After essentially inventing the rock opera format, The Who followed the cult favorite TOMMY and numerous aborted rock-opera projects with the album QUADROPHENIA. This film version, directed by Franc Roddam, illuminated the feelings of disillusionment and confusion evident in songs such as "Love Reign O'er Me," "Dr. Jimmy," "The Real Me," and "Bellboy."

The film follows the bitter battle between the Mods and the Rockers, two rival biker gangs. The story is seen through the eyes of Jimmy Cooper (Phil Daniels), an angry young man whose hatred of authority and mediocrity is matched only by his passion for rhythm and blues music. When the Mods and Rockers both arrive in Brighton on holiday a riot breaks out, landing Jimmy in prison with Ace (Sting in his acting debut), the idolized leader of the Mods. Jimmy returns to London where his parents kick him out and he loses his job. He then discovers Ace is working as a bootlicking bellboy, leaving Jimmy confused and enraged. He hijacks a scooter and rides to the cliff tops that act as a highly symbolic backdrop for the film's bleak conclusion.

Theatrical release: November 2, 1979.

Rock musician Sting makes his acting debut in QUADROPHENIA.

Songs include "The Real Me," "Love, Reign O'er Me," and "My Generation."

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Single Side - Single Layer
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary: Franc Roddam - Director
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Animated Location Map
Interactive Menus: Full-Motion Menus
Trivia Games:
1. Are You a Mod or a Rocker?
Text/Photo Galleries:
Memorabilia
Publicity Photos
Script Photos
Discographies: The Who
Filmographies:
1. Phil Daniels - Star
2. Mark Wingett - Star
3. Sting - Star
4. Franc Roddam - Director

Phil Daniels: British Actor
 Sting: Rock musician
Mark Wingett: Actor/"Quadrophenia"
Philip Davis: British Actor
Ray Winstone: Actor/"Ladybird Ladybird"
Leslie Ash: Actress
Garry Cooper: British Actor
Toyah Wilcox: Actress\"Anchoress"
Kate Williams: British Actress\"BERKELEY SQUARE"

Franc Roddam: British Director

Roy Baird: Producer/Executive

 Who: British Rock Group

Mike Taylor: Editor

"...An authentic piece of nostalgia....With a fine soundtrack by The Who which plays a strong integral part in the storytelling..."
"...Gritty and ragged and sometimes quite beautiful..."
"...[The film] retains its reeling us-versus-them urgency..."
"...This energetically bleak era-definer deserves another peek..."
"Roddam translates the Who's rock opera into a vivid recreation of mid-1960s mod culture, preserving the clothes, music and Vespa scooters..."
"Brilliant '89 adaptation of Pete Townshend's homage to mid-''60s mod culture..."