Tommy

Name: Tommy
Genre: Drama, Musical
Released: March 19, 1975
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 66
Cast: Ann-Margret, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Jack Nicholson, John Entwistle

1975

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Columbia Pictures | Release Date: March 19, 1975 | PG

Starring: Ann-Margret, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Jack Nicholson, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Oliver Reed, Paul Nicholas, Robert Powell, Roger Daltrey

Summary: A psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and, subsequently, the object of a religious cult.

Director: Ken Russell

Genre(s): Drama, Musical

Rating: PG

Runtime: 111 min

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Ken Russell's filmization of Tommy is spectacular in nearly every way. The enormous appeal of the original 1969 record album by The Who has been complemented in a superbly added visual dimension. Read full review

Charles Michener

Russell has created what is surely the loudest, most assaultive movie musical ever made and stretched the genre into a new realm - the phantasmagorical nightmare. [24 Mar 1975, p.24]

Noel Murray

For all that Tommy bungles or overdoes, it’s still a powerful experience, musically and visually. Read full review

Andrew Sarris

Tommy is turning out to be the kind of movie most people probably like more than they care to admit. Modest charm and unpretentiousness are hardly the qualities that I ever thought I would associate with Ken Russell, but there you are, and there Tommy is. [31 Mar 1975, p.68]

Vincent Canby

Mr. Russell's Tommy virtually explodes with excitement on the screen. A lot of it is not quite the profound social commentary it pretends to be, but that's beside the point of the fun. Read full review

Dave Kehr

This 1975 film's inventiveness begins to flag about halfway through, but by then it's a relief. Read full review

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Ken Russell applies his rococo outpourings to Pete Townshend's rock opera and botches not only the visuals but the fine score. Read full review

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kheas

Feb 26, 2019

To be honest, I am hard pressed to find a bad moment in the entire film. Everyone in it is at their peak and manage to give their very best performances for what is a tremendous, disturbing and hopeful film. I am not a fan of musicals as a general rule but this one stands out as so much moreTo be honest, I am hard pressed to find a bad moment in the entire film. Everyone in it is at their peak and manage to give their very best performances for what is a tremendous, disturbing and hopeful film. I am not a fan of musicals as a general rule but this one stands out as so much more than just a musical. It is a Rock Opera and it is beyond amazing. https://latetothegame.blog/2018/12/06/key-movies-of-my-life-tommy-1975/… Expand

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