshend’s brilliant songs (including “I’ve Had Enough,” “5:15,” and “Love Reign O’er Me”) providing emotional support, and featuring Sting and Ray Winstone in early roles.
• Cast: Phil Daniels; Leslie Ash; Philip Davis; Mark Wingett; Sting; Ray Winstone; Garry Cooper; Gary Shail; Toyah Willcox; Trevor Laird; Kate Williams; Michael Elphick; Kim Neve; Benjamin Whitrow; Daniel Peacock; Jeremy Child; John Phillips; Timothy Spall; Olivier Pierre; George Innes; John Bindon; P.H. Moriarty; Hugh Lloyd; Cross Section; John Altman; Jesse Birdsall; Loren Day; Harry Fielder; Julian Firth; Simon Gipps-Kent; Gary Holton; Tom Ingram; Derek Lyons; Peter McNamara; Glen Murphy; Franc Roddam; Dave Humphries; Martin Stellman
• Director: Franc Roddam
• Runtime: 2:00
• Company: Westchester Films, The Criterion Collection
• Media Format: Movie