The Idolmaker PG | 1h 57min | Biography , Drama , Music | 14 November 1980 (USA) Based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marcucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian. I'm not sure what twigged the desire but it was a film that made a big impression on the young aspiring rock star me. It's a bit disheartening how hard I had to search to be able to watch The Idolmaker. It's a bit disheartening how hard I had to search to be able to watch The Idolmaker.

The Idolmaker Ray Sharkey Tovah Feldshuh Peter Gallagher (1980) A Bronx songwriter (Ray Sharkey) turns a saxophone player and a busboy into '50s/'60s teen idols. I saw it several times in an actual theatre and am pretty sure I saw it on TV as well. I'm not sure what twigged the desire but it was a film that made a big impression on the young aspiring rock star me. The Idolmaker (2005) Stream and Watch Online Music producer and songwriter Vincent Vacarri (Ray Sharkey) believes that it takes good looks, not talent, to become a teen idol in 1950s America. I saw it several times in an actual theatre and am pretty sure I saw it on TV as well.