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Director:
Writer:
Edward Di Lorenzo (writer)
Release Date:
14 November 1980 (USA) more
Tagline:
He's got the look... He's got the talent... He's got the Idolmaker... He's got it all!
Plot:
Based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian. | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
CBS To Air Ray Charles Tribute
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 17 September 2004)
User Comments:
One of My All-Time Faves more (23 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ray Sharkey | ... | Vincent 'Vinnie' Vacarri |
 | Tovah Feldshuh | ... | Brenda Roberts |
 | Peter Gallagher | ... | Caesare |
| Paul Land | ... | Tommy Dee |
 | Joe Pantoliano | ... | Gino Pilato |
 | Maureen McCormick | ... | Ellen Fields |
 | John Aprea | ... | Pani Vacarri |
 | Richard Bright | ... | Uncle Tony |
 | Olympia Dukakis | ... | Mrs. Vacarri |
| Steve Peck | ... | Mr. Frank Vacarri (as Steven Apostlee Peck) |
| Leonard Gaines | ... | Luchetti |
| Deney Terrio | ... | Jerry Martin |
| Charles Guardino | ... | Jesse |
| Michael Mislove | ... | Ed Sharp |
| Kenneth O'Brien | ... | Walt Bennett |
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Runtime:
117 min | 119 min (TCM print)
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | USA:PG (certificate #26166) | West Germany:12
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Feature film debuts of both Joe Pantoliano and Peter Gallagher more
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Anachronisms: When the "payola money" is exchanged, "Green Seal" Federal Reserve Notes are again seen. more
Quotes:
Vincent Vacarri: True sex comes from between your ears, not from between your legs. more
Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "Saturday Night Live: Ray Sharkey/Jack Bruce & Friends (#6.6)" (1981) more
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This one's a movie I never was able to get tired of, so I finally purchased it online. The music is catchy and irresistible, the electrifying Ray Sharkey was at his usual best and, according to IMDb, this was Peter Gallagher's first movie.
As Gallagher's various profiles indicate, he performed in a band early on, and whatever he drew from that makes him shine on stage in Idolmaker. Now he's releasing CD's of his singing and original songs - go figure. Obviously the late great Sharkey didn't invest that theatrical gene in Gallagher, but he and this movie can only have nourished and enhanced it.
Sharkey truly was a tiger tiger burning bright and he never shone brighter than as the Idolmaker.
Olympia Dukakis was perfect as the Idolmaker's mother. Color me surprised; that actress can do no wrong, in my opinion.
The music in this film is a huge part of its charm, as has been said before. And it looks like more of the movie was choreographed than just the stage scenes and Vinnie's training of his would-be stars; the whole thing just ends up being served up as perfectly as a 5-star gourmet dinner.