The Idolmaker
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The Idolmaker is a 1980 musical drama film about a rock-and-roll talent promoter in the 1950s, directed by Taylor Hackford and known for its exploration of the creation of teen idols.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Idolmaker canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of rock promoter Bob Marcucci ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Adam Holender NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Taylor Hackford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorialDebutOf | Taylor Hackford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses | music promotion practices in the 1950s ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Mark Warner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
New York City
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Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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musical film ⓘ rock and roll film ⓘ |
| hasSoundtrackAlbum | The Idolmaker: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Bob Marcucci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | exploration of the creation of teen idols ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Vincent "Vinnie" Vacarri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Bobby Weinstein
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeff Barry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | creation of teen idols ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
ambition
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exploitation in entertainment industry ⓘ fame ⓘ |
| notableAward | Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy nomination for Ray Sharkey ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
manufactured pop stardom
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rock-and-roll talent promoter ⓘ |
| producer | Gene Kirkwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Ladd Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ratingMPAA | PG ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1980-11-14 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 117 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Edward Di Lorenzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| setInIndustry | music industry ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| starring |
Dianne Kay
NERFINISHED
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Harold Sylvester NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Pantoliano NERFINISHED ⓘ Maureen McCormick NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Land NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Gallagher NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Sharkey NERFINISHED ⓘ Tovah Feldshuh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeSettingEnd | early 1960s ⓘ |
| timeSettingStart | 1959 ⓘ |
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