"Grab the future... by its face!" 25 July 1980 Drama, Factual, Music 133 mins
Rude Boy is a semi-documentary, part character study, part 'rockumentary', featuring a British punk band, The Clash. The script includes the story of a fictional fan juxtposed with actual public events of the day, including political demonstrations and Clash concerts.
Watch the official Rude Boy 1980 trailer in HD below or find more Rude Boy videos on Vidimovie.
Ray Gange as Ray
Joe Strummer as The Group
Topper Headon as The Group
Paul Simonon as The Group
Mick Jones as The Group
Jimmy Pursey as Guest Singer
Caroline Coon as Clash Girlfriend
Johnny Green as Roadie
Barry Myers as DJ
Colin Richards as Sex Shop Customer
Colin Bucksey as Police
Ari Up as Self (uncredited)
Margaret Thatcher as Self
Jack Hazan Director
David Mingay Director
Ray Gange Writer
David Mingay Writer
Jack Hazan Producer
David Mingay Producer
Mick Jones Music
Joe Strummer Music
Jack Hazan Director of Photography
Peter Goddard Editor
David Mingay Editor
Peter Goddard Assistant Director
Greg Bailey Sound Mixer
Руд Бой Trailer
The Clash: Rude Boy Trailer
Germany 02 January 1981
France 19 June 1996
Italy 22 May 1981
Poland 21 October 2022
Sweden 18 May 1981
United States 16 May 2022
If you liked the Rude Boy trailer, you may like these ones:
01 February 1966
A rebellious student embarks on an affair with the mother of his best friend, leading to disastrous consequences.
02 April 1999
Bill, an idle, unemployed aspiring writer, walks the crowded streets of London following randomly chosen strangers, a seemingly innocent entertainment that becomes dangerous when he crosses paths with a mysterious character.
23 September 2025
A breathtaking expression of true love and the meaning of existence beneath a star-filled sky— 〈BTS 2019 WORLD TOUR 'LOVE YOURSELF: SPEAK YOURSELF' LONDON Remastered〉.
04 July 2005
From London's 1970 mod scene to Sonic Youth, punk music has always been about attitude and anarchy. This comprehensive rockumentary traces the roots of punk, from The Velvet Underground and the New York Dolls to the Sex Pistols and The Clash.
10 May 1946
London, 1761. St. Mary's of Bethlehem, a sinister madhouse, is visited by wealthy people who enjoy watching the patients confined there as if they were caged animals.
06 July 1988
Robot Johnny 5 moves to the city to help his friend Ben Jahrvi with his toy manufacturing enterprise, only to be manipulated by criminals who want to use him for their own nefarious purposes.
15 December 1983
Through the experiences of two women in Paris and London, Ghost Dance offers an analysis of the complexity of our conceptions of ghosts, memory and the past.
14 August 1991
Jimmy Rabbitte, just a thick-ya out of school, gets a brilliant idea: to put a soul band together in Barrytown, his slum home in north Dublin.
03 August 1965
Diana, a beautiful but shallow and easily distracted model and failed actress, toys with the affections of several men while attempting to gain fame and fortune in Swinging London.
18 November 1995
Annie is back! Along with her friends Molly, Hannah, her dog Sandy, and her wealthy father Oliver Warbucks.
04 June 1999
In this fascinating Oscar-nominated documentary, American guitarist Ry Cooder brings together a group of legendary Cuban folk musicians (some in their 90s) to record a Grammy-winning CD in their native city of Havana.
15 July 2017
A young woman struggles to recover from an ex-lover's attack. Escaping through books and imagination, she wanders around her favorite park to seek solace.
More movie trailers, teasers, and clips from Rude Boy:
The Clash - "Rude Boy" (1980) German TV broadcast English with German subtitles This was part of a "Punk Rock Theme Night" on ARTE TV in 1997 If you are ...
Rude Boy [1980] Rude Boy the movie follows punk Ray as he quits his job to become a roadie for The Clash. Capturing The Clash ...
Part fiction part rockumentary Rude Boy tells the story of a roadie working for the only band that matters: The Clash. Recorded during the band's early rise in ...
The original trailer.
cool as punk rock movie.
RUDE BOY now streaming on FilmStruck: Pioneering punk rockers The Clash once dubbed "The Only Band that Matters" is at the center of ...
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1980:
01 April 1980
Lovers Edgar and Lucia dream of happiness, but Lucia's brother Henry is preparing her marriage to another man.
01 January 1980
Industrialist Sood's manager Vishal gets expelled for siphoning off money from the company. To seek revenge, he kidnaps Babloo, one of Sood's twin sons, and inducts him into the criminal world.
18 November 1980
Kay Gilbert goes into hospital for a minor operation which goes badly wrong. Based on an actual case, this play tells the story of her fight for compensation.
18 January 1980
Vinod Khanna rescues the purse of a pretty girl, Leena chandavarkar which was robbed by two robbers. Vinod & Leena meet and fall in love.
14 March 1980
A small-town bar, open only from 9AM to 3PM and owned by Buck (Earl Holliman), is the setting where bored housewives and wandering husbands go to find some adventure in their miserable lives.
01 January 1980
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff tells her friend Levin Schücking about her recently completed story Die Judenbuche and begins by reading from the manuscript.
08 February 1980
Narda receives superhuman powers and becomes Darna. Darna and her child brother Ding start by fighting the Hawk Woman; next they face-off with the Giant, and both foes are destroyed.
Have you watched Rude Boy yet? What did you think about it?
Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1980 Michael White Productions, National Film Trustee Company, Buzzy Enterprises.
