The Idolmaker (1980)

Directed by

Taylor Hackford

Genre

drama film, musical film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 57m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A music promoter discovers and grooms young singers into teen idols in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The film follows his obsessive drive to shape their careers and his fraught relationships with them.

energeticambitiousdrivennostalgicdramaticsharply-tonedbackstage

What happens

The Idolmaker is a 1980 American musical drama directed by Taylor Hackford in his feature directorial debut, written by Edward di Lorenzo, and starring Ray Sharkey, Peter Gallagher, Paul Land, Tovah Feldshuh and Joe Pantoliano. Loosely based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marcucci, whose discoveries included Frankie Avalon and Fabian and who served as a technical advisor for the production, the film marked the screen debuts of both Gallagher and Land. The film was released on November 14, 1980 to generally positive reviews and grossed over $2.6 million at the box office. Sharkey would win a Golden Globe for his performance in this film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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