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{{Short description|1975 British film by Dennis Abey}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Never Too Young To Rock
| image = Never Too Young To Rock UK quad poster.jpg
| caption = UK Quad Poster
| director = Dennis Abey
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Peter Denyer]]
* [[Freddie Jones]]
* The Glitter Band
* The Rubettes
* Mud }}
| released = {{Film date|1975}}
| runtime = 101 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
}}

'''''Never Too Young To Rock''''' is a 1975 British musical comedy film directed by [[Dennis Abey]] and starring [[Peter Denyer]] and [[Freddie Jones]]. It features musical artists popular at the time of release including [[The Glitter Band]], [[The Rubettes]], [[Mud (band)|Mud]], [[Scott Fitzgerald (singer)|Scott Fitzgerald]], [[Slik]] and [[Bob Kerr's Whoopee Band]].<ref name="BFIsearch">{{Cite web |title=Never Too Young to Rock |url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150044558 |access-date=21 July 2024 |website=British Film Institute Collections Search}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Rock music has been banned from television and our two heroes scour the country in their detector van for bands to perform at a concert, aided and hindered by a likely assortment of people.

==Cast==
* [[Peter Denyer]] as Hero
* [[Freddie Jones]] as Mr. Rockbottom
* [[Sheila Steafel]] as café proprietress
* [[Joe Lynch (actor)|Joe Lynch]] as Russian soldier
* [[John Clive]] as Bandsman Milligan
* [[Peter Noone]] as Army Captain
* [[Bob Kerr's Whoopee Band]] as themselves
* Joe Dunne as Mr Merlin
* [[Scott Fitzgerald (singer)|Scott Fitzgerald]] as himself
* [[The Glitter Band]] as themselves
* [[Sally James (presenter)|Sally James]] as herself
* [[Robert Longden (actor)|Robert Longden]] as man
* [[Mud (band)|Mud]] as themselves
* [[Nosher Powell]] as football fan
* [[Peter Powell (DJ)|Peter Powell]] as himself
* [[The Rubettes]] as themselves
* [[Midge Ure]] and [[Slik]] as themselves (uncredited)

==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack album released on [[GTO Records]] (GTO GTLP 004)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Never Too Young to Rock |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/4113612-Various-Never-Too-Young-To-Rock |access-date=21 July 2024 |website=Discogs}}</ref> peaked in the UK chart at number 30 in August 1975.<ref>{{Cite web |title=never too young to rock {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/never-too-young-to-rock/ |access-date=2020-12-07 |website=www.officialcharts.com |language=en}}</ref>

Three tracks by Mud ("[[Dyna-mite (song)|Dyna-Mite"]], "[[Tiger Feet]]", "The Cat Crept In") are heard in the movie but are not on the album.[[File:Never Too Young To Rock UK soundtrack album.jpg|thumb|Soundtrack Album]]

A1 – Scott Fitzgerald, "Never Too Young To Rock"

A2 – The Rubettes, [[Sugar Baby Love|"Sugar Baby Love]]"

A3 – The Glitter Band, "Let's Get Together Again"

A4 – The Silver Band, "Something Old, Something New"

A5 – Slik, "The Boogiest Band In Town"

A6 – The Glitter Band, "Shout It Out"

A7 – The Rubettes, "Tonight"

B1 – The Glitter Band. "Angel Face"

B2 – Bob Kerr's Whoopee Band, "5,000 Year Old Rock"

B3 – The Rubettes, "[[Juke Box Jive]]"

B4 – The Glitter Band, "Just For You"

B5 – The Silver Band, "Quadrangular March"

B6 – The Cast, "Never Too Young To Rock"

== Reception ==
''[[The Monthly Film Bulletin]]'' wrote: "GTOs ambitious sequel to last year's ''Remember Me This Way'', which promoted the talents of Gary Glitter. Here, a vast army of pop performers are promoted, though the movie curiously only allows them to come into their own during the final half-hour. For the rest of the time, comedy leads Peter Denyer and Freddie Jones fool about with an indifferent script, directed in a whirlwind manner, with a few snatches of song here and there to whet the audience's appetite. Once the silly plot is tucked away, the stage is all clear for a glorified version of ''[[Top of the Pops]]'': in a kitsch wonderland of shimmering fronds, balloons and decorated flowers, the glittering bands pound out their recent hits – and amongst the teenybopper audience Mr. Rockbottom, the adults' identification figure, follows the title number with his tuba."<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1 January 1975 |title=Never Too Young to Rock |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1305843559/3C22EB7AC1704393PQ/1 |journal=[[The Monthly Film Bulletin]] |volume=42 |issue=492 |pages=142 |via=ProQuest}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{IMDb title|0073447|Never Too Young to Rock}}
* [https://www.reelstreets.com/films/never-too-young-to-rock/ ''Never Too Young to Rock''] then-and-now location photographs at [https://www.reelstreets.com/ ReelStreets]

[[Category:1975 films]]
[[Category:1970s English-language films]]

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