Rude Boy
- Wed, Jan 15
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: David Mingay, Jack Hazan Run Time: 113 min. Release Year: 1980
Starring: Jimmy Pursey, Joe Strummer, Paul Simonon, Ray Gange, Topper Headon
Experience a one night only screening of the iconic 1980s docu-drama Rude Boy in a brand new 4K restoration!
In Rude Boy, Jack Hazan and David Mingay (A Bigger Splash) once again merge documentary and fiction in their tale of Ray Gange, a roughneck roadie for the most fiery, revolutionary rock ‘n’ roll band of their era–The Clash.
Proving a difficult, sometimes reactionary subject and a foil to the band’s idealism, Gange plays observer to The Clash’s legendary 1978 Rock Against Racism concert in London’s Victoria Park and their studio recording of Give ’Em Enough Rope. Set against a background of riots, racist and anti-racist demos, and police hostility towards black British youth, this unforgettable, absorbing film portraits a UK on the brink of Thatcherism, and a moment when subcultural shock troops met those of a rising right wing in the streets.