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Title: The Music Machine (1979)
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Cast
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Gerry Sundquist | ... |
Gerry Pearson
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David Easter | ... |
Howard
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Mickey Feast | ... |
Nick Dryden
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Ferdy Mayne | ... |
Basil Silverman
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Laurie
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| Richard LeParmentier | ... |
Jay Reltano
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Billy McColl | ... |
Mark
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Chrissy Wickham | ... |
Sue
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Frances Lowe | ... |
Sharon
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Johnnie Wade | ... |
Mr. Pearson
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Mandy Perryment | ... |
Candy
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Gary Shail | ... |
Aldo
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Mrs. Pearson
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Thomas Baptiste | ... |
Claire's Father
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John Gorman | ... |
Newsagent
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Country:
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26 October 1979 (Portugal) See more »Also Known As:
A Grande Festa do Disco Dance See more »Company Credits
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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)