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Best movie ever!
Tayloriona
Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
Rosie Searle
It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
PrissyPanther
This is one of the best movies ever. I love this movie so does my mom me and her love Paul Land aka TommyDee!He is so HOTT! and he can sing really good but in the movie I think hes better than Peter Gallerger don't know how to spell his last name!! I love you Paul Land!!I wish you were still around so people could see who you are!!!!My FAVORITE SONG IS THE ONE YOU SING TO GIRL IN YELLOW I THINK ITS CALLED HERE IS MY LOVE!!!!!!She was so lucky in that movie I wish I was her at that time!!!!!!!Paul I am your number 1 Fan 1st always!!!!!!!!:)1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st!!!!Im trying to make you background!!!!!!!!!!!:):):):)Im also trying to go ogle you too i wish BlockBuster had this movie because I be the 1st to buy it:):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)I LOVE YOU SO MUCH YOU ARE SO CUTE!!!!AND WHEN YOU SING YOU GIVE ME BUTTERFLIES!!!
Dameandrea
This movie is one of my all time favorites. Ray Sharkey and Peter Gallagher were amazing. The songs were great, in fact I use to own the sound track. To this day I know the words to every song. It was clear from the first time I saw the movie that Peter would go on to have longevity. I wish I knew what happened to Paul Land. He made a really good Tommy Dee. I saw the movie the other day and I still find myself having as much fun as I did when I saw it on Cable in 1981. Oh yeah Joe Pantiliano (Bad Boys, Sopranos) made a lasting impression as well. Great acting, fun for all. It is a must see for anyone with a dream. ( smile)
nightilldawn
It was fall of 1980 and I was listening to NBC Radio ( A.M. ). At the time, that station played great music of the day. I remember calling up a radio contest which said that you could win tickets to the premiere of a new movie called " The Idolmaker " at Radio City Music Hall in New York City ( Manhatten ). I could not believe that I actually got thru and when I did was told that I had won. They wanted my name, address and phone number and told me that I would be receiving tickets to the premiere of the movie. What made matters even more great was the fact that my ex-husband worked for Rockefeller Center, not NBC otherwise we wouldn't have been eligible for winning these tickets. What luck! The premiere of this movie was amazing!!! I loved the acting, and the singing was to die for. After the movie ended, the stars of the show got up on the Radio City stage and spoke a few words thanking everyone who attended. I was privileged to have been seated in the 5th row from front. Peter Gallagher was so handsome in person as was Paul Land. Ray Sharkey ( may he rest in peace ) was at his finest hour. Even though this movie received a bad review and it didn't do too well in the theaters, I believe that many people were not given the opportunity to see what a fine movie this really was. Prince and Michael Jackson are big fans of this movie and for good reason. " You can be anything you want to be " , and that is the motto of this movie. Singer, songwriter, artist-you can make it!
glentom1
I first saw this movie on HBO in 1981. At that time HBO only showed box office flops. The supposedly really good ones would not get on HBO for 3 or 4 years.I just saw it again tonight, after 23 years, and I still enjoyed it. The music is great, the acting is great, and the plot is great.What is there not to like about it? I tried watching Chicago in 2002, the academy award winner, and it was a piece of crap. It was a combination Alfred Hitchcock/Showboat/Singing in the Rain movie, that was a total flop in my opinion. I much more enjoyed this movie.There are a few slow points in the movie, but they don't last for long. There is such energy and vivacity in this movie that it holds your attention as it builds up continually to the next "Idol."The songs stick in your mind (at least in mine), but they are always "in the wings" of the Ray Sharkey character. For example, the first idol he made, Sharkey is shown off stage mimicking the singer's moves.Anyway, it is a fun movie to watch, and one of a kind for its time, so I highly recommend it!
