The Idolmaker

Synopsis
The Idolmaker is an unusally compelling film about the music business in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It shows how teen idols were created, promoted, and discarded by entrepreneurs cynically manipulating the adolescent audience. Ray Sharkey is superb in the title role. Script is a roman-a-clef of the career of Bob Marcucci who, along with Dick Clark, guided Frankie Avalon to stardom and then created Fabian as Avalon's successor. Viewers will have no trouble recognizing Paul Land as the Avalon figure or Peter Gallagher as Fabian.

Specs
The Idolmaker
Directed by: Taylor Hackford
Writing credits: Edward Di Lorenzo
Genre: Drama / Music / Romance

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
Stephen Apostle Pec .... 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

Runtime: 117 min / 119 min (TCM print)
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix: Dolby
Certification: Finland:K-12 / USA:PG / West Germany:12

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