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Director:
Menahem Golan
Writers:
Menahem Golan (screenplay)
Coby Recht (story) ...
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Release Date:
21 November 1980 (USA) more
Genre:
Sci-Fi | Musical more
Tagline:
A Funky Fantasy That'll Rock Your World!
Plot:
Musical set in the 'future', e.g. 1994. A young couple enters the world of the music industry, but also the world of drugs. full summary | add synopsis
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NewsDesk:
Best. Gay. Week. Ever. (March 13, 2009)
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User Comments:
Always bad but never boring. more (68 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Catherine Mary Stewart ... Bibi
George Gilmour ... Alphie
Grace Kennedy ... Pandi
Allan Love ... Dandi (as Alan Love)

Joss Ackland ... Hippie Leader / Mr. Topps
Vladek Sheybal ... Mr. Boogalow
Ray Shell ... Shake

Miriam Margolyes ... Landlady
Derek Deadman ... Bulldog
Michael Logan ... James

George S. Clinton ... Joe Pittman, reporter

Francesca Poston ... Vampire AKA 'Star Rock', Mr. Bugalow's s Receptionist, Keyboard Player in 'BIM' Band and one of Ashley's 'lap-mates' at Mr. Boogalow's Penthouse party
Leslie Meadows ... Ashley / Dancer
Günther Notthoff ... Fatdog
Clem Davies ... Clark James
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Star Rock (UK) (West Germany)
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Runtime:
90 min
Country:
USA | West Germany
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
UK:AA (1980) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:L | Sweden:11 | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Germany

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Finola Hughes' film debut. more
Quotes:
Mr. Boogalow: [entering "Hell"] Do you like it?
Bibi: I love it!
Alphie: I hate it!
Mr. Boogalow: You can go back to Paradise.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Kitchen Nightmares: Ruby Tates (#5.1)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
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19 out of 20 people found the following comment useful.
Always bad but never boring., 12 February 2003
Author: FeverDog from Center of the Universe

Here's a godawful "futuristic" musical from 1980 that takes place in 1994 (which gives you an idea of just how campy it is), about an evil record executive debauching a naive couple from (no kidding) Moose Jaw, Canada. There's some kind of religious allegory here and there throughout the murky plot, and the songs must be heard to be believed. (One is a basically unveiled ode to the orgasm, which makes me wonder how the movie got a PG rating.)

THE APPLE is CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC (the music-world milieu) meets ROCKY HORROR (innocent couple corrupted by bizarre characters), and it liberally "borrows" scenes from everything from BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS to HAIR. And, oh my, the costumes. I wouldn't know where to begin describing them, so all I'll say is that camel-toe was apparently stylish for both men and women at one time.

Which is all another way of saying that THE APPLE is the newest camp classic that I must add to my collection, and I thank Showtime Beyond for unearthing this craptastic pop masterpiece. (A widescreen DVD would be nice, though.)

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