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Director:
Menahem Golan
Writers:
Menahem Golan (screenplay)
Coby Recht (story) ...
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Release Date:
21 November 1980 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Music | Musical | Romance | Sci-Fi See more »
Tagline:
A Funky Fantasy That'll Rock Your World! See more »
Plot:
Musical set in the 'future', e.g. 1994. A young couple enters the world of the music industry, but also the world of drugs. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
1 nomination See more »
NewsDesk:
(11 articles)
A “Hierarchy” of gore and horror heroines; exclusive pics
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A “Hierarchy” of gore and horror heroines; exclusive pics
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John Moffatt obituary
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User Reviews:
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Cast

  (in credits order)

Catherine Mary Stewart ... Bibi
George Gilmour ... Alphie
Grace Kennedy ... Pandi
Allan Love ... Dandi (as Alan Love)

Joss Ackland ... Hippie Leader / Mr. Topps
Vladek Sheybal ... Mr. Boogalow
Ray Shell ... Shake

Miriam Margolyes ... Landlady
Derek Deadman ... Bulldog
Michael Logan ... James

George S. Clinton ... Joe Pittman, reporter

Francesca Poston ... Vampire / Star Rock / Mr. Boogalow's Receptionist / Keyboard Player in 'BIM' Band / One of Ashley's 'Lap-mates' at Mr. Boogalow's Penthouse Party
Leslie Meadows ... Ashley / Dancer
Günther Notthoff ... Fatdog
Clem Davies ... Clark James
Coby Recht ... Jean-Louis
Iris Recht ... Dominique
Lance Aston ... Dancer
Wendy Baldock ... Dancer
Lennie Bickely ... Dancer
Mandy Carole ... Dancer
John Chester ... Dancer
Julie Collins ... Dancer
Mary Corpe ... Dancer
Susan Daly ... Dancer
Jane Danielle ... Dancer
Kathy Evans ... Dancer
Jane Faithe ... Dancer
Bert Francis ... Dancer
Marta Gillot ... Dancer
John Greaves ... Dancer
Paul Henry ... Dancer

Finola Hughes ... Dancer
Beverly Kay ... Dancer
Chrissie Kendall ... Dancer
Heather Laurie ... Dancer
Scott MacKee ... Dancer
Richard Paul Majewski ... Dancer (as Richard Majewski)
Peter Newton ... Dancer
Diana Palmer ... Dancer
Richard Pettyfer ... Dancer
Andrie Reid ... Dancer
Susan Roe ... Dancer
Terry Sheppard ... Dancer
Ricardo Sibelo ... Dancer
David Tate ... Dancer
Femi Taylor ... Dancer
Gess Whitfield ... Dancer
Yvonne Younger ... Dancer
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Directed by
Menahem Golan 
 
Writing credits
Menahem Golan (screenplay)

Coby Recht (story) and
Iris Recht (story)

Produced by
Yoram Globus .... producer
Menahem Golan .... producer
 
Original Music by
Coby Recht 
 
Cinematography by
David Gurfinkel 
 
Film Editing by
Alain Jakubowicz 
 
Casting by
Valerie Van Ost 
 
Production Design by
Hans Jürgen Kiebach  (as Jürgen Kiebach)
 
Art Direction by
Hans Jürgen Kiebach  (as Jurgen Kiebach)
 
Costume Design by
Ingrid Zoré  (as Ingrid Zore)
 
Makeup Department
Colin Arthur .... makeup artist
Lisa Grass .... makeup artist assistant
Tamy Levy .... hair stylist (as Tammy Levy)
Moni Mansano .... makeup artist
Zipporah Mansano .... makeup artist assistant
Peter Shepherd .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Axel Bär .... unit manager
Karl W. Schaper .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Martin Höner .... first assistant director
Haim Idan .... second assistant director
Dory Lubliner .... second assistant director (as Dori Lubliner)
 
