Rude Boy

About Rude Boy

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 events of the day, including political demonstrations and Clash concerts.

David Mingay and Jack Hazan directed Rude Boy, a 1980 documentary music film. Its themes are rock 'n' roll, punk rock, roadie, and the clash.

Ray Gange appears as Ray, Joe Strummer as The Group, Topper Headon as The Group, and Paul Simonon as The Group. At 133 minutes long, it arrived in July 1980.

The screenplay is by David Mingay and Ray Gange. Produced by Michael White Productions. American members can watch it on Kino Film Collection, Metrograph, and Night Flight Plus.

Sing Street, About a Boy, and Control make useful companions to Rude Boy. It carries a R rating.