Tommy kipling poem, by rudyard kipling in 1892 and collected in barrackroom ballads. The whos tommy tommy by the who, tommy by the who, tommy. Only ken russell could have done full cinematic justice to the whos. A psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and, subsequently, the figurehead of a cult. Within the plot of the album, im free tells of tommys vision to spiritually enlighten others due to. Starring roger daltrey ann margret oliver reed jack nickleson elton john keith moon tina turner authur brown john entwistle pete townshend and eric clapton. Directed by ken russell, the film featured a starstudded ensemble cast, including the band members themselves most notably, lead singer roger daltrey, who plays the title role, ann. At the time, russell had a reputation as a worldclass vulgarian, interested first and foremost in cinematic spectacle, to the exclusion of nuance. Russell made a film about franz liszt in 1975 that featured a giant.
They greatly enhance the atmosphere of the film although the original album, audio only, is much tighter musically. Tommy is a 1975 british operetta fantasy drama film based upon the whos 1969 rock opera album tommy about a psychosomatically deaf, mute, and blind boy who becomes a pinball champion and religious leader. Pete townshend, who wrote the original album for the who, says tommy is an attack on the hypocrisy of organized religion. With devon gummersall, sarah carter, kevin ryan, philippe caland. Nandar pictures has released the tommy movie, a dark dramedy based on a true story. Stewart had played the part in a london stage production, and his version of the song is on his greatest hits collection. Tommy 1975 film import, original recording remastered, soundtrack. Over the course of a few hectic days, numerous interrelated people prepare for a political convention as secrets and lies are surfaced and revealed. His mother, nora annmargret, and stepfather frank oliver reed take him to see a specialist jack nicholson but tommy is apparently a hopeless case. Pete townshend oversaw the production of this doublelp recording that returned the music to its rock roots, and on which the unrecorded orchestral. Tommy is injected with mindaltering drugs by the acid queen and he seems to enjoy it, even with associated nightmare imagery. High defintion snowboarding movies with awesome tracks.
Produced by ken russel and featuring cameo appearances by tina turner, jack nicholson, ann margaret, eric clapton and elton john, the movie is an engaging and entertaining romp through the world of rock and roll excess and includes some wry social commentary. Jack nicholson and annmargret in tommy 1975 roger daltrey in tommy 1975. In spite of his handicap, tommy defeats the pinball wizard elton john and becomes the. Ken russells 1975 movie version of tommy was a hit too, though it divided who fans and film critics alike. The album was mostly composed by guitarist pete townshend, and is a rock opera that tells the story of tommy walker, a deaf, dumb and blind boy, including his experiences with life and his relationship with his family townshend came up with the. Tommy, by stephen king in 2010 and collected in the bazaar of bad dreams. These two traits, unsurprisingly, spill over to the soundtrack, which is hardly just a rerecording of the who album. The whole thing is horribly awkward, and the transition to bernies holiday. Ken russells 1975 adaptation of the rock opera that gave us pinball wizard.
Devon gummersall is working on a new project titled tripping tommy. Tommy is the fourth studio album by the english rock band the who, a double album first released in may 1969. Directed by ken russell, the film featured a starstudded ensemble cast, including the band members themselves most notably, lead singer roger daltrey, who. The original tommy album, from 1969, was one of the earliest rock operas, and stands today as one of the whos best. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this wikipedia article constitutes fair use. The movies purpose and achievement would be hard to figure out on the basis of what its makers say about it. A birdseyeview shot of tommy falling down through the shattered mirror into. Tommy is the screen adaptation of pete townshend and the whos groundbreaking rock opera of the same name.
Day, nora gives birth to their son, who she names tommy. Tommy 1975 cast and crew after seeing his stepfather murder his father during an argument over his mother annmargret, young tommy goes into shock, suddenly becoming psychosomatically deaf. The soundtrack was used in the 1975 tommy film that was based on the original album that was released by the who in 1969. Tommy is a 1975 british musical fantasy film based upon the whos 1969 rock.
