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