Rude Boy

1980

Drama / Music

3
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 1818 1.8K

london, england punk rock roadie london the clash

Plot summary

Rude Boy is a semi-documentary, part character study, part 'rockumentary', featuring a British punk band, The Clash. The script includes the story of a fictional fan juxtposed with actual public events of the day, including political demonstrations and Clash concerts.

Director

Jack Hazan Photo
Jack Hazan

Top cast

Ari Up Photo
Ari Up as Self
Barry Myers Photo
Barry Myers as Disc Jockey
Colin Bucksey Photo
Colin Bucksey as The Police
Mick Jones Photo
Mick Jones as Lead guitarist
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1.19 GB
1280*690
English 2.0
NR
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24 fps
2 hr 12 min
Seeds 2
2.45 GB
1920*1036
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us   cz   dk   de   gr   es   fi   fr   hr   hu   it   no   nl   pl   pt   ro   ru   sv  
24 fps
2 hr 12 min
Seeds 7

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by hellcat_records 6 / 10

Rudie Can't Fail

Brilliant, if you forget the narrative and focus on the clash footage featured. It has the right message, punk is opposed to racism, which at the time was not always the case, there was lots of Nazi punks. I would have liked to have seen more footage of the race riots. The recent death of Joe Strummer adds a degree of poignancy to this wonderful relic of late-1970s London. Rude Boy distills the essence of the Clash in their prime. I spend hours watching the extras which feature over 20 life clash performances, including four different white riots! Any clash fan needs to own this DVD, also recommended: west-way to the world, and essential clash.D
Reviewed by Koli 7 / 10

Grittily realistic 'docu-drama'

It is genuinely difficult to work out where the drama ends and the documentary takes over. When I sat down to watch it I had no idea whether Ray, the fan who becomes a roadie, was an actor or the genuine article. The stilted nature of some of the conversations, and self-conscious grins accompanying them, indicate contrivance, but it's as if real conversations are being reproduced for the camera. Only afterwards did I discover that Ray Gange was acting and had written the script.The film provides an insight into the world of punk rock in the late seventies. The Clash were more musically adept, and more politically aware, than most punk bands of the era, but the rebellious swaggers and the anger were typical enough. The concert footage is entertaining, and only marred by the fact that much is filmed from the back of the stage. It features much of the band's best material, from White Riot to Tommy Gun to London's Burning. This is a nostalgic treat for old punk rockers, and a useful introduction for those who, in the late 70s, were too young or allowed punk rock to pass them by.
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