Rude Boy

Rude Boy

Rude Boy

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Rude Boy

"Grab the future... by its face!"

1980

2h 13m

6.4(33 votes)

Drama

Music

Documentary

Overview

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.

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10 featured cast members

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Ray Gange

Ray Gange

Ray

Joe Strummer

Joe Strummer

The Group

Topper Headon

Topper Headon

The Group

Paul Simonon

Paul Simonon

The Group

Mick Jones

Mick Jones

The Group

Jimmy Pursey

Jimmy Pursey

Guest Singer

Caroline Coon

Caroline Coon

Clash Girlfriend

Johnny Green

Roadie

Barry Baker

Roadie

Terry McQuade

Terry

Creative team

Directed by: Jack Hazan
David Mingay
Written by: David Mingay
Ray Gange
Produced by: David Mingay
Jack Hazan

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