Tommy
“Your senses will never be the same.”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 67, rated by 1 admin.
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A traumatised boy becomes a pinball phenomenon and the centre of a movement in Ken Russell's adaptation of the Who's rock opera. The images continually outgrow the story, turning celebrity, religion and consumerism into elaborate musical spectacles. Deliberate excess is the organising principle.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 5/10
- Plot
- 9/10
- Effects
- 3/10
- Dialogue
- 8/10
- Rewatchability
- 8.5/10
“A rock opera that treats restraint as an equipment malfunction.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 67
Synopsis and movie facts
After a series of traumatic childhood events, a psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and the object of a religious cult.
- Released
- 1975
- Directed by
- Ken Russell
- Running time
- 111 min
Starring
- Oliver Reed as Frank
- Ann-Margret as Nora
- Roger Daltrey as Tommy
- Elton John as The Pinball Wizard
- Eric Clapton as The Preacher
- Arthur Brown as The Priest
- Pete Townshend as Himself
- John Entwistle as Himself
Research behind this pick
Researched . Explore the film references and reviews below.
- Film reference · themoviedb.org
Canonical film identity, release date, runtime, director credits, cast, genres, synopsis and poster checked against TMDB movie 11326.
- Review · moriareviews.com
The review celebrates Russell's surreal excess while criticising Roger Daltrey's central performance.
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