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The Idolmaker

The Idolmaker is a 1980 American musical drama directed by Taylor Hackford in his feature directorial debut, written by Edward di Lorenzo, and starring Ray Sharkey, Peter Gallagher, Paul Land, Tovah Feldshuh and Joe Pantoliano. Loosely based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marcucci, whose discoveries included Frankie Avalon and Fabian and who…

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Box office
$2.6 million
Cinematography
Adam Holender
Country
United States
Directed by
Taylor Hackford
Distributed by
United Artists
Edited by
Neil Travis

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The Idolmaker

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The Idolmaker

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Starring · 5
The Idolmaker → Joe Pantoliano, Paul Land, Peter Gallagher, Ray Sharkey, Tovah Feldshuh
related to Home media · 4
The Idolmaker → Blu-ray, Factory, On August, Shout
Produced by · 2
The Idolmaker → Gene Kirkwood, Howard W. Koch Jr.
related to External links · 2
The Idolmaker → IMDbThe Idolmaker, Rotten TomatoesTCM
Box office · 1
The Idolmaker → $2.6 million
Cinematography · 1
The Idolmaker → Adam Holender
Country · 1
The Idolmaker → United States
Directed by · 1
The Idolmaker → Taylor Hackford
Distributed by · 1
The Idolmaker → United Artists
Edited by · 1
The Idolmaker → Neil Travis

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The IdolmakerBox office$2.6 million1.00infobox
The IdolmakerCinematographyAdam Holender1.00infobox
The IdolmakerCountryUnited States1.00infobox
The IdolmakerDirected byTaylor Hackford1.00infobox
The IdolmakerDistributed byUnited Artists1.00infobox
The IdolmakerEdited byNeil Travis1.00infobox
The IdolmakerLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
The IdolmakerMusic byJeff Barry1.00infobox
The IdolmakerProduced byGene Kirkwood1.00infobox
The IdolmakerProduced byHoward W. Koch Jr.1.00infobox
The IdolmakerProduction companyKoch-Kirkwood Productions1.00infobox
The IdolmakerRelease dateNovember 14, 1980 (1980-11-14)1.00infobox
The IdolmakerRunning time117 minutes1.00infobox
The IdolmakerStarringRay Sharkey1.00infobox
The IdolmakerStarringPeter Gallagher1.00infobox
The IdolmakerStarringPaul Land1.00infobox
The IdolmakerStarringJoe Pantoliano1.00infobox
The IdolmakerStarringTovah Feldshuh1.00infobox
The IdolmakerWritten byEdward di Lorenzo1.00infobox
The Idolmakeris a1980 American musical drama directed by Taylor Hackford in his feature directorial debut0.90text

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