| Release Date: | Mar 1975 |
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| Genres: | Musical / Fantasy / Drama |
| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 2 nominations |
| Runtime: | 111 min |
| Cast: | Oliver Reed (Frank Hobbs), Ann-Margret (Nora Walker), Roger Daltrey (Tommy Walker) Elton John (Local Lad) Eric Clapton (The Preacher) John Entwistle (Himself) Keith Moon (Uncle Ernie) Paul Nicholas (Cousin Kevin) Jack Nicholson (The Specialist) Robert Powell (Captain Walker) Pete Townshend (Himself) Tina Turner (The Acid Queen) Arthur Brown (The Priest) Victoria Russell (Sally Simpson) Ben Aris (Reverend Simpson) |
Tommy is blind, deaf and dumb, but there is nothing wrong with him. As a small child, he accidentally witnessed the murder of his father by his stepfather. His mother and stepfather told him to forget everything he had seen and heard, and to never talk about it; but Tommy carried it to the extreme, turned inward, and stopped seeing, hearing or speaking at all. He suffered much while growing up, and finally found happiness in, of all things, playing pinball. When he became the world champion pinball player it brought his family fame and fortune. After being spontaneously healed, he began to teach others of his unique perspective on life, eventually becoming a religious cult figure.
