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* ExecutiveMeddling: Creator/KenRussell insisted on casting Creator/OliverReed in the movie, and consequently expanded his character's role to replace that of Tommy's father in the album. This led Creator/PeteTownshend to have to tweak his singing parts so it was within his range.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Creator/KenRussell insisted on casting Creator/OliverReed in the movie, and consequently expanded his character's role to replace that of Tommy's father in the album. This led Creator/PeteTownshend Music/PeteTownshend to have to tweak his singing parts so it was within his range.
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* FakeNationality: Creator/JackNicholson cameos as the very very English-sounding Specialist.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Creator/KenRussell insisted on casting Creator/OliverReed in the movie, and consequently expanded his character's role to replace that of Tommy's father in the album. This led Creator/PeteTownshend to have to tweak his singing parts so it was within his range.
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* TheCameo / StuntCasting: Several cover or repeat albums have used celebrities to play various characters, including having the Doctor played by Creator/RichardHarris and Creator/JonPertwee respectively (the latter being a CastingGag).
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* TheCameo / StuntCasting: Several cover or repeat albums have used celebrities to play various characters, including having the Doctor played by Creator/RichardHarris DawsonCasting: Roger Daltrey is just less than three years younger than his screen mother Ann-Margret, and Creator/JonPertwee respectively (the latter being a CastingGag).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.
* 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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** Music/DavidBowie was considered for the role of the Acid Queen at some point.
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** Music/DavidBowie was considered for the role of the Acid Queen at some point. Music/MickJagger was reportedly offered the role but insisted on singing three of his own songs so the role was given to Music/TinaTurner.
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* TheCameo/StuntCasting: Several cover or repeat albums have used celebrities to play various characters, including having the Doctor played by Creator/RichardHarris and Creator/JonPertwee respectively (the latter being a CastingGag).
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* TheCameo/StuntCasting: TheCameo / StuntCasting: Several cover or repeat albums have used celebrities to play various characters, including having the Doctor played by Creator/RichardHarris and Creator/JonPertwee respectively (the latter being a CastingGag).
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* TheCameo/StuntCasting: Several cover or repeat albums have used celebrities to play various characters, including having the Doctor played by Creator/RichardHarris and Creator/JonPertwee respectively (the latter being a CastingGag).
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** During a concert, 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 a concert, 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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* ThrowItIn: The building that is seen to be on fire, part of Tommy's holiday camp, is in fact, really burning down. It is South Parade Pier in Southsea. A fire was accidentally started during filming, and the crew decided to include the footage in the film. The fire crews and the fire are genuine. The pier was rebuilt, and is still in use today.
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** The building that is seen to be on fire, part of Tommy's holiday camp, is in fact, really burning down. It is South Parade Pier in Southsea. A fire was accidentally started during filming, and the crew decided to include the footage in the film. The fire crews and the fire are genuine. The pier was rebuilt, and is still in usetoday.today.
** During a concert, 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.
** The building that is seen to be on fire, part of Tommy's holiday camp, is in fact, really burning down. It is South Parade Pier in Southsea. A fire was accidentally started during filming, and the crew decided to include the footage in the film. The fire crews and the fire are genuine. The pier was rebuilt, and is still in use
** During a concert, 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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* PlayingGertrude: Ann-Margret as Tommy's mother (34) and Oliver Reed as Uncle Frank (37), in relation to the adult Tommy, who was played by 31-year-old Roger Daltrey.
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* WorkingTitle: ''Deaf Dumb and Blind Boy'' and ''Amazing Journey''.
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* WorkingTitle: ''Deaf Dumb and Blind Boy'' and ''Amazing Journey''.
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* PropRecycling: The costumes in the "Rex Baked Beans" advert were originally made for the lavish masked ball sequence in ''Film/TheThreeMusketeers1973'', and the dress worn by the Queen in the Rex ad is that worn by Geraldine Chaplin in the earlier film.
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* PropRecycling: The costumes in the "Rex Baked Beans" advert were originally made for the lavish masked ball sequence in ''Film/TheThreeMusketeers1973'', and the dress worn by the Queen in the Rex ad is that worn by Geraldine Chaplin Creator/GeraldineChaplin in the earlier film.
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* PlayingGertrude: Ann-Margret as Tommy's mother (34) and Oliver Reed as Uncle Frank (37), in relation to the adult Tommy, who was played by 31-year-old Roger Daltrey.
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* PropRecycling: The costumes in the "Rex Baked Beans" advert were originally made for the lavish masked ball sequence in ''Film/TheThreeMusketeers1973'', and the dress worn by the Queen in the Rex ad is that worn by Geraldine Chaplin in the earlier film.
