Quadrophenia is a 1979 British film, loosely based around the 1973 rock opera of the same name by The Who. The film stars Phil Daniels as a Mod named Jimmy. It was directed by Franc Roddam in his feature directing debut. Unlike the film adaptation of Tommy, Quadrophenia is not a musical film. The film, set in 1965, follows the story of Jimmy Cooper , a London Mod. Disillusioned by his parents and a job as a post room boy in an advertising firm, Jimmy finds an outlet for his teenage angst with his Mod friends Dave , Chalky and Spider . However, his angst and confusion are compounded by the... fact that one of the Mods' rivals, the Rockers, is in fact childhood friend Kevin . An assault by aggressive Rockers on Spider leads to a serious unprovoked attack on a Rocker who, unbeknownst to Jimmy and his Mod mates, is Kevin. A bank holiday weekend provides the excuse for the rivalry between Mods and Rockers to come to a head, as they both descend upon the seaside town of Brighton. A series of running battles ensues.
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| Release date: | September 14, 1979 |
| Directed by: | Franc Roddam |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 120 Minutes |
| Producer: | Roy Baird, Bill Curbishley |
| Editor: | Sean Barton, Mike Taylor |
| Music by: | The Who |
| Cinematography: | Brian Tufano |
| Screenplay by: | Dave Humphries, Franc Roddam, Martin Stellman, Pete Townshend |
| Genre: | Musical |