As time passes, Nora and Frank make several fruitless attempts to bring Tommy out of his state, including a Preacher (Eric Clapton) and his Marilyn Monroe worshipping cult ("Eyesight to the Blind '') and a sleazy LSD serving cocotte and self - proclaimed "Acid Queen '', (Tina Turner) while also putting him with babysitters such as Tommy 's bullying "Cousin Kevin '' (Paul Nicholas), and his perverted "Uncle '' Ernie (Keith Moon) ("Fiddle About '') both of whom abuse him but Tommy refuses to react. Nora and Frank begin to become more and more lethargic and leave Tommy standing at the mirror one night, allowing him to wander off. He follows a vision of himself out of the house and to a junkyard pinball machine. Tommy is recognised by Nora, Frank, and the media as a pinball prodigy, which is made even more impressive with his catatonic state. During a championship game, Tommy faces the "Pinball Wizard '' (Elton John) with the Who as the champion 's backing band. Nora watches her son 's televised victory and celebrates his (and her) success ("Champagne ''), but soon has a nervous breakdown upon thinking about the real extremes of Tommy 's condition.
who played the preacher in the film tommy
Eric Clapton