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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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