Directed by:
Taylor HackfordCinematography:
Adam HolenderComposer:
Jeff BarryCast:
Ray Sharkey, Tovah Feldshuh, Peter Gallagher, Paul Land, Joe Pantoliano, Maureen McCormick, Richard Bright, Olympia Dukakis, Steve Peck, John Aprea (more)Plots(1)
Sharkey " is superb in the title role" (Variety) as singer/songwriter Vinne Vacarri, the man with the moves, the songs, the voice and the know-how to become a star. What he doesn't have is a face that'll make teenage girls swoon. But Vinnie has a plan. If he can't become the next teen idol, then he'll find the right face to play the part. Setting his sights on two awkard teens (Land and Gallagher) -- each short on talent but long on looks -- Vinnie transforms them into overnight singing sensations. But fashioning his creations was the easy part, it's his ability to control them that will determine the ultimate success -- or failure -- of the Idolmaker. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Ray Sharkey
USA
Best movies:
Some Kind of Hero (1982)
Stunts (1977)
Paradise Alley (1978)
Tovah Feldshuh
USA
Best movies:
Holocaust (1978) (series)
The Believer (2001)
A Walk on the Moon (1999)
Peter Gallagher
USA
Best movies:
American Beauty (1999)
Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
Short Cuts (1993)
Paul Land
USA
Best movies:
The Idolmaker (1980)
Spring Break (1983)
Wild Orchid (1989)
Joe Pantoliano
USA
Best movies:
The Matrix (1999)
The Fugitive (1993)
Memento (2000)
Maureen McCormick
USA
Best movies:
The Arrangement (1969)
That's Adequate (1989)
The Idolmaker (1980)
Richard Bright
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
Olympia Dukakis
USA
Best movies:
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
Cloudburst (2011)
Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
Steve Peck
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
Some Came Running (1958)
John Aprea
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
The Game (1997)
Sam Shamshak
Best movies:
29th Street (1991)
The Idolmaker (1980)
Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996) (TV movie)
James Saito
USA
Best movies:
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
Henry Fool (1997)
Tony Munafo
USA
Best movies:
Lock Up (1989)
Prince of the City (1981)
Rocky II (1979)
Renata Vanni
Italy
Best movies:
A Patch of Blue (1965)
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Westward the Women (1951)
Leonard Gaines
USA
Best movies:
Scent of a Woman (1992)
Hardcore (1979)
New York, New York (1977)
Anthony Marciona
USA
Best movies:
Clerks II (2006)
(500) Days of Summer (2009)
Jackass: Number Two (2006)
Frank Bongiorno
Best movies:
Fame (1980)
The Last Don (1997) (series)
Bloodbrothers (1978)
Michael Mislove
USA
Best movies:
The Idolmaker (1980)
Tory Christopher
Best movies:
Apollo 13 (1995)
Face/Off (1997)
Murder in the First (1995)
JoJo D'Amore
USA
Best movies:
Mansion of the Doomed (1976)
The Idolmaker (1980)
The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)