YMMV / Quadrophenia

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• Faux Symbolism: Jimmy's relationship with drugs throughout the thing has elements of this.
• Moment of Awesome: In the movie's ending, Jimmy steals Ace Face's scooter, rides it along Beachy Head (to "I've Had Enough", no less), before throwing it off onto the rocks below, having come to terms with himself. Also, his moment of enlightenment before chucking the scooter, when he screams a single word that sums up the whole point of the story: "ME!"
• Retroactive Recognition:
  • Mainly for Ray Winstone and Timothy Spall in The Movie.
  • An aggressive rocker is played by Gary Holton, who would later be best known for playing Wayne Norris in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.
  • The chief rocker girl is played by Linda Regan, who would later be best known for playing April Wingate in Hi-de-Hi!.
• Tough Act to Follow: Widely considered to be Pete Townshend's masterpiece and described by the man himself as "the last truly great Who album." While their albums that followed had hits and were beloved in their own right, none were anywhere near as ambitious.
• Values Resonance: Despite being written in The '70s and being about The '60s, the themes of teenage angst, drug use, popularity, and identity are applicable to any generation. The only thing that's changed is the drugs being used, and even then, those haven't changed all too much.

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