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Quadrophenia is a 1979 British drama film, based on The Who's 1973 rock opera of the same name. It was directed by Franc Roddam in his feature directing début. Unlike the adaptation of Tommy, Quadrophenia is not a musical film, and the band does not appear live in the film.
Summaries. Jimmy Cooper loathes his dead-end job and his working-class parents. He seeks solace with his mod clique, scooter riding, and drugs, only to be disappointed. Director Franc Roddam has assembled an array of young British acting talents who bring back London's 1960s Mods and Rockers.
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Watch Quadrophenia with a subscription on Max. An angst-ridden London youth, Jimmy Cooper (Phil Daniels) escapes the drudgery of his postal job as a member of the Mods, a sharply dressed gang ...
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Frank Connor. Jeans by. Levi. 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.
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The film Quadrophenia stars Phil Daniels as the main character Jimmy, a young working-class mod who detests his boring job as a post room boy and ditches it for a world of partying, drug use, romance, scooter riding and engaging in fights between mods and rockers. The movie is set in London and Brighton in 1964.
Quadrophenia is a 1979 British drama film, loosely based on the Who 's 1973 rock opera of the same name. It was directed by Franc Roddam in his feature directing début. Unlike the adaptation of Tommy, Quadrophenia is not a musical film, and the band does not appear live in the film.
