Tommy is a 1975 British musical film based upon The Who's 1969 rock opera album Tommy. It was directed by Ken Russell and featured a star-studded cast, including the band members themselves (most notably, lead singer Roger Daltrey, who plays the title role). The other cast members include Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Eric Clapton, Tina Turner, Elton John, Arthur Brown, and Jack Nicholson. Ann-Margret received a Golden Globe Award for her performance, and was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Pete Townshend was also nominated for an Oscar for his work in scoring and adapting the music for the film. The film was shown at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival, but was not entered into the main competition. In 1975, the film won the award for Rock Movie of the Year at the First Annual Rock Music Awards.
A psychosomatically deaf, dumb, and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and, because of this, the object of a religious cult.
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Ridiculously funny, but it gets boring towards the end; there is too much craziness going on.
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Cool edit, bro. Someone was using the zoom function and "special effects" for the first time, for sure.
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