Mid-70s Steve McQueen is one of the most popular actors in the world. He lives in Malibu in a villa by the sea. He likes calm and solitude.
Until the day when the villa which is right next to his is bought by Keith Moon, the drummer of the rock group The Who.
Steve McQueen and his wife, Ali McGraw, play good neighbors and invite him over for a welcome drink. But the current is not flowing. Keith Moon is crazy…
Things get worse a few weeks later, when the rocker shows up at McQueen’s house to invite him to his housewarming party. The actor is not there. It’s Chad, her 16-year-old son, who opens the door.
Keith Moon enters the house uninvited and offers the boy drugs…
A fight breaks out when Chad tries to fire the careless man. The McQueens’ dog gets involved and bites Keith Moon. Who bites him back.
That day, upon learning what his neighbor did to his son, Steve McQueen plans to get into trouble with him, but his lawyer advises him to take the diplomatic route instead.
A conciliation meeting is organized between the two parties, at the Malibu police station.
But on the day of the meeting, Keith Moon shows up dressed as Rommel. Literally. Against the advice of his lawyer, he arrives disguised in a Nazi uniform, AfriKakorps version.
The prosecutor who is responsible for supervising the meeting asks the rocker what his outfit means.
Before Keith Moon has time to respond, his lawyer makes up an excuse: “It’s because he has to film a commercial this morning.”
Steve McQueen lets out a disdainful smile. He has already seen Keith Moon in this outfit several times, when he walks on the beach…
During the meeting, Keith Moon is told that he must not cross certain limits with McQueen.
But he’s a hothead, he’s not going to fall into line.
Shortly after, when Steve McQueen asks him to turn off his bathroom light at night because it faces directly into his bedroom and prevents him from sleeping, Keith Moon says he will, but does not do so. not.
Several times, McQueen reiterates his request. In vain.
So, one evening, exasperated, Steve McQueen takes his shotgun and shoots from his bedroom window at the light in Keith Moon’s bathroom.
Problem fixed.
No.
Keith Moon has the light (and part of his bathroom) replaced and… continues to leave the light on all night…
Steve McQueen takes out his rifle and shoots the light a second time.
This time, the message finally got through.
There will be no more light at night in the rocker’s bathroom…