Q. Who played Tommy in rock opera?
Roger Daltrey as Tommy However, the gesture-song which seems to feature real sign language was only a parody of signs. Age was also not quite accurately portrayed as Daltrey was only three years younger than his on-screen mother Ann-Margret and four years younger than his character’s stepfather Oliver Reed.
Q. Is Tommy a true story?
The album was mostly composed by guitarist Pete Townshend, and is a rock opera that tells the story of Tommy Walker, a “deaf, dumb and blind” boy, including his experiences with life and his relationship with his family. The original album has sold 20 million copies and has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Q. Did Ann-Margret sing in Tommy?
No one had tried it before. Ken wanted me to look up and pretend that I don’t see anything until it hits me. And when the beans hit me, it just THREW me.
Q. Who sang Pinball Wizard for the film version of Tommy in 1975?
Elton John
The song was performed by Elton John in Ken Russell’s 1975 film adaptation of Tommy. This version was released in 1975 as a promotional single only in the US, and in 1976 in the UK, where it reached number 7.
Q. What did Uncle Ernie do to Tommy?
When the parents leave, Ernie takes advantage of Tommy’s blindness, deafness, and dumbness by sexually molesting him, in an attempt to do it behind his parents’ back so no one would know about it and he can get away with it. It works at first until it backfires when Frank returns and overhears it.
Q. Who was the star of the movie Tommy?
Tommy (1975 film)
| Tommy | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Ann-Margret Oliver Reed Roger Daltrey Elton John Eric Clapton John Entwistle Keith Moon Paul Nicholas Jack Nicholson Victoria Russell Robert Powell Arthur Brown Pete Townshend Tina Turner The Who |
| Cinematography | Dick Bush Ronnie Taylor |
| Edited by | Stuart Baird |
| Music by | The Who |
Q. Did Tommy get Cancelled?
Tommy is an American police procedural crime drama television series created by Paul Attanasio that aired on CBS from February 6 to May 7, 2020. In May 2020, the series was canceled after one season.
Q. Did Jack Nicholson actually sing in Tommy?
All the actors – including famous non-singers Jack Nicholson and Oliver Reed – perform their own songs.
Q. Why did Tommy go deaf dumb and blind?
Born during the First World War, he becomes blind, deaf and dumb after seeing a murder by his parents in a mirror, becomes a pinball champion, reaches a state of grace, regains his senses and starts his own religion, is eventually discarded by his disciples somewhere in the far distant future, finds himself as isolated …
Q. Did Jack Nicholson sing in Tommy?
Q. Who wrote Pinball Wizard or Elton John?
Pete Townshend
Pinball Wizard/Composers
Q. How did Tommy become blind?
Q. Who are the actors in the movie Tommy?
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete Oliver Reed Frank Ann-Margret Nora Roger Daltrey Tommy Elton John The Pinball Wizard Eric Clapton The Preacher
Q. Who is Frank in the movie Tommy by the who?
Reed plays Nora’s new boyfriend Frank who becomes like a father to Tommy and helps raise him along with Nora. Since Reed was no singer at all and almost incapable of singing, he experienced serious issues recording his songs. Townshend was very frustrated with the actor and the only way to finish his parts was to record his songs in small bits.
Q. What happens to Tommy in the movie Tommy?
As Nora tries several things to bring Tommy out of his psychosomatic disabilities, he, now a young man, discovers pinball. Playing by intuition he becomes a pinball master, which makes him–and Nora and Frank by association–rich and famous.
Q. Why was Ann Margret cast as Tommy’s mother?
Daltrey was cast at Russell’s specific request, over the wishes of Daltrey’s own management. In December it was announced Ann-Margret would play Tommy’s mother. Ann-Margret was cast because, according to Russell, “I needed a superb singer.”.
