Allan Arkush's ROCK ’N’ ROLL HIGH SCHOOL and Franc Roddam's QUADROPHENIA, back-to-back.
Quadrophenial @ 7 PM
1979, 120 minutes
Directed by Franc Roddam
A new restoration of The Who’s epic teenage riot!
It’s the mid-1960s and Jimmy (Phil Daniels) is a reckless young mod in London with a dead-end job, a rad scooter, and two fists that are ready to fight. But after a gang brawl, Jimmy’s arrest makes him lose his girlfriend (Leslie Ash) and discover that his rude-boy idol, “Ace Face” (Sting in his debut role), isn’t what he seems. Inspired by The Who’s landmark concept album of the same name, QUADROPHENIA is an astonishing snapshot of youth in revolt, filled with punk grit, anxious energy, and drop-dead-cool fashions.
Rock ’n’ Roll High School @ 9:15 PM
1979, 93 minutes
Directed by Allan Arkush
The Ramones in person! A fast-moving school-takeover juvenile delinquent film, and this one is the most fun. While most of the teensploitation flicks get deep into violence and try reallllly hard to shock you, RNRHS just wants to make you laugh and rock out. Riff Randall (played by P.J. Soles from Carrie and Halloween) falls in love with dirty rockers The Ramones, tries to meet them, and destroys the school. It actually works out. America’s punk boys and girls all fell in love with P.J. Soles. Featuring B-movie legends Paul Bartel and Mary Woronov, and The Ramones playing themselves.