Dave Armstrong, Barry Baker, Terry Barry

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 event...( read more  read more... )s of the day, including political demonstrations and Clash concerts. Filmed over a period of years, the written dialog takes on the appearance of improvisation.

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Unrated, 2 hrs. 13 min.

Directed by: David Mingay, Jack Hazan

Release Date: January 1, 1980

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  • August 27, 2008
    This troubled production boasts blistering performances by the Clash in all their late-'70s London glory, but lags in most other areas. Fast-forward past all the boring stuff but stick around for the recording studio parts and the live footage.
  • June 7, 2008
    story about dis band called da clash
  • August 3, 2007
    Big Big BIG Clash fan me. How is it that I have never seen this. Keeping my eye out for my own copy!!
  • April 29, 2007
    Only really, really good because of the clash songs recorded live and at concerts. Gritty.
  • April 29, 2007
    This movie has some awesome clash footage in it.
  • April 21, 2007
    all about the clash... and a sex shop worker, played by ray gange
  • April 19, 2007
    Worth seeing for the Clash, story is kind of so-so otherwise.

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