The Idolmaker (1980)
- Starring:
- Ray Sharkey, Paul Land, (more)
- Director(s):
- Taylor Hackford
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Idolmaker
The story of Philadelphia-based rock 'n' roll starmaker Bob Marcucci is given a pointed a clef treatment in The Idolmaker. Ray Sharkey plays Vincent Vacarri, who takes a couple of raw young kids (Peter Gallagher and Paul Land) and molds them into teen idols. If Gallagher and Land seem at times to be clones of Fabian and Frankie Avalon, then you've gotten the point. As played by Sharkey, Vacarri comes off as both maven and monster: he gives his boys everything they need professionally and everything they want personally, but it's subliminally clear that his interest is purely mercenary (incredibly, Bob Marcucci is the film's technical advisor). An excellent, clear-eyed view of show biz mechanics, The Idolmaker falters only in its anachronisms, notably the style of music performed by Vacarri's proteges. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 119 mins
Complete Cast of The Idolmaker
- Ray Sharkey - Vincent Vacarri
- Olympia Dukakis - Mrs. Vacarri
- Joe Pantoliano - Gino Pilato
- Maureen McCormick - Ellen Fields
- Richard Bright - Uncle Tony
- Leonard Gaines - Luchetti
- Charles Guardino - Jesse
- Kenneth O'Brien - Walt Bennett
- Penny Perry Davis
- Paul Land - Tommy Dee
- Peter Gallagher - Caesare
- Tovah Feldshuh - Brenda Roberts
- John Aprea - Paul Vacarri
- Steven Apostlee Peck - Mr. Vacarri
- Denny Terrio - Jerry Martin
- Michael Mislove - Ed Sharp
- Barbara King
- James Saito
- Director(s):
- Taylor Hackford
- Writer(s):
- Edward di Lorenzo
- Producer(s):
- Gene Kirkwood, Howard W. Koch
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language)
- 1980 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
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