Art Department
Peter Alteneder .... set dresser
Wolfgang Kallnischkies .... propman
Sybille Kirchheim .... assistant art director
Mario Stock .... property master
Dietmar H. Suhr .... assistant art director (as Dietmar Suhr)
 
Sound Department
Don J. Bassman .... sound mixer (as Don Bassman)
Chris Carpenter .... sound mixer
Joel Fein .... sound mixer
Jacob Goldstein .... sound editor
Eli Yarkoni .... sound recordist
 
Special Effects by
Richard Richtsfeld .... special effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Micky Binyamini .... assistant camera (as Miki Benjamini)
Yoni Hamenachem .... still photographer
Bernd Huebner .... best boy (as Bernd Hüber)
Peter Kalisch .... assistant camera
Avraham Karpick .... assistant camera (as Avram Karpic)
Helmut Klee .... gaffer
Avraham Leibman .... gaffer
Shmulik Levy .... head grip (as Shmulik Levi)
Avi Avrahami .... electrician (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Brigitte Friedländer-Rodriguez .... wardrobe (as Brigitte Rodriguez)
Sonja Kutschke .... wardrobe
Gisela Nixdorf .... wardrobe (as Giesela Nixdorf)
Helmut Preuss .... wardrobe
 
Editorial Department
Hagit Anin .... assistant editor
Dick Bernstein .... assistant editor
Mike Berold .... assistant editor
María Luisa Pino .... assistant editor (as Maria Louisa Pino)
Efraim Reuveni .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
George S. Clinton .... music adaptator
George S. Clinton .... music supervisor
Richard Goldblatt .... music recordist
Mary Hylan .... singing voice: Catherine Mary Stewart
 
Other crew
Kent Adamson .... assistant to producer
Irith Benjamini .... script supervisor
Nigel Lythgoe .... choreographer
Priscilla McDonald .... continuity
Michael Melzer .... production assistant
Helga Ploiner .... head accountant
Michael Scoble .... production assistant
Manfred Thurau .... production accountant
Trixi Waizenauer .... production secretary
Kenneth Warwick .... assistant choreographer
Frank J. Tsacrios .... assistant to producer (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
90 min
Country:
USA | West Germany
Language:
English | French | German | Italian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:L | Sweden:11 | USA:PG | UK:AA (1980)
Filming Locations:
Germany
Company:
NF Geria II Filmgesellschaft m.b.H.See more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Miriam Margolyes' scenes were shot in a single day.See more »
Quotes:
Dandi:[singing] It's the natural, natural, natural desire... meet an actual, actual, actual vampire!See more »
Movie Connections:
References As You Like It (1936)See more »
Soundtrack:
Cry for MeSee more »

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20 out of 25 people found the following review useful.
I was there!, 22 February 2004
Author: lynnekjacobs from california

I was stationed with the USAF in West Berlin when this was filmed. (There are W. Berlin landmarks in the film, even though it's supposed to be New York.) My husband was an aspiring actor and always showed up at auditions when something was being filmed. He got a part as a newspaper reporter and general all-round extra, and I got a part as an extra, too. In fact, many of the extras in this movie are service members stationed in Berlin (this was before the Wall fell, so there were Brit soldiers stationed there as well, thus explaining many of the Brit accents). We had an apartment, so some of the dancers came over to hang out and chat, to escape the hotel rooms, Finola Hughes being one of them, as well as Catherine Mary Stuart (my husband REALLY enjoyed escorting her around the base!). One of the dancers, named Dave, said the filming of the hell scene was just "magical." The costumes were pretty cheesey and poorly made; my husband probably still has the silver baseball cap he wore as a reporter and the silver epaulets... It was a lot of fun to be a part of and I'd love to have a copy of it (when I saw it on TV several years ago, I couldn't find myself in the crowd scenes!). It was great reading other comments about this movie -- I didn't think anyone else in the world knew about it!

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