September 14, 2009: 20 Things You May Not Have Known About‘Quadrophenia’

On this day in 1979, Who Films unveiled Quadrophenia, an adaptation of The Who’s 1973 rock opera about a schizoid mod named Jimmy, at the Toronto Film Festival. The film is without question the finest cinematic adaptation of a Rock album (not that it has much competition… Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band? Tommy? Bleccck.) and dramatic Rock & Roll movie ever made. To commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of Quadrophenia, here’s a new feature I call 20 Things You May Not Know About…