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1980 Certificate 18
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RUDE BOY is part drama, part documentary, and part concert film. The camera focuses on Ray Gange, a punk music fan who leaves his dead-end job by landing work as a roadie for his favourite band, The Clash. Intertwined with numerous concert performances of classic songs ("London's Burning," "I Fought the Law," and more) and .. Read more

Starring Ray Gange, Joe Strummer, Paul Simonon, Nicky Headon
Director Raphael Delpard
Genres Drama

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Clash, The - Rude Boy

RUDE BOY is part drama, part documentary, and part concert film. The camera focuses on Ray Gange, a punk music fan who leaves his dead-end job by landing work as a roadie for his favourite band, The Clash. Intertwined with numerous concert performances of classic songs ("London's Burning," "I Fought the Law," and more) and backstage footage from the band's 1978 tour, RUDE BOY paints a telling portrait of Britain's turbulent times through the youth of the day.

Starring Ray Gange, Joe Strummer, Paul Simonon, Nicky Headon, Johnny Green
Director Raphael Delpard
Studio PRISM LEISURE
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 7 mins
Certificate Certificate 18
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 29 Jul 2004
Production year: 1980
Format DVD

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  • Scoring highly, if only for its excellent Clash concert footage, this blunt portrait of post-Jubilee Britain actually... read more on Time Out

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    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 8 out of 11 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Guns of Brixton ..

    Very dated, but still highly watchable - reminded me of my youth! The gigs, fashion & music etc bring the memories flooding back .. Not much a plot or storyline to speak of (main character, Ray, played by possibly the worse actor EVER!) but hey, those classic live Clash tracks more than make up for it .. Tommy Gun, White Man in Hammersmith Palais et al .. What is actually more interesting than the film itself, are the extras - extra live Clash footage, and a fascinating insite from the filmakers point of view .. Footage of the 'Rock against Racism' gig in Victoria Park, London is superb. Rest In Peace Joe - You are a Genius ..

      • Paul Jay from London, England
      • Posted 10 Sep 2004 12:59

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  • 6 out of 6 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    what a waste

    I gotthis DVD out in an attempt to take a look back at my youth and I left it depressed. It is shocking,if it was meant as a backlash against Thatcher then they got it all messed up. The character goes nowhwere at anytime during the film and Maggie herself could have said 'told you so ' Boring and dull is this film saved only by Mick Jones in the studio singing Stay Free which is a south London Youth anthem along with Lost in the supermarket. I love the Clash but not this.

      • Clyde Brennan from Finchley |England
      • Posted 22 Jul 2004 10:13

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