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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children Movie Release: 1975 DVD Release: 09/21/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 51 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Members Wishing: 22 Genres: Musical, Rock Musical See Also: Tommy [Superbit]

Tommy (Roger Daltrey) is a "deaf, dumb and blind kid" who retreats into himself after the death of his father. His mother, Nora (Ann-Margret), and stepfather Frank (Oliver Reed) take him to see a specialist (Jack Nicholson) but Tommy is apparently a hopeless case. That is, until Tommy discovers that "he sure plays a mean pinball." Tommy gains fame when he defeats the Pinball Wizard (Elton John) for the world championship. As a result, Tommy becomes such a celebrity that he even founds his own religious cult. But his fans begin to commercialize his fame, while Tommy wants to stick to the straight and narrow. When Tommy wants to end the commercialization of his message, his supporters accuse him of being hypocritical and turn on him. Ann-Margret, with a slinky red dress slit way up the side, was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar, losing out to Louise Fletcher in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Ann-Margret - Nora Walker Hobbs
Oliver Reed - Frank Hobbs
Roger Daltrey - Tommy
Elton John - Pinball Wizard
Eric Clapton - Preacher
Jack Nicholson - Specialist
Robert Powell - Capt. Walker

The Who's classic rock opera concerning a traumatized deaf, dumb, and blind kid Roger Daltrey) and his rise to fame and ultimate defeat of the Pinball Wizard (Elton John) gets a stunning cinematic treatment in this release from Columbia/TriStar Video. Viewable in either the original 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen version (enhanced for 16 x 9 TVs) or standard 1.33:1 full-screen pan-and-scan, and featuring closed-captioned English Dolby Digital 5.0 and Stereo soundtracks, this release also offers optional English, Spanish, and French subtitles. Extra features include talent files, the original Quintaphonic mix, and audio restoration production notes. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide