Making of a Male Model (1983) (TV)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Irving J. Moore

Writer:

AJ Carothers (writer)

Release Date:

9 October 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

A young man is enticed by an agent to join her modeling agency. |

Plot Keywords:

Male Model | Melodrama | Glamour | Stunt Pilot | Jet Set Life

Cast

Joan Collins	...	Kay Dillon
Jon-Erik Hexum	...	Tyler Burnett
Kevin McCarthy	...	Ward Hawley
Roxie Roker	...	Madge Davis
Arte Johnson	...	Marty Sampson
Ted McGinley	...	Gary Angelo
Jeff Conaway	...	Chuck Lanyard
Patricia Smith	...	Mrs. Rockwell
Rosemarie Stack	...	Lila Chandler
Tamara Stafford	...	Linda
Robert Walker Jr.	...	Joseph
Richard Pierson	...	Leo
Robert Pinkerton	...	Scott
Barry Pearl	...	Clarence
Twyla Littleton	...	Amanda
Heather McNair	...	Denise
Joyce Little	...	Isabella
Clare Kirkconnell	...	Joanne
Michael Kearns	...	Roddy
Heidi Hagman	...	Connie
Andrea Howard	...	Marsha
Wendy Smith Howard	...	Junie
Sandy Freeman	...	Leonora
Raleigh Bond	...	Mr. Breedlove
Casey Brown	...	Barbara
Greta Blackburn	...	Jenna
Gary Bisig	...	Frank
Ingrid Anderson	...	Veronica
Michael Anderson Jr.	...	Sven
Tonja Walker	...	Alma Rockwell
Marcia Wolf	...	Lisa (as Marcia I. Wolf)
Hunter von Leer	...	Director
Robert DoQui	...	Policeman
Jennifer Edwards	...	Laurie
Jeff Crawford	...	Assistant Director
Shane McCabe	...	Austin
Vasuko Nagazumi	...	Receptionist
Dino Gigante	...	Stylist
Kimberly Foster	...	Susan
Harry Langdon	...	Miles
Timothy Shelton	...	Mark
Hank Sand	...	Bartender
Ted Rooney	...	Roy
Alex Rodine	...	Maitre D'
Ken Wilson	...	Cinematographer
Marc Buccola	...	John
Kelly Elias	...	Charlie
Tom Jordan	...	Fred
Ben Marino	...	Tony
Susan Olar	...	Margo
Kristie Welch	...	Pam
James 'Gypsy' Haake	...	Female Impersonator #1
Christopher Morley	...	Female Impersonator #2

Directed by
Irving J. Moore

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
AJ Carothers		writer

Produced by
Douglas S. Cramer	....	executive producer
Dennis Hammer	....	associate producer
Lynn Loring	....	producer
Elaine Rich	....	producer
Aaron Spelling	....	executive producer
E. Duke Vincent	....	supervising producer

Original Music by
Artie Butler

Cinematography by
Richard L. Rawlings

Film Editing by
Dick Darling

Art Direction by
Tom Trimble

Set Decoration by
Brock Broughton

Costume Design by
Nolan Miller

Makeup Department
Leonard Drake	....	hair stylist
Jeffrey Hamilton	....	makeup artist
Norma Lee	....	hair stylist
Melanie Levitt	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Joseph Dervin Jr.	....	executive in charge of production
Flora M. Gordon	....	unit production manager (as Flora Lang)
Norman Henry	....	executive production manager
Al Kraus	....	supervising production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kevin A. Finnegan	....	second assistant director
Ernest Johnson	....	first assistant director (as Ernie Johnson)

Art Department
Gordon Kirschbaum	....	supervising construction coordinator
Lawrence R. Libecap	....	construction coordinator (as Larry Libecap)
Anthony C. Thorpe	....	property master

Sound Department
Glenn E. Anderson	....	sound mixer
Robert Pearson	....	sound effects editor
Ben Wong	....	sound effects editor

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jay Caplan	....	costumer: men
Eilish Zebrasky	....	costumer: women (as Eilish)

Editorial Department
John Woodcock	....	supervising editor

Music Department
Dino A. Moriana	....	music editor (as Dino Moriana)
Rocky Moriana	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Diana Aretio	....	assistant to executive producer
Bret Garwood	....	executive coordinator (as J. Bret Garwood)
Renate Kamer	....	assistant to executive producer
Helen Parker	....	script supervisor
Cheryl R. Stein	....	assistant to supervising producer

Production Companies

• Aaron Spelling Productions

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1983) (USA) (TV) (original airing)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Aaron Spelling Productions

Making of a Classic!

I was really lucky and found this movie in VHS format on Jon-Erik Hexum's fansite. I always liked this movie for it's pure cheesiness. There are better made-for-tv movies out there, but this one has it's own brand of charm. It starts off with Joan Collins playing the owner of a successful modelling agency in search of a new hunk to represent. Jon-Erik Hexum plays a farmhand who is transformed into the '80s hottest male model with the help of a "Fever" aftershave contract. There's a lot of sexual innuendo throughout this movie which makes it funny, and Joan Collins is stellar in her role, as usual. If you want to see an early'80s made-for-tv movie at it's finest, this one is a great choice!