The Idolmaker(1980)PG11/14/1980 (US)Drama, Romance, Music1h 57m5.4Play TrailerShare"He's got the look... He's got the talent... He's got the Idolmaker... He's got it all!"OverviewBased on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian.Taylor HackfordDirectorEdward di LorenzoScreenplayTop Billed CastRay SharkeyVincent 'Vinnie' VacarriPeter GallagherCaesareJoe PantolianoGino PilatoPaul LandTommy DeeJoJo D'AmoreHarmonMaureen McCormickEllen FieldsOlympia DukakisMrs. VacarriJimmy CarterJimmy RyanTovah FeldshuhBrenda RobertsJohn ApreaMario VacarriRichard BrightUncle TonyMyrna SmithSweet InspirationsJeanette LinneSpectator (uncredited)Where to WatchStreamPowered by JustWatchPopularity TrendLast 30 DaysThis chart shows the popularity trend over the past 30 days.MediaVideos (1)Backdrops (5)Posters (5)The Idolmaker 1980 TV trailerTrailerRecommendations68%Wyatt Earp66%Little Miss Marker57%Jayne Mansfield's Car81%Joker79%Titanic80%Oppenheimer72%Tenet83%Back to the Future80%Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban68%Eden Lake74%Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood81%The Truman Show87%The Shawshank Redemption80%191766%28 Weeks Later79%Inside Out82%Shutter Island71%8 Mile77%The Breakfast Club69%Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)Previous slideNext slideSimilar Movies61%The Three from the Filling Station70%Meet Me in St. Louis71%Mother India58%Hot Summer77%Aladdin75%Moulin Rouge!81%Singin' in the Rain0%The Knight Is Young0%Outside of Paradise66%UglyDolls20%The Cloth Peddler72%West Side Story62%A Chorus Line69%Rent70%Wattstax64%Company55%Light of Day27%Feel the Motion65%The Cotton Club90%Falco - L.I.V.E Donauinsel + Stadthalle WienPrevious slideNext slide