Directed by:
Paul LandresCast:
Adriano Celentano, Eddie Cochran, Joe Flynn, Frank Wilcox, Herb Vigran, Dick Elliott, William Fawcett, Robert Foulk, Phil Arnold, Chuck Berry, Ritchie Valens (more)Plots(1)
A rock-fueled jet back to the days when rock was new. A rock music promoter (Freed himself, rock 'n' roll's first impresario) goes in search of a mystery contestant who won his star-making talent contest. The new teen idol, Johnny Melody, is surrounded by rare performances by rock's founding fathers, including Chuck Berry, Eddie Cochran, Ritchie Valens, Jackie Wilson, The Cadillacs and many others. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Adriano Celentano
Italy
Best movies:
La dolce vita (1960)
The Taming of the Scoundrel (1980)
Madly in Love (1981)
Eddie Cochran
USA
Best movies:
The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
Joe Flynn
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Desperate Hours (1955)
Lover Come Back (1961)
Frank Wilcox
USA
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Edge of Darkness (1943)
Herb Vigran
USA
Best movies:
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
The Fugitive Kind (1960)
Airplane! (1980)
Dick Elliott
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
William Fawcett
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Robert Foulk
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
East of Eden (1955)
Phil Arnold
USA
Best movies:
One Man Mutiny (1955)
The Big Heat (1953)
Lover Come Back (1961)
Chuck Berry
USA
Best movies:
American Hot Wax (1978)
Alice in the Cities (1974)
Ritchie Valens
USA
Milton Frome
USA
Best movies:
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Young Lions (1958)
Martha Wentworth
USA
Best movies:
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
Rock Around the Clock (1956)
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
Judy Nugent
USA
Best movies:
The Big Clock (1948)
There's Always Tomorrow (1956)
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)