QUADROPHENIA episodically depicts Jimmy's struggles with his seemingly empty existence, alleviated only by his relationships with his pals, most of whom are in the Er träumt davon, bei der hübschen Steph zu landen. © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Jimmy plans to be noticed as a 'face', and hints to Steph (Leslie Ash) – a girl on whom he has a crush – that he would like her to ride with him, but she confirms plans to ride with Pete (Garry Cooper), an older, well-heeled Mod instead. Jimmy ist mit Leib und Seele Mod. Quadrophenia (1979) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jimmy initially participates in the beating, but when he realises the victim is Kevin, he berates the other attackers but does not stop them, instead riding away on his scooter revving his engine loudly in frustration. In 1964 London, Jimmy (Phil Daniels) and his pals are Mods, dividing their time between dancing and brawling with Rockers. New episodes are headed your way this fall, Here's what the gang had to say about a potential new season. It was directed by Franc Roddam in his feature directing début. This film was however based on the book sequel, which itself was based on the rock opera. Disc 2 features an hour-long documentary and a featurette with Roddam discussing the locations. An attack by hostile Rockers on Spider leads to a retaliatory attack on Kevin. Quadrophenia is the soundtrack album to the 1979 film of the same name, which refers to the 1973 rock opera Quadrophenia. Janet Maslin, reviewing the film for The New York Times in 1979, called it "...gritty and ragged and sometimes quite beautiful", creating a "...slice-of-life movie that feels tremendously authentic in its sentiments as well as its details. [3], Most of the cast were reunited after 28 years at Earls Court on 1 and 2 September 2007 as part of The Quadrophenia Reunion at the London Film & Comic Con run by Quadcon.co.uk. This article is about the feature film based on the Who. Universal Pictures Home Entertainment first released the film on DVD in 1999 with an 8-minute montage featurette. Find out where Quadrophenia is streaming, if Quadrophenia is on Netflix, and get news and updates, on Decider. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. [15] Unlike their previous DVD, it was the complete, longer version, and it was matted to the correct aspect ratio. Only one scene in the film was shot in the studio; all others were on location. Jimmy takes a train back to Brighton, taking increasing levels of pills and becoming more emotionally unstable. [11] Reviewer Christopher Long from Movie Metropolis commented that "[w]hen you're an angry young man [like the main character], there's no better way to prove you're an individual than to dress and act exactly like everybody else"; Long gave the film a 6/10 score. Sign up and add shows to get the latest updates about your favorite shows - Start Now. from Creative Loafing stated that the film "[m]anages to be both quintessentially British and irrefutably universal", giving it a 3.5/4 score. Rhino Home Video released the film on DVD on 25 September 2001.[14]. After he and his friends participate in a huge brawl with the Rockers at the seaside town of Brighton, he is arrested and his life starts to spiral out of control; he loses his love interest (Leslie Ash), gets kicked out of his house by his parents, and discovers that his idol, the popular mod nicknamed "Ace Face" (Sting), is actually a bell boy at a hotel.