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* ThrowItIn: The building that is seen to be on fire, part of Tommy's holiday camp, is in fact, really burning down. It is South Parade Pier in Southsea. A fire was accidentally started during filming, and the crew decided to include the footage in the film. The fire crews and the fire are genuine. The pier was rebuilt, and is still in use today.
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** Creator/ChristopherLee turned down the role of The Specialist, as he was in Thailand filming ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun''.
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** According to Pete Townshend in his book ''Who I Am'', when Music/StevieWonder found out they were making a movie of Tommy, he wanted to play the Pinball Wizard, but Pete Townshend didn't think it would make sense that he would have a blind guy playing a guy with sight, playing pinball against someone who's supposed to be blind, deaf, and dumb. Needless to say, Wonder was a little upset at Townshend over it.
** Creator/ChristopherLee turned down the role of The Specialist, as he was in Thailand filming ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun''. Creator/PeterSellers was also considered.
** Creator/ChristopherLee turned down the role of The Specialist, as he was in Thailand filming ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun''. Creator/PeterSellers was also considered.
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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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** Creator/ChristopherLee turned down the role of The Specialist, as he was in Thailand filming ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun''.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Ken Russell insisted on casting OliverReed in the movie, and consequently expanded his character's role to replace that of Tommy's father in the album.
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** Rod Stewart could've been the Local Lad for the movie. He turned the role down after Elton John advised him not to take it (and after Elton had turned it down himself). Elton later said that Stewart never quite forgave him for that.
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** Rod Stewart Music/RodStewart could've been the Local Lad for the movie. He turned the role down after Elton John Music/EltonJohn advised him not to take it (and after Elton had turned it down himself). Elton later said that Stewart never quite forgave him for that.
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* HeyItsThatVoice: On the Original Broadway Cast recording, Uncle Ernie is played by none other than the gypsy king [[Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame Clopin]]. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7WAqfGX4tc (Paul Kandel, to be more specific.)]]
* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's Those Guys!]]: Besides Elton and Nicholson, Tina Turner, OliverReed, Music/EricClapton, and Arthur Brown all make appearances. [[CreatorCameo John Entwistle and Pete Townshend even play themselves!]]
** TheCameo: Director Ken Russell has one as a cripple.
** Music/JohnLennon was one of the drivers of the cars that watch Tommy run during "I'm Free."
* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's Those Guys!]]: Besides Elton and Nicholson, Tina Turner, OliverReed, Music/EricClapton, and Arthur Brown all make appearances. [[CreatorCameo John Entwistle and Pete Townshend even play themselves!]]
** TheCameo: Director Ken Russell has one as a cripple.
** Music/JohnLennon was one of the drivers of the cars that watch Tommy run during "I'm Free."
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** GeorgeLucas could've directed the movie. Yes, ''that'' [[Film/IndianaJones George]] [[Film/StarWars Lucas]]. He wasn't available due to working on AmericanGraffiti at the time he was asked.
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** GeorgeLucas Creator/GeorgeLucas could've directed the movie. Yes, ''that'' [[Film/IndianaJones [[Franchise/IndianaJones George]] [[Film/StarWars [[Franchise/StarWars Lucas]]. He wasn't available due to working on AmericanGraffiti ''Film/AmericanGraffiti'' at the time he was asked.
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* NamesTheSame: "We're Not Gonna Take It" is also the name of a Music/TwistedSister song.
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* HeyItsThatVoice: In one recording of On the soundtrack, Original Broadway Cast recording, Uncle Ernie is played by none other than the gypsy king [[Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame Clopin]]. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7WAqfGX4tc (Paul Kandel, to be more specific.)]]
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** <usic/JohnLennon was one of the drivers of the cars that watch Tommy run during "I'm Free."
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** GeorgeLucas could've directed the movie. Yes, ''that'' [[Film/IndianaJones George]] [[Film/StarWars Lucas]]. He wasn't available due to working on AmericanGraffiti at the time.time he was asked.
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* HeyItsThatVoice: In one recording of the soundtrack, Uncle Ernie is played by none other than the gypsy king [[Disney/TheHunchbackofNotreDame Clopin]]. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7WAqfGX4tc (Paul Kandel, to be more specific.)]]
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* HeyItsThatVoice: In one recording of the soundtrack, Uncle Ernie is played by none other than the gypsy king [[Disney/TheHunchbackofNotreDame [[Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame Clopin]]. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7WAqfGX4tc (Paul Kandel, to be more specific.)]]
