Quadrophenia (1979)

Quadrophenia: Directed by Franc Roddam. With Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash, Phil Davis, Mark Wingett. Jimmy loathes his job and parents. He seeks solace with his mod clique, scooter riding and drugs, only to be disappointed.

“A feast of future C-list celebs and also rans remind us why Punk was so vital in resuscitating the corpse of British music and why that cadaver needs more help than ever today; Quadrophenia demonstrates the absolute misery created by the fascist regime, that left the youths of the day with no future, with little to look forward to once theyu0026#39;d outgrown their primitive street gang days, and an underground movement that left them in a bit of a Jam.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eUltimately a culture destroyed by technology, as the Vespa riders, and just about all alternative identifiers of the day have chosen to play in the abstract digital world. A forgotten adolescent mainstream dispersed and scattered to the margins like so many other traditions and cultures of yesteryear. A classic British film – bring on the Bank Holiday!”