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The Music Machine

  • 19791979
  • 1h 33m
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6.0/10
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Patti Boulaye and Gerry Sundquist in The Music Machine (1979)
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Lovely live venue The Music Machine in Camden provides the glitzy glitter-ball backdrop for this hugely entertaining North London disco dance contest drama.Lovely live venue The Music Machine in Camden provides the glitzy glitter-ball backdrop for this hugely entertaining North London disco dance contest drama.Lovely live venue The Music Machine in Camden provides the glitzy glitter-ball backdrop for this hugely entertaining North London disco dance contest drama.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
45
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
161,661
42,744
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    • Director
      • Ian Sharp
    • Writers
      • James Kenelm Clarke(screenplay)
      • Ian Sharp(outline)
    • Stars
      • Gerry Sundquist
      • David Easter
      • Michael Feast
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    • Director
      • Ian Sharp
    • Writers
      • James Kenelm Clarke(screenplay)
      • Ian Sharp(outline)
    • Stars
      • Gerry Sundquist
      • David Easter
      • Michael Feast
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    Gerry Sundquist
    Gerry Sundquist
    • Gerry Pearson
    David Easter
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    Michael Feast
    Michael Feast
    • Nick Dryden
    • (as Mickey Feast)
    Ferdy Mayne
    Ferdy Mayne
    • Basil Silverman
    Clarke Peters
    Clarke Peters
    • Laurie
    Richard LeParmentier
    Richard LeParmentier
    • Jay Reltano
    • (as Richard Parmentier)
    Billy McColl
    • Mark
    Chrissy Wickham
    • Sue
    Frances Lowe
    • Sharon
    Johnnie Wade
    • Mr. Pearson
    • (as Johnny Wade)
    Mandy Perryment
    • Candy
    Gary Shail
    • Aldo
    Brenda Fricker
    Brenda Fricker
    • Mrs. Pearson
    Thomas Baptiste
    Thomas Baptiste
    • Claire's Father
    John Gorman
    • Newsagent
    Cathy Lewis
    • Dance Teacher
    John Fowler
    • Paul
    Ian Lindsay
    • Mr. Wilkinson
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      • Ian Sharp
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      • James Kenelm Clarke(screenplay)
      • Ian Sharp(outline)
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    6/10
    So bad it's good
    Check out this movie if you want to see a low-rent pastiche of Saturday Night Fever. Gerry is our zero (sorry, hero) stuck in rainy, 70's, low-aspiration North London, dreaming of a way out. Yes, there's a dance contest ("North London vs South London" - Music Machine vs Idon'tknowtheotherone)..yes there's a mid-Atlantic voiced DJ, yes there's an arch bad-guy (the gap-toothed bloke who appears in Sade's Smooth Operator video, fact-fans) and, superbly, there's big-name star-quality in the shape of Patti Boulaye in a bronze Ford Capri MkII with a beige vinyl roof. This was before the glitzy glamour of imported European lager (ok, maybe Skol or Lowenbrau were a treat)...instead halves of bitter and cheesy chat up lines fired at the out-of-his-league "bird" - "Can I get you a drink?" "I'm alright thanks.." "I know you're alright, but can I get you a drink...?". Always a winner. A brilliant film. (Another lyric - 'Dancin' on a Saturdy night..hopin' that there won't be a fight..' They don't write em like that any more)
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    • Release date
      • May 1979 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Music Machine
    • Filming locations
      • London, England, UK
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      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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