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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Taylor Hackford |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 14 November, 1980 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Mgm/Ua Studios |
| MPAA RATING: | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned |
| TYPE: | Feature Film-drama |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 027616809629 |
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Customer Reviews of The Idolmaker
Idolmaker is a Sleeper Hit Quite often; a movie studio doesn't put total trust in a film and thus, avoids dumping money into promotion. Because of this fad, you may never have heard of IDOLMAKER. If you are familiar with it, you are already aware of the films many charms. This little offering is a pleasant surprise!
The story follows Vincent Vaccari (Ray Sharkey), a man who has traded in his performing dreams to become a manager for up and comers. An expert with reading the fan magazines, he helps to hone and create the talent of individuals to great success. His first client is the good-looking Tommy Dee (Paul Land), a performer whose backstage vices constantly threaten his career. Vincent looks 180 degrees from Tommy Dee to find his second star, the youthful Caesare (Peter Gallagher). Here again, Vincent's success is measured by someone else's accomplishments. Will Vincent ever be happy working that way?
Director Taylor Hackford does a nice job re-creating an era long gone. His performers are strong, especially the young Gallagher and Sharkey, who really carries the entire film. Another great element of this films success is its catchy song-score. The songs written for the performers are easy toe-tappers when needed, or a massive showstopper to compliment a huge concert event.
The DVD has a nice audio transfer with the songs in Dolby but the video transfer is only available in pan & scan. In this era of widescreen televisions, A true transfer option should always be available. Enjoy IDOLMAKER, it's a good time in the same vein as Tom Hanks THAT THING YOU DO.
One of my All Time Favorites
I watched this movie as a little girl and I have loved it ever since. I have seen it hundreds of times and I'm glad to see it out on DVD. If you haven't seen it, then you're missing a great movie that should be a classic!! The music, actors and acting are fantastic and the soundtrack is a part of my life.
simply the best
since being a musician myself many years ago, i was pleasantly surprised the way the movie was so accurate as far as the music business goes... the actors did a great job and was a starting point in some of their careers.. if you love music, you will love this film....