FM (1978)

Director:

John A. Alonzo

Writer:

Ezra Sacks (written by)

Release Date:

April 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Musical

Tagline:

A Now Story With Now Music!

Plot:

Q-SKY is the #1 radio station in Los Angeles mainly because of the music they play, and running the station the way they want to...

Plot Keywords:

Radio | Radio Station | Concert Footage | Groupie | Rock 'n' Roll

Cast

Michael Brandon	...	Jeff Dugan
Eileen Brennan	...	Mother
Alex Karras	...	Doc Holiday
Cleavon Little	...	Prince
Martin Mull	...	Eric Swan
Cassie Yates	...	Laura Coe
Norman Lloyd	...	Carl Billings
Jay Fenichel	...	Bobby Douglas
James Keach	...	Lt. Reach
Joe Smith	...	Albert Driscoll
Tom Tarpey	...	Regis Lamar
Janet Brandt	...	Alice
Mary Torrey	...	Cathy
Roberta Wallach	...	Shari Smith
Terry Jastrow	...	Michael J. Carlyle

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:PG (Approved No. 25238) | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Sweden:Btl

Filming Locations:

The Summit - 10 Greenwood Plaza, Houston, Texas, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The advertisement that was presented by the men in military uniforms was an actual advertisement for the delayed entry program which offered new recruits the opportunity to "grow your hair one more time". It was an attempt to make the Army more hip in light of the changing culture shortly after the Vietnam war.

Quotes:

Jeff Dugan: Do you like music?
Regis Lamar: I can take it or leave it.
Jeff Dugan: I'm throwing a concert tonight... you ought to come. It's with Jimmy Buffett.
Regis Lamar: I love buffets, what are they serving?
Jeff Dugan: Regis, you and I are gonna get along just fine.

Soundtrack:

Lido Shuffle

EAR CANDY!

Probably one of the better "Forgotten Films" of the 1970's. Brief synopsis: Radio station employees fight running commercial spots on what was a non-commercial station. Add some decent footage of concerts, and a great sound track.

In the summer of '78 this movie pretty much came and went, due to a ton of other mega movies that were around. If you remember "Saturday Night Fever" had been re-released in a PG form to get a younger audience in, and "Grease" was big. So "FM" got muscled out at the box office.

The Linda Ronstadt concert footage was filmed at "The Summit" in Houston. I recall a news item in the paper about it being filmed for use in a movie.