A Way of Life
Based on the 1973 rock opera album of the same name by The Who, this is the story of 60s teenager Jimmy. At work he slaves in a dead-end job. While after, he shops for tailored suits and rides his scooter as part of the London Mod scene.
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Grave, earnest, nostalgic and bleak.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- warmbleak
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Phil DanielsJames Michael 'Jimmy' Cooper
- Leslie AshSteph
- Phil DavisChalky
- Mark WingettDave
- StingAce Face
- Ray WinstoneKevin
- Garry CooperPeter
- Gary ShailSpider
- Toyah WillcoxMonkey
- Trevor LairdFerdy
Crew
- Franc RoddamDirector
- Martin StellmanScreenplay
- Dave HumphriesScreenplay
- Franc RoddamScreenplay
- Brian TufanoDirector of Photography
- Mike TaylorEditor
- Sean BartonEditor
- Roy BairdProducer
- Bill CurbishleyProducer
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