That 'll be the Day ( film ) - wikipedia That 'll be the Day ( film ) That 'll Be the Day DVD cover by Arnaldo Putzu Directed by Claude Whatham Produced by Sanford Lieberson David Puttnam Written by Ray Connolly Starring David Essex Rosemary Leach Ringo Starr Keith Moon Billy Fury Deborah Watling Distributed by Anglo - EMI Film Distribution Release date 12 April 1973 ( 1973 - 04 - 12 ) ( United Kingdom ) 29 October 1973 ( 1973 - 10 - 29 ) ( United States ) Running time 91 minutes Country United Kingdom Language English Budget £ 288,000 That 'll Be the Day is a 1973 British drama film directed by Claude Whatham, written by Ray Connolly, and starring David Essex, Rosemary Leach and Ringo Starr. It is set in the late 1950s / early 1960s and was partially filmed on the Isle of Wight. Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Characters 3 Cast 4 Reception and reputation 4.1 Box office 4.2 Critical reception 5 Soundtrack 5.1 Chart positions 6 Award nominations 7 Spin - off 8 References 9 External links Plot summary Jim MacLaine ( David Essex ) was abandoned by his father when he was young. Later, as a suburban school dropout, Jim leaves home and drifts through a succession of dead - end jobs until he finds an outlet for his frustration in rock ' n ' roll. Tossing away the chance of a university education much to the consternation of his mother, alienated MacLaine becomes a lowly deckchair attendant before streetwise friend Mike ( Ringo Starr ) gets him a job firstly as a barman and then with the fun fair. The initially shy MacLaine quickly becomes a heartless fairground Romeo leaving a trail of broken hearts in his wake. Eventually MacLaine returns home to run the family store and marry his girlfriend, but despite the birth of a son, restless Jim feels the lure of rock ' n ' roll again. Characters The Liverpool days of the Quarrymen / the Beatles and Rory Storm & the Hurricanes were said to be the inspiration for the fictional group called `` Stray Cats '' in the film. Many of the characters were played by musicians who had lived through the era portrayed in the film including Ringo Starr of the Hurricanes and the Beatles, Billy Fury, Keith Moon of the Who and John Hawken of the Nashville Teens. The film was produced by David Puttnam and is loosely based on the Harry Nilsson song `` 1941 ''. Cast David Essex... Jim Maclaine Ringo Starr... Mike Rosemary Leach... Mary Maclaine James Booth... Mr. Maclaine Billy Fury... Stormy Tempest Rosalind Ayres... Jeanette Sutcliffe Keith Moon... J.D. Clover Robert Lindsay... Terry Sutcliffe Deborah Watling... Sandra Brenda Bruce... Doreen Beth Morris... Jean Daphne Oxenford... Mrs. Sutcliffe Kim Braden... Charlotte Johnny Shannon... Jack Karl Howman... Johnny Sue Holderness... Shirley Sacha Puttnam... Young Jim Maclaine Peter Turner... Teddy Boy Reception and reputation Box office The film was a hit at the box office ( by 1985 it had earned an estimated profit of £ 406,000 ), leading to a sequel, Stardust, ( 1974 ). Nat Cohen, who invested in the film, said it made more than 50 % its cost. Critical reception According to Anne Billson in the Time Out Film Guide, the film was a `` hugely overrated dip into the rock ' n ' roll nostalgia bucket,... '' also commenting `` Youth culture my eye : they 're all at least a decade too old. But good tunes, and worth catching for Billy Fury 's gold lamé act. '' Soundtrack Buddy Holly and the Crickets - `` That 'll Be the Day '' Billy Fury - `` A Thousand Stars '' Billy Fury - `` Long Live Rock '' Billy Fury - `` Get Yourself Together '' Billy Fury - `` That 's Alright Mama '' Billy Fury - `` What Did I Say '' Wishful Thinking - `` It 'll Be Me '' Dion and the Belmonts - `` Runaround Sue '' The Everly Brothers - `` Bye Bye Love '' The Everly Brothers - `` Devoted To You '' The Everly Brothers - `` Till I Kissed You '' The Everly Brothers - `` Wake Up Little Suzy '' The Platters - `` Smoke Gets In Your Eyes '' Big Bopper - `` Chantilly Lace '' Jerry Lee Lewis - `` Great Balls of Fire '' Little Richard - `` Tutti Frutti '' Danny and the Juniors - `` At the Hop '' Frankie Lymon - `` Why Do Fools Fall In Love '' Johnny Tillotson - `` Poetry In Motion '' Jimmie Rodgers - `` Honeycomb '' Larry Williams - `` Bony Moronie '' Del Shannon - `` Runaway '' Ritchie Valens - `` Donna '' Eugene Wallace - `` Slow Down '' Jerry Lee Lewis - `` Great Balls of Fire '' Brian Hyland - `` Sealed With a Kiss '' Bobby Vee - `` Take Good Care of My Baby '' Del Shannon - `` Hats Off to Larry '' Bobby Darin - `` Dream Lover '' The Paris Sisters - `` I Love How You Love Me '' The Poni - Tails - `` Born Too Late '' Johnny and the Hurricanes - `` Red River Rock '' The Monotones - `` The Book of Love '' Bill Justis - `` Raunchy '' Johnny Preston - `` Running Bear '' The Diamonds - `` Little Darlin ' '' Ray Sharpe - `` Linda Lu '' Lloyd Price - `` ( You 've Got ) Personality '' Buddy Holly and the Crickets - `` Well All Right '' Dante and the Evergreens - `` Alley Oop '' Viv Stanshall - `` Real Leather Jacket '' Stormy Tempest ( Viv Stanshall ) - `` What in the World '' Wolverine Cubs Jazz Band - `` Weary Blues '' ( featured in the film but not on Soundtrack recording ) Chart positions Chart Year Peak position UK Albums Chart 1973 Preceded by Pure Gold by Various artists UK Albums Chart number - one album 30 June 1973 - 18 August 1973 Succeeded by We Can Make It by Peters and Lee Award nominations BAFTA Best Supporting Actress : Rosemary Leach. BAFTA Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles : David Essex. Spin - off An independent Radio Drama recording project was completed in 2008 entitled That 'll be the Stardust ! which continues the story of Jimmy Maclaine jr. ( son of Jim Maclaine ). ( Also see external link below ). References ^ Jump up to : Alexander Walker, National Heroes : British Cinema in the Seventies and Eighties, Harrap, 1985 p 79 Jump up ^ Ooh, you are awful, film men tell Tories. David Blundy. The Sunday Times ( London, England ), Sunday, 16 December 1973 ; pg. 5 ; Issue 7853. ( 939 words ) Jump up ^ The TimeOut Film Guide, 3rd edition, 1993, p. 706 Jump up ^ `` Number 1 Albums -- 1970s ''. The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2011. External links That 'll Be the Day on IMDb That 'll be the Stardust ! Radio Drama Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=That%27ll_Be_the_Day_(film)&oldid=853479990 '' Categories : 1973 films English - language films British drama films 1970s drama films Films about music and musicians Films set in the 1950s Rock music films Films set in the 1960s Films produced by David Puttnam Films produced by Sanford Lieberson Hidden categories : All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from March 2018 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Wikiquote Français Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Edit links This page was last edited on 5 August 2018, at 02 : 34 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: where was that'll be the day filmed
Answer: the Isle of Wight