The whos tommy the film turns 40 consequence of sound. Tommy 1975 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Much drinking in tommys family, and his mother has a stumbling, drunken musical number. Tommy the movie 1975 original soundtrack recording part 1. Rod stewart was originally intended to play the pinball wizard, but sir elton john talked him out of it. Tommy the movie 1975 remastered part 1 of 2 from original. Tom lives a happy life with his wife and two kids, but after he starts a torrid love affair with a girl on the web, his life is turned upside down, the tommy movie follows tom larrimore aaron bennett contrition, and his wife heidi sabrina groenig. Ken russell, whos made a specialty of films about musicians tchaikovsky, mahler, and liszt, says tommy is the greatest work of art the. Some females, especially tommys mother, cavort in sexy, revealing, and formfitting costumes. Tommy s trip looks like a ucla studentfilm, circa 1968. Chock full of wild, wigged out, psychedelic imagery, tommy is a movie musical like other, a cinematic feast providing a kaleidoscopic palette that brings the rapturous rock melodies of pete townshends rock masterwork to vivid life. The brilliance of a rock opera like tommy is that the who made their fans active. They give the information that sarah carter, mickey faerch, kevin j.
Tommy is a soundtrack album by the who with contributions from numerous artists. A boy born and raised in postwwii england grows up seemingly deaf and mute due to a traumatic experience in his youth. Tommy 1975 after seeing his stepfather murder his father during an argument over his mother annmargret, young tommy goes into shock, suddenly becoming psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind. The plot is weird and nonsensical, the cinematography is an lsd trip, and the. Shortly thereafter, tommy suffers an emotionally traumatic experience associated with his father and stepfather, which, based on things told to him at that time, results in him becoming deaf, dumb and. Tommy original soundtrack recording 1975, gatefold. Ryan as well as philippe caland and tara hunnewell are among the cast. Im free is a song written by pete townshend and performed by the who on the album tommy.
With keith carradine, karen black, ronee blakley, shelley duvall. Directed by ken russell released in 1975 based on the rock bands the whos classic rock oprea album tommy from 1969. Parents need to know that this famous rockopera spectacle is full of drug and alcohol references and lots of sexual. That is, until tommy discovers that he sure plays a mean pinball. Tommy is a 1975 british musical fantasy drama film based upon the whos 1969 rock opera album tommy about a seemingly disabled boy who. The who wont get fooled again shepperton studios 1978 duration. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using. About his role as the specialist, jack nicholson stated that in my whole.
Independent filmmaker philippe caland is the director and writer of this movie. Im not against the occasional head trip, but ill admit tommy stretched my patience at times. Tommy roger daltrey is a deaf, dumb and blind kid who retreats into himself after the death of his father. Not because of the surreal visuals, but because im not such a fan of the music. The original choice to play the acid queen was david bowie. You senses will never be the same a psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and the object of a religious cult. This movie is listed on the internet movie database.
With roger daltrey, annmargret, oliver reed, elton john. Ken russell directs this film version of the whos rock opera tommy about a deaf, dumb and blind boy who enters his own. One of the most iconic music films of the 20th century with roger. Tommy original soundtrack original soundtrack songs. By 1975, pete townshend had gotten into synthesizers, and the soundtrack from the movie is jam packed with them. Tommy the movie 1975 original soundtrack recording part 1 of 2 vinyl record. Its rather discordant and it takes too long before theres a proper song. My roommate insists i should be high to get the full experience but im terrified right now. Tommy roger daltrey is subjected to several bizarre cure attempts by the acid queen tina turner, the preacher eric clapton, and the specialist jack nicholson. If youve ever wanted to hear jack nicholson sing or marvel at the sight of annmargret drunkenly cavorting in a cascade of baked beans, tommy is the movie youve been waiting for. The who, the 1960s rock legends, pretty much popularized the rock opera with their 1969 studio release tommy, leading the way for quadrophenia the.
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