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Roger Daltrey was taught ''real'' sign language so that he would be able to use it in the gesture song scene in the film. Unfortunately (arguably due to some more ExecutiveMeddling), it ended up just being a ''parody'' of sign language instead.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Roger Daltrey was taught ''real'' sign language so that he would be able to use it in the gesture song scene in the film. Unfortunately (arguably due to some more ExecutiveMeddling), it ended up just being a ''parody'' of sign language instead.
** Roger Daltrey was taught ''real'' sign language so that he would be able to use it in the gesture song scene in the film. Unfortunately (arguably due to some more ExecutiveMeddling), it ended up just being a ''parody'' of sign language instead.
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** The whole thing was originally going to be about a girl who was reincarnated.
** The whole thing was originally going to be about a girl who was reincarnated.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Roger Daltrey was taught ''real'' sign language so that he would be able to use it in the gesture song scene in the film. Unfortunately (arguably due to some more ExecutiveMeddling), it ended up just being a ''parody'' of sign language instead.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Roger Daltrey was taught ''real'' sign language so that he would be able to use it in the gesture song scene in the film. Unfortunately (arguably due to some more ExecutiveMeddling), it ended up just being a ''parody'' of sign language instead.instead.
** GeorgeLucas could've directed the movie. Yes, ''that'' [[Film/IndianaJones George]] [[Film/StarWars Lucas]]. He wasn't available due to working on AmericanGraffiti at the time.
** Rod Stewart could've been the Local Lad for the movie. He turned the role down after Elton John advised him not to take it (and after Elton had turned it down himself). Elton later said that Stewart never quite forgave him for that.
*** Some rumors have gone around about Music/TinyTim being considered for that role as well.
** Music/DavidBowie was considered for the role of the Acid Queen at some point.
** GeorgeLucas could've directed the movie. Yes, ''that'' [[Film/IndianaJones George]] [[Film/StarWars Lucas]]. He wasn't available due to working on AmericanGraffiti at the time.
** Rod Stewart could've been the Local Lad for the movie. He turned the role down after Elton John advised him not to take it (and after Elton had turned it down himself). Elton later said that Stewart never quite forgave him for that.
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* BlackSheepHit: "Pinball Wizard" was added to the album as an afterthought, supposedly to gain the favor of New York Times music critic Nik Cohn, who was noted to be a fan of pinball. (Cohn was apprehensive about an early draft of ''Tommy'', but when Pete suggested that Tommy would become famous as a pinball player, his opinion immediately improved.) Pete Townshend even admitted that it was "the most clumsy piece of writing I'd ever done"; he refused to believe there was ''any'' merit to it until the producer and the rest of the band said it sounded like a hit.
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* HeyItsThatVoice: In one recording of the soundtrack, Uncle Ernie is played by none other than the gypsy king [[TheHunchbackofNotreDame Clopin]]. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7WAqfGX4tc (Paul Kandel, to be more specific.)]]
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* HeyItsThatVoice: In one recording of the soundtrack, Uncle Ernie is played by none other than the gypsy king [[TheHunchbackofNotreDame [[Disney/TheHunchbackofNotreDame Clopin]]. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7WAqfGX4tc (Paul Kandel, to be more specific.)]]
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* BreakawayPopHit: "Pinball Wizard" served as this for both the original album and the 1975 film.
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* HeyItsThatVoice: In one recording of the soundtrack, Uncle Ernie is played by none other than the gypsy king [[TheHunchbackofNotreDame Clopin]]. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7WAqfGX4tc (Paul Kandel, to be more specific)]]
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Roger Daltrey was taught ''real'' sign language so that he would be able to use it in the gesture song scene in the film.
* HeyItsThatVoice: In one recording of the soundtrack, Uncle Ernie is played by none other than the gypsy king [[TheHunchbackofNotreDame Clopin]]. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7WAqfGX4tc (Paul Kandel,film. Unfortunately (arguably due to be some more specific)]]ExecutiveMeddling), it ended up just being a ''parody'' of sign language instead.
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*HeyItsThatVoice: In one recording of the soundtrack, Uncle Ernie is played by none other than the gypsy king [[TheHunchbackofNotreDame Clopin]]. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7WAqfGX4tc (Paul Kandel, to be more specific)]]
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* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's Those Guys!]]: Besides Elton and Nicholson, Tina Turner, OliverReed, EricClapton, and Arthur Brown all make appearances. [[CreatorCameo John Entwistle and Pete Townshend even play themselves!]]
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