Mods and Rockers 60 years old

A short modern dance film which utilized the songs of John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison as performed by a band called the Cheynes (featuring Mick Fleetwood on drums). The short film was later folded into a full-length program alongside a pair of jukebox shorts, Swinging UK and UK Swings Again, retitled Go Go Big Beat for U.S. release. The original promotional synopsis for the film describes it as follows: "A symbolic ultra modern coffee bar sets the scene for a girl in gold lame jeans, bolero and bootees, to start moving to the pulsating rhythms beating out from a glittering juke box. As the music becomes progressively louder and more frantic, so the dancer increases the speed of her lithe movements to keep pace with the tempo. A boy starts to dance with this red-headed dynamo of a girl, but is repelled when she accepts the advances of a second boy. The two men vie for her attentions."

Credits

Mods and Rockers Cast

Name Character
Mick Fleetwood He was 16, now 77 years old as Himself - drummer of The Cheynes
Heinz Burt
Peter Hollis as Himself - bassist of The Cheynes
Peter Bardens He was 18, 56 years old when he died as Himself - organist of The Cheynes
Phil Sawyer He was 16, now 77 years old as Himself - guitarist of The Cheynes
Roger Peacock He was 18, 61 years old when he died as Himself - singer of The Cheynes

Mods and Rockers Crew

Name Department
Kenneth Hume as Director. Directing
Robert Amram as Writer. Writing
Mods and Rockers (60 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, January 01, 1964
  • Runtime: 24 minutes