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  • Actors: Phil Daniels, Mark Wingett, Leslie Ash, Toyah Willcox, Michael Elphick
  • Directors: Franc Roddam
  • Format: Box set, PAL, Special Edition
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Universal Pictures UK
  • DVD Release Date: 7 Aug 2006
  • Run Time: 115 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000GKHM2S
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,093 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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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


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It's the Mods versus the Rockers in this striking adaptation of The Who's classic rock opera about alienated youth in the 1960s. The film follows Jimmy (Phil Daniels) an angry young man who feels that he can only achieve a sense of identity and meaning in life through his gang and Mod music. This edgy time capsule also features Sting (in his acting debut), Leslie Ash, and Ray Winstone. In addition to The Who songs such as 'Love, Reign O'er Me', 'The Real Me', and 'My Generation', the soundtrack includes R&B classics by James Brown, Marvin Gaye, and others.

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars At last..., 27 April 2007
By Gary Nicklin (Kent, UK) - See all my reviews
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This is what I've been waiting for. I've various copies of this movie, from the original video release through the region 2 and region 1 versions but although the extras that were gradually added were interesting, the film itself was still the original grainy print.

This 2 disc edition has a new digitised version of the film, crystal clear and properly formatted for widescreen.

The new extras are great, the making-of documentary contains some great interviews with the cast and the brief guide to the locations is quite interesting and will save you doing the Brighton tour.

Finally, the verbal sparring between Phil Daniels and Franc Roddam in the commentary is amusing and worth a listen. Even if you already have a copy of the film, this is probably still worth buying.
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54 of 57 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Jimmy Is a Face, 8 Aug 2006
By S. W. Ladd - See all my reviews
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This remastered 2 disc set is absolutely brilliant in virtually all respects. The film print itself is wonderfully clean, the soundtrack is quite naturally fully engaging amd the acting is of the highest possible standard. It is quite easy to forget that those on the screen were actually earning a wage for their performances.

I won't bother explaining the plot. We all know it. Suffice to say that this is the very best ever presentation of this iconic cinematic masterpiece. The second disc features director Franc Roddam detailing the trials and tribulations of the production, also featured are quite lengthy and illumnating contributuions from Toyah, Phil Daniels and other key players.

This is an essential purchase. There is however one minor quibble. Given Pete Townshend's unquestionable genius couldn't he have done a Dolby 5.1 or even a DTS mix of the soundtrack for this release? I am sure there were good reasons why this was not possible but if only...........an opportunity missed.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Quadrophenia, 26 Mar 2009
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Had not seen the film since it was first released, it still has the same nostalgia and Ray Winstone's "interesting" hair, and sex in a back alley in Brighton nowadays may have a different connotation. One thing appeared missing in this version I am sure that there was a discussion between the two Mods who end up sleeping with the Rockers in which one asks "what kind of bike you got?" to which he replies "Harley Davidson" The reply is that if he a Harley he'd keep it in the front room. I am sure that was missing from this edition. As yet I have not watched the extras but am looking forward to the commentary version.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Mods and Rockers relived
being of an age when can remember mods and rockers at seaside
resorts,was intriged to see this period relived and to see this
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nostaligia is inspiration
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I forgot what a great film this is. Takes me right back to 1979 when this film first came out. Read more
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I bought this dvd for my husband,who is a keen Ray Winstone fan! He was not disappointed & it took us back to the late 60's,with the Mods & Rockers! A brilliant film!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely brilliant..
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1.0 out of 5 stars it's a mod mod world, but is it really?
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