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The Kids Are Alright (1978)

Director: Jeff Stein

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From Time Out Film Guide

That rare animal, a rock documentary which entertains and informs in equal quantities, The Kids Are Alright is a movie that comes over as a celebration of rock'n'roll itself as much as of one of its more masterful exponents. Covering The Who's 'turbulent' history from the days of sweaty Shepherd's Bush cellars to the super-technicalities required for the recording of 'Who Are You' (mercifully stopping before Moon's death), the film captures some of the most powerful rock music of the last two decades. Patching together snippets of hilarious interviews (witness the anarchic terror Moon wreaks on a panic-stricken Russell Harty) with footage of live gigs (culminating in a laser-streaked finale), plus a few fantasy sequences, the film will fascinate the under-twenties and delight the over-thirties.

Author: FL 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Time Out Film Guide

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  • Mara Covolato said...
    Posted on Jun 18 2008 19:32 I would like to get in touch with Jeff Stein.I am an old friend from England, and do not have his email address.Thank you
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Cast & crew

Director: Jeff Stein

Producer: Bill Curbishley, Anthony Klinger

Cast: The Who, Tom Smothers, Jimmy O'Neil, Russell Harty, Melvyn Bragg, Ringo Starr, Steve Martin full cast

Genre(s): Documentaries

Duration: 101 mins


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