Rude Boy

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.

Cast

Ray Gange

as Ray

Joe Strummer

as The Group

Topper Headon

as The Group

Paul Simonon

as The Group

Mick Jones

as The Group

Jimmy Pursey

as Guest Singer

Caroline Coon

as Clash Girlfriend

Johnny Green

as Roadie

Barry Baker

as Roadie

Terry McQuade

as Terry

Reviews

CinemaSerf

If you are a fan of "The Clash" then you might get more from this fly-on-the-wall, partially dramatised, documentary that follows their ascendancy in the UK towards the end of the 1970s. To give it some sort of narrative, there's a fan inserted into the mix and he serves as a conduit to not just the...

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