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Tommy (1975)

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Reviews Counted:14

Fresh:11

Rotten:3

Average Rating:6.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Synopsis: Director Ken Russell's vibrant, hyperactive version of the Who's classic rock opera tells the story of a boy (Roger Daltrey) rendered deaf, dumb, and blind by the sight of his father's murder. His... Director Ken Russell's vibrant, hyperactive version of the Who's classic rock opera tells the story of a boy (Roger Daltrey) rendered deaf, dumb, and blind by the sight of his father's murder. His psychedelic journey through a maze of abusive relatives and strange "cures" eventually leads to enlightenment and sainthood. The film is based on guitarist Pete Townshend's stage opera, and features a star-studded cast that includes Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Elton John, Jack Nicholson, and Tina Turner. [More]

Starring: Roger Daltrey, Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Elton John

Starring: Roger Daltrey, Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Keith Moon, Robert Powell, Tina Turner, Jack Nicholson, Who

Director: Ken Russell

Director: Ken Russell
Producer: Robert Stigwood, Ken Russell
Screenwriter: Ken Russell
Composer: Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Keith Moon

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Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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11/15/03
Rich Cline
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Shadows on the Wall
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03/26/09
Jeremy Gerard
Jeremy Gerard
Variety
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Quite the gaudy mind-blower.

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03/16/06
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

It becomes tiresome and runs out of gas way before the conclusion.

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02/23/06
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
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10/07/05
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06/19/05
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05/09/05
Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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It is an extravagant musical curiosity, or Baby Boomer time capsule, if nothing else.

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05/03/05
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

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04/28/05
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Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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10/30/04
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

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10/23/04
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Las Vegas Review-Journal

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10/17/03
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03/02/03
John Demetry
John Demetry
PopMatters

Possibly Ken Russell's masterpiece--and that's saying something.

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12/29/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Quirky, although not altogether successful, cinematic reading of The Who's rock opera.

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10/11/02
Forrest Hartman
Forrest Hartman
Reno Gazette-Journal
 
 
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