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The Kids Are Alright (1979)

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From the early black and white days to their colourful hedonistic era, you will Rock! See them at their most creative, and destructive, and experience The Who: Here!

Director:

Jeff Stein

Writer:

Jeff Stein
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Roger Daltrey ...
Himself (The Who)
John Entwistle ...
Himself (The Who)
Keith Moon ...
Himself
Pete Townshend ...
Himself (The Who)
Tom Smothers ...
Himself (as Tommy Smothers)
Jimmy O'Neill Jimmy O'Neill ...
Himself
Russell Harty Russell Harty ...
Himself
Melvyn Bragg Melvyn Bragg ...
Himself (as Melvin Bragg)
Ringo Starr ...
Himself
Mary Ann Zabresky Mary Ann Zabresky ...
Herself
Michael Leckebusch Michael Leckebusch ...
Himself
Barry Fantoni Barry Fantoni ...
Himself
Jeremy Paxman Jeremy Paxman ...
Himself
Bob Pridden Bob Pridden ...
Himself
Keith Richards ...
Himself (as Keith Richard)
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Storyline

Through concert performances and interviews, this film offers us an "inside look" at this famous rock group, "The Who". It captures their zany craziness and outrageous antics from the initial formation of the group to its major hit "Who Are You", and features the last performance of drummer keith Moon just prior to his death. Written by Concorde - New Horizons (with permission).  

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Taglines:

Seeing is believing!

Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

(West Germany) See more »

Also Known As:

The Who Rock Concert See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

The Who Films See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Black and White  | Color
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The band's performance on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour ends with "My Generation" and their trademark wrecking of their equipment - the climax being the explosion of the drum kit. During rehearsal, Keith Moon ("Patent British Exploding Drummer") had persuaded stage hands to load more flash powder into the kit than usual (possibly by bribery) so that when the explosion occurred at the very end of the performance, it was so big that it temporarily blinded the TV cameras and injured the rest of the band. Singer Roger Daltrey was deaf for a long period after the show, Moon was cut on the arm by a cymbal, and guitarist Pete Townshend's hair was singed - he can be seen in the film with smoke coming from his head. Townshend later attributed his partial hearing loss to the incident, though years of extreme on-stage sound levels are probably more to blame. Backstage, other guests of the show were also affected: Bette Davis fainted into Mickey Rooney's arms. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Rick Danko of The Band is listed in the end credits as appearing in the film, even though his segment was deleted from the final print. See more »

Quotes

Roger Daltrey: My main ambition right now is to get back on the road with the 'orrible 'Oo. The worst rock & roll group in the world...
Interviewer: [off] The worst?
Roger Daltrey: Yeah. You couldn't pick four more horrible geezers who make the worst noise that you've ever heard in your life!
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Crazy Credits

Various clips of stage goodbyes from live appearances of The Who through
the years are shown during the closing credits. See more »

Connections

Featured in Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"Won't Get Fooled Again"
Written by Pete Townshend
Performed by The Who
Fabulous Music Ltd. See more »