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Tommy (1975)
6.3
A psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and the object of a religious cult because of that. Director:Ken Russell |
111 min - 
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
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| Oliver Reed | ... | ||
| Ann-Margret | ... | ||
| Roger Daltrey | ... | ||
| Elton John | ... | ||
| Eric Clapton | ... |
The Preacher
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| John Entwistle | ... |
Himself
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| Keith Moon | ... | ||
| Paul Nicholas | ... | ||
| Jack Nicholson | ... | ||
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Robert Powell | ... | |
| Pete Townshend | ... |
Himself
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| Tina Turner | ... | ||
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Arthur Brown | ... |
The Priest
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| Victoria Russell | ... |
Sally Simpson
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Ben Aris | ... |
Reverend Simpson
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Storyline
Nora Walker is told that her British fighter pilot husband is missing in action and presumed killed in World War II. On V.E. Day, Nora gives birth to their son, who she names Tommy. While Tommy is an adolescent, Nora marries Frank, a shifty camp counselor. Shortly thereafter, Tommy suffers an emotionally traumatic experience associated with his father and step-father, which, based on things told to him at that time, results in him becoming deaf, dumb and blind, a situation which several people exploit for their own pleasure. As Nora tries several things to bring Tommy out of his psychosomatic disabilities, Tommy, now a young man, happens upon pinball as a stimulus. Playing by intuition, Tommy becomes a pinball master, which in turn makes him, and by association Nora and Frank, rich and famous. Nora literally shatters Tommy to his awakening, which ultimately leads to both the family's rise and downfall as people initially try to emulate Tommy's path then rebel against it. Written by Huggo
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Pinball | Murder | Holiday Camp | Based On Rock Opera | Visually Impaired Person | See more »Taglines:
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Country:
UKLanguage:
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The Who's Tommy See more »Box Office
Budget:
$5,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
SEK 1,152,866 (Sweden)Company Credits
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Written by Pete Townshend
Performed by The Who, Nicky Hopkins, Chris Stainton, John Entwistle,
Roger Daltrey and Vocal Chorus See more »
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George Lucas was offered the chance to direct this movie in the early-1970s, but turned it down because he was developing American Graffiti. See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: Towards the end of the movie, just after Tommy puts Nora and Frank's hands together, Nora's little finger moves just slightly. See more »Quotes
Cousin Kevin: We're on our own, Cousin; all alone, Cousin. Let's think of a nice game to play while the grown-ups have all gone away. You won't be much fun, being blind, deaf 'n' dumb, but I've no one to play with today.See more »
Soundtracks
"Listening to You/See Me, Feel Me"Written by Pete Townshend
Performed by The Who, Nicky Hopkins, Chris Stainton, John Entwistle,
Roger Daltrey and Vocal Chorus See more »
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