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Quadrophenia (2 Disc Special Edition) [1979]
from Universal Pictures UK
starring Phil Daniels, Mark Wingett, Leslie Ash, Toyah Willcox, Michael Elphick
directed by Franc Roddam

Features:

• Box set
• PAL
• Special Edition

Editorial Review:

Franc Roddam's terrifically energetic movie, set to music from the Who's Quadrophenia, is--at the very least, the best film ever based on a rock album (and, yes, that includes, Tommy, Pink Floyd: The Wall, and Jesus Christ Superstar). Actually, this tale of the battle between two early '60s youth subcultures--Mods and Rockers--in the seaside teenage wasteland of Brighton, England, isn't so much a cinematic "version" of the Who's 1979 double-record rock opera as it is a story based on the sequence of songs on the album. Quadrophenia is about that crucial time in teenhood when the lion's share of your sense of identity is tied up in the music you listen to, the clothes you wear, and the groups you hang out with. Jimmy (Phil Daniels) identifies himself with the sharp-dressing, scooter-riding Mods, who listen to American soul and British pop-rock (The Who themselves were once rather Mod). The Rockers, on the other hand, are leather-jacketed, black-booted, motorcycle-riding tough guys who listen primarily to classic American rock & roll. The film captures this minor pop-culture revolution perfectly. Look for Sting as a club-hopping slickster, who's shameful secret is that he's a hotel bellboy by day. --Jim Emerson

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Special Edition
  An old mod named Ben Dinsdale gave me this classic album in 1996 before we attended the Hyde Park concert in July of that year -- The Who play Quadrophenia for the Princes Trust Charity. This album has since become my favourite. It is the best Who album. It is perfect.
  Steph: "Going to be one of the faces?"
  Jimmy: "What do you mean going to be? I AM one of the faces!"
  After a shag in an alleyway during a riot:
  Steph : "It didnt mean anything Jimmy."
  Jimmy : "It fu%%ing did to... more info

• it's a mod mod world, but is it really?
  When i was younger i thought Quadrophenia was a good film, the acting is fine and the scooters are a joy to see. However, i have a problem with the whole 'this is what MOD is all about' idea that this film gives. In the 1960's it's true, 'Mods' were fighting Rockers on seaside beaches, but as any real Mod knows, these wern't 'Real' mods. Real mods wouldn't have wanted to get their clothes dirty!! Honestly. Real mods stopped calling themselves Mods, when it became more a fashion... A real mod cared about... more info

• Quadrophenia......IS the way of life.
  This is a film that has stayed with me throughout my life. It was a film I grew up with and has always been a film close to my heart. Quadrophenia is the story of Jimmy, a mod who rides fast on his lambretta and lives faster fuelled by drugs, drink and a huge ego. Back in the 1970's Quadrophenia was a mere idea of musical rebeliance on vinyl. Later with Franc Roddam (who later directed "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet") they brought flesh and blood to a now legendary rock opera to the big screen. With key british... more info

• Great Film
  Despite being digitally remastered, the picture isn't great and is in fact very grainy in places. You can't complain at this price but if you already have a copy of the film then there's nothing extra here to make it worthwhile buying another copy.
  

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