Musical Movies of 1980
Popeye
Based on the long-running comic strip created by E.C. Segar (and less on the animated cartoons created by Max Fleischer, which were decidedly different in tone and approach), Popeye follows the ... [ Musical movie - 1980 ]
Xanadu
In this film, the mysterious Kira (Olivia Newton-John) appears to assist and inspire a young artist, Sonny Malone (Michael Beck). When she helps him meet up with the rich Danny McGuire (Gene ... [ Musical movie - 1980 ]
The Idolmaker
The story of Philadelphia-based rock 'n' roll starmaker Bob Marcucci is given a pointed a clef treatment in The Idolmaker. Ray ... [ Musical movie - 1980 ]
Roadie
Roadie is a showbiz saga about the working slobs who make live pop-music ... [ Musical movie - 1980 ]
Can't Stop the Music
Glitz producer Allan Carr tries to cash in on the late-'70s disco boom with Can't Stop the Music -- a film of such Brobdingnagian banality that it almost in itself ... [ Musical movie - 1980 ]
The Apple
Unleashed just as the disco phenomenon had peaked and was slipping out of public favor, this one-of-a-kind pop musical is ... [ Musical movie - 1980 ]
