History YMMV / Quadrophenia

* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: In [[Film/{{Quadrophenia}} the movie]]'s ending, Jimmy steals Ace Face's scooter, rides it along Beachy Head (to [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic "I've Had Enough"]], no less), before throwing it off onto the rocks below, having come to terms with himself. Also, his moment of enlightenment before chucking the scooter, when he screams a single word that sums up the entire point of the story: "'''[[BeYourself ME!]]'''"

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Mainly for Creator/RayWinstone and Creator/TimothySpall in TheMovie.

* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: In the movie's ending, Jimmy steals Ace Face's scooter, rides it along Beachy Head (to [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic "I've Had Enough"]], no less), before throwing it off onto the rocks below, having come to terms with himself. Also, his moment of enlightenment before chucking the scooter, when he screams a single word that sums up the entire point of the story: "'''[[BeYourself ME!]]'''"

* ValuesResonance: Despite being written in TheSeventies and being about TheSixties, the themes of teenage angst, drug use, popularity, and identity are applicable to any generation. The only thing that's changed is the drugs being used, and even then those haven't changed all too much.

* ToughActToFollow: Widely considered to be Pete Townsend's masterpiece and described by the man himself as "the last truly great Who album." While their albums that followed had hits and were beloved in their own right, none were anywhere near as ambitious.

* ValuesResonance: Despite being written in TheSeventies and being about TheSixties, the themes of teenage angst, drug use, popularity, and identity are applicable to any generation. The only thing that's changed is the drugs being used, and even then those haven't changed all to much.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Mainly for Music/{{Sting}}, Creator/RayWinstone and Creator/TimothySpall in TheMovie.

* HilariousInHindsight: Seeing Music/{{Sting}} fighting [[Music/ThePolice the police]].

* ToughActToFollow: Widely considered to be Pete Townsend's masterpiece and described by the man himself as "the last truly great Who album." Indeed, while they continued to have hits, none of their albums were anywhere near as ambitious.

* HilariousInHindsight: Seeing Music/{{Sting}} fighting the police.

* ValuesResonance: Despite being written in TheSeventies and being about TheSixties, the themes of teenage angst, drug use, popularity, and identity are applicable to any generation. The only thing that's changed is the drugs being used, and even then, not that much.

* ValuesResonance: Despite being written in TheSeventies and being about TheSixties, the themes of teenage drug use, popularity, and self-identity are still just as relevant today. The only thing that's changed is the drugs being used, and even then, not that much.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: In the movie's ending, Jimmy steals Ace Face's scooter, rides it along Beachy Head (to [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome "I've Had Enough"]], no less), before throwing it off onto the rocks below, having come to terms with himself. Also, his moment of enlightenment before chucking the scooter, when he screams a single word that sums up the entire point of the story: "'''[[BeYourself ME!]]'''"

* RetroactiveRecognition: Mainly for Music/{{Sting}} and Creator/RayWinstone in TheMovie.

* ValuesResonance: Despite being written in TheSeventies, the themes of teenage drug use, popularity, and self-identity are still just as relevant today. The only thing that's changed is the drugs being used, and even then, not that much.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: In the movie's ending, Jimmy steals Ace Face's scooter, rides it along Beachy Head (to [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome "I've Had Enough"]], no less), before throwing it off onto the rocks below, having come to terms with himself. Also, his moment of enlightenment before chucking the scooter, when he screams a single word that sums up the entire point of the story: "[[BeYourself ME!]]"

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: In the finale of the movie, Jimmy steals Ace Face's scooter, rides it along Beachy Head (to [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome "I've Had Enough"]], no less), before throwing it off onto the rocks below, having come to terms with himself.
** His moment of enlightenment before chucking the scooter, when he screams a single word that sums up the entire point of the story: "[[BeYourself ME!!!]]"

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: In the finale of the movie, Jimmy steals Ace Face's scooter, rides it along the white cliffs of the Seven Sisters (to [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome I've Had Enough]], no less), before throwing it off onto the rocks below, having come to terms with himself.

* ValuesResonance: Despite being written in '70s, the themes of teenage drug use, popularity, and self-identity are just as relevant today. About the only thing that has changed is the drugs in question, and even then not much.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Mainly for Sting and RayWinstone in TheMovie.

* MagnumOpus: [[WordOfGod Pete Townshend himself]] said that this was the last truly great Who album. The few albums they released afterwards, while still well-liked, are hardly as memorable.

* MagnumOpus: [[WordOfGod Pete Townshend himself]] said that this was the last truly great Who album.

* ValuesResonance: Despite being written in '70s, the themes of teenage drug use, popularity, and self-identity are just as relevant today. About the only thing that has changed is the drugs in question, and even then not much.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: In the finale of the movie, Jimmy steals Ace Face's scooter, rides it along the white cliffs of Dover (to [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome I've Had Enough]], no less), before throwing it off onto the rocks below, having come to terms with himself.
** Wrong area of the coast. He's actually riding from Brighton, past Newhaven and Seaford, towards Eastbourne and turns and sends the bike off Beachy Head. The cliffs you see are the Seven Sisters - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Sisters,_Sussex