Daily Star: Quadrophenia Cast Speak of ‘No Star Treatment’
Quadrophenia cast speak of ‘no star treatment’ received on set 40 years ago
They endured freezing weather while shooting on location in Brighton and didn’t even get dressing rooms
There was no star treatment for the cast of classic Mod movie Quadrophenia 40 years ago. They endured freezing weather while shooting on location in Brighton and didn’t even get dressing rooms.
Ahead of the anniversary, Leslie Ash, 59, said of filming: “There were no Winnebagos or anything fancy like that. We had to huddle together to keep warm. We’d sit in people’s cars or in shop doorways between scenes. No-one could say, ‘I’m going off to my trailer’. I think that’s why we all got on so well.”
Toyah Willcox, 61, added: “We were wet the whole time. It was freezing. Half the time we were stood on street corners.”
The cast didn’t even get a hefty pay packet despite the film’s big budget. Director Franc Roddam, 73, said: “I wasn’t being paid very much and nor were the cast.” Phil Davis, 66, added: “It wasn’t about the money. There was such a buzz about this film.”
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