Country: UK
Year: 1980
Duration: 133'


After being arrested for drunkenness,
a young man from London meets Joe
Strummer and becomes an accompanist
for the Clash for their tour in Scotland.
A torrential portrait of Joe Strummer,
Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper
Headon, who play themselves and their
music. It is also a bitter portrayal of the
first year of the Thatcher administration.

Biography

film director

Jack Hazan

FILMOGRAFIA

Grant North (cm, 1969), The Films of Robert Bolt (mm, doc., 1972), A Bigger Splash (doc., 1974), Comic Act (1998).

David Mingay

FILMOGRAFIA

David Mingay:
Peacemaking 1919 (mm, doc., 1971), Sophisticated Lady (doc., 1989).

Jack Hazan, David Mingay:
Rude Boy (1980).

Cast

& Credits

regia/directors Jack Hazan, David Mingay
sceneggiatura/screenplay Ray Gange, David Mingay
fotografia/cinematography Jack Hazan
montaggio/film editing Peter Goddard, David Mingay
musica/music Mick Jones, Joe Strummer
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
Ray Gange (Rude Boy), Joe Strummer (Joe), Mick Jones (Mick), Paul Simonon (Paul), Nicky Headon («Topper»)
produttori/producers Jack Hazan, David Mingay
produzione/production Buzzy Enterprises
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