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Rude Boy

Grab the future... by its face!

6.2 / 10

133 minutes

1980-07-25

English

GB

Actors :

Ray Gange, Joe Strummer, Topper Headon, Jimmy Pursey, Paul Simonon, Mick Jones, Ari Up

Description

Rude Boy is a semi-documentary, part character study, part 'rockumentary', featuring a British punk band, The Clash. The script includes the story of a fictional fan juxtposed with actual public events of the day, including political demonstrations and Clash concerts.

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

5/23/2024, 5:17:12 PM

If you are a fan of "The Clash" then you might get more from this fly-on-the-wall, partially dramatised, documentary that follows their ascendancy in the UK towards the end of the 1970s. To give it some sort of narrative, there's a fan inserted into the mix and he serves as a conduit to not just the story of the four piece's musical journey, but also to illustrate a Britain that was wallowing afte...