Film
Tommy
- Director
- Ken Russell
- Certificate
- 15
- Running Time
- 106 mins
Ken Russell’s suitably psychedelic adaptation of The Who’s rock opera was much-maligned by the Fashion Police during the punk era, but remains enormous fun. Stand-out moments include Ann-Margaret being covered in baked beans and Keith Moon’s performance as Uncle Ernie. This acquired a new resonance when Ernie’s “fiddling about” was cited by Pete Townshend as a fictionalised account of the sexual abuse he claims he suffered as a child. The music is, of course, great too.
It’s back on screen in the Watershed’s Era-Defining Soundtracks season, which in turn forms part of Filmic 20.
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