Quadrophenia

“Quadrophenia. This is one of the definitive British teen movies of the 1970s. Very disillusioned young man who has an awful job in the post office, who at the Weekend becomes a mod and fights rockers. He goes down to Brighton and there’s this massive fight on the beach. And it also features an amazing Performance from Sting, who plays this sort of uber-mod. It’s just so beautifully played by Phil Daniels. It has an amazing soundtrack by The Who. It’s an important one, this one.”

“Oh, Quadrophenia by Frank Roddam. Frank Roddam directed a film called War Party which shot on my reservation when I was 2 years old. My dad was in the rigging department of it and that was kind of like, I think my dad working on a film being one of my earliest childhood memories. Frank Roddam is like a pretty important director in my life, so this one's for my dad and for me.”

“Quadrophenia, you know, I don't think I've ever seen this movie all the way through. It's The Who, and I'm a nut about Tommy, so I've got to, I've got to get that and watch it.”

“Quadrophenia, this is the best, this is rock and roll and it's a great film.”

“Is it silly if I do one where I just close my eyes and pick something random? Quadrophenia, a film by Franc Roddam. I've never heard of this filmmaker, I'll be honest, but I'm excited to watch this.”

“Do you know Quadrophenia? This is a movie that used all that,, French filmmaking coming out of the New Wave. But it's a British film using the music of The Who to tell the story of a youth who is rebelling but he doesn't know what he's rebelling against. And it's kind of got just an incredible vibe.”