Rude Boy (film)

Rude Boy
Directed byJack Hazan, David Mingay
Written byDavid Mingay, Ray Gange, Jack Hazan
StarringRay Gange, The Clash
Release date
  • 13 March 1980 (1980-03-13)
Running time
133 mins
127 mins (US ver.)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Rude Boy is a 1980 British film directed by Jack Hazan and David Mingay and filmed in 1978 and early 1979.

The film, part fiction, part rockumentary, tells the story of Ray Gange, a young Clash fan who leaves his dead-end job in a sleazy Soho sex shop to become a roadie for the band.[1][2][3] The film also includes extensive footage of the Clash at a Rock Against Racism concert at Victoria Park,[1] on their On Parole and Sort It Out tours,[4] and in the studio recording the album Give 'Em Enough Rope. The film was named after the rude boy subculture and over the years won a cult following.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ a b Don Letts; Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon, Terry Chimes, Rick Elgood (2001). The Clash, Westway to the World (Documentary). New York, NY: Sony Music Entertainment; Dorismo; Uptown Films. Event occurs at 47:42. ISBN 0-7389-0082-6. OCLC 49798077.
  2. ^ Hazan, Jack; David Mingay, Ray Gange, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Nicky Headon, Buzzy Enterprises, Epic Music Video (1 August 2006). Rude Boy (DVD). New York, NY: Epic Music Video. ISBN 0-7389-0587-9. OCLC 70850190. Digitally restored and remastered sound
  3. ^ Green, Johnny; Garry Barker (2003) [1997]. A Riot of Our Own: Night and Day with The Clash (3rd ed.). London: Orion. pp. 63–68. ISBN 0-7528-5843-2. OCLC 52990890.
  4. ^ "The Clash". Induction. Rockhall.com. 10 March 2003. Retrieved 19 November 2007. The film Rude Boy, a 1980 film about the Clash and their punk-rock milieu, contained concert sequences that demonstrate why they were considered one of rock's greatest live acts.
  5. ^ Gray, Marcus (20 July 2007). "The cult of the roadie" – via The Guardian.
  6. ^ "The Quietus | Film | Film Features | The Clash's Rude Boy 30 Years Later: Ray Gange Interview".
  7. ^ "Mandatory '80s Punk Movies".