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The Idolmaker
Directed by
Taylor Hackford
PG
1980
1h 57m
Drama
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Romance
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6.9
90%
85%
5.4
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Based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marcucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian.
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Cast of The Idolmaker
Ray Sharkey
Vincent 'Vinnie' Vacarri
Peter Gallagher
Caesare
Joe Pantoliano
Gino Pilato
Paul Land
Tommy Dee
JoJo D'Amore
Harmon
Maureen McCormick
Ellen Fields
Olympia Dukakis
Mrs. Vacarri
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Ryan
Tovah Feldshuh
Brenda Roberts
John Aprea
Mario Vacarri
Richard Bright
Uncle Tony
Myrna Smith
Sweet Inspirations
Jeanette Linne
Spectator (uncredited)
Taylor Hackford
Director
Edward di Lorenzo
Screenplay
Adam Holender
Director Of Photography
Steve Potter
Editor
Arthur Schmidt
Editor
The Idolmaker Ratings & Reviews
Newsday
Joseph Gelmis
There's no one with whom to sympathize and there's no accumulation of honest emotion by film's end. Nonetheless, in the style of a live-action comic book, The Idolmaker is colorful and brash and vulgar entertainment much of the time.
The Dissolve
Noel Murray
The movie's two main aims -- to blow the lid off the music business and to exalt some of the unsung heroes of American pop culture -- are somewhat contradictory, and haven't been worked into a polished narrative.
EmanuelLevy.Com
Emanuel Levy
Taylor Hackford showed his skills as a commercial director with his very first picture.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
At the core of The Idolmaker, making it a better film than it might otherwise have been, is the hungry, lonely ego of the movie's hero, Vince Vacarri.
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