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* DawsonCasting: Roger Daltrey is just less than three years younger than his screen mother Ann-Margret, and just over four years younger than his screen stepfather Creator/OliverReed. To top it all off, Daltrey is exactly three months older than his screen father Robert Powell. He is also two years older than Keith Moon, who plays his uncle Ernie.

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* DawsonCasting: Roger Daltrey is just less than three years younger than his screen mother Ann-Margret, and just over four years younger than his screen stepfather Creator/OliverReed. To top it all off, Daltrey is exactly three months older than his screen father Robert Powell. He is also two years older than Keith Moon, who plays his uncle Ernie.
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** During the legendary Woodstock festival, while performing "See Me, Feel Me" early in the morning, the sun broke over the horizon just as Tommy started singing the chorus, bathing the stage in sunlight. While unplanned, the effect was so good that the band began incorporating lighting rigs into their act just to replicate it, and it's given a nod in the movie.

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** During the legendary Woodstock festival, while performing "See Me, Feel Me" early in the morning, the sun broke over the horizon just as Tommy Roger started singing the chorus, bathing the stage in sunlight. While unplanned, the effect was so good that the band began incorporating lighting rigs into their act just to replicate it, and it's given a nod in the movie.
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* TropeNamer: The term "RockOpera" was coined to describe the album, though whether the term actually fits is debatable.
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* NamesTheSame: "We're Not Gonna Take It" is also the name of a Music/TwistedSister song.
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* UnderageCasting:
** Ann-Margaret is only three years older than Roger Daltrey.
** Daltrey is ''three months'' older than Robert Powell, who plays Captain Walker.
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* CreatorChosenCasting: Roger Daltrey was cast at Creator/KenRussell's specific request, over the wishes of Daltrey's own management.



* FriendshipOnTheSet: Creator/OliverReed and Keith Moon became friends and engaged in numerous pranks, to the point where they were kept in a separate hotel from everyone else. They remained friends until Moon's death, which left Reed devastated.



* OnSetInjury: Creator/AnnMargret accidentally cut her hand during the filming of the Champagne sequence. When the television exploded and sprayed out a white froth, the crew started to notice it start to turn pink after a few minutes. Filming was stopped and she was rushed to the hospital and got her hand stitched up.
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* FriendshipOnTheSet: Creator/OliverReed and Keith Moon became friends and engaged in numerous pranks, to the point where they were kept in a separate hotel from everyone else. They remained friends until Moon's death, which left Reed devastated.
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* OnSetInjury: Creator/AnnMargaret accidentally cut her hand during the filming of the Champagne sequence. When the television exploded and sprayed out a white froth, the crew started to notice it start to turn pink after a few minutes. Filming was stopped and she was rushed to the hospital and got her hand stitched up.

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* OnSetInjury: Creator/AnnMargaret Creator/AnnMargret accidentally cut her hand during the filming of the Champagne sequence. When the television exploded and sprayed out a white froth, the crew started to notice it start to turn pink after a few minutes. Filming was stopped and she was rushed to the hospital and got her hand stitched up.

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* HarpoDoesSomethingFunny: Ann-Margret largely improvised the infamous bean scene. Creator/KenRussell simply told her that her character was having a nervous breakdown, and that she could do whatever she wanted. Unfortunately, at one point during filming, her hand accidentally struck the broken glass of the television screen and Russell had to rush her to the hospital for stitches.

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* HarpoDoesSomethingFunny: Ann-Margret Creator/AnnMargret largely improvised the infamous bean scene. Creator/KenRussell simply told her that her character was having a nervous breakdown, and that she could do whatever she wanted. Unfortunately, at one point during filming, her hand accidentally struck the broken glass of the television screen and Russell had to rush her to the hospital for stitches.


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* OnSetInjury: Creator/AnnMargaret accidentally cut her hand during the filming of the Champagne sequence. When the television exploded and sprayed out a white froth, the crew started to notice it start to turn pink after a few minutes. Filming was stopped and she was rushed to the hospital and got her hand stitched up.
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* CreatorChosenCasting: Roger Daltrey was cast at Creator/KenRussell's specific request, over the wishes of Daltrey's own management.
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* ThoseTwoActors: Creator/JackNicholson and Ann-Margret, who played lovers in ''Film/CarnalKnowledge'', are briefly reunited in the film.

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* FakeBrit: Creator/JackNicholson cameos as the very very English-sounding Specialist.

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* FakeBrit: FakeBrit:
** Nora Walker is played by the extremely-American (born in Sweden) Ann-Margret.
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Creator/JackNicholson cameos as the very very English-sounding Specialist.
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* RecursiveAdaptation: The album was adapted as a musical in the 1990s, and produced an album of the original cast recording.

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* RecursiveAdaptation: The album was adapted as a musical in the 1990s, and produced an album of the original cast recording. The film soundtrack was also released as a double album.
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* TropeNamer: The term "RockOpera" was coined to describe the album, though whether the term actually fits is debatable.
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* FakeNationality: Creator/JackNicholson cameos as the very very English-sounding Specialist.

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* FakeNationality: FakeBrit: Creator/JackNicholson cameos as the very very English-sounding Specialist.

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