The Apple (1980)

User Rating:

3.7/10   

Director:

Menahem Golan

Writers:

Menahem Golan (screenplay)
Coby Recht (story) ...
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Release Date:

21 November 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Musical

Tagline:

A Funky Fantasy That'll Rock Your World!

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.

Plot Keywords:

Song | Music Industry | Future | Drugs | New York City

Cast

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 AKA 'Star Rock', Mr. Bugalow's s Receptionist, Keyboard Player in 'BIM' Band and 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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yma Sumac	...	Singer (uncredited)

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
Sonja Kutschke	....	wardrobe
Gisela Nixdorf	....	wardrobe (as Giesela Nixdorf)
Helmut Preuss	....	wardrobe
Brigitte Rodriguez	....	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)

Production Companies

• NF Geria III-Produktion München

Distributors

• Cannon Film Distributors (1980) (USA) (theatrical)
• Citadel Films (1980) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1986) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Paragon Video Productions (1982) (USA) (VHS)
• Video Classics

Other Companies

• Boutique Sweetheart  costume house
• CCC Film Studio  studio
• Geyer Werke Berlin  laboratory
• MGM Lab - Hollywood  laboratory
• New Creative Sound  sound effects
• RGB Optical  titles and opticals
• The Music Center - London  music recorded at
• Theaterkunst  costume house
• Village Recorder, The  music remixed for dolby sound at (as Village Recorders)

Also Known As:

Star Rock (UK) (West Germany)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA | West Germany

Language:

English | French | German | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:AA (1980) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:L | Sweden:11 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Germany

Company:

NF Geria III-Produktion München

Trivia:

Finola Hughes' film debut.

Quotes:

[singing]
Dandi: There ain't no pride/
Pandi: There ain't no shame/
Dandi: There ain't no sympathy/
Pandi: There ain't no blame/
Dandi: There ain't no pleasure/
Pandi: There ain't no pain!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "TCM Underground: The Apple/Roller Boogie (#1.44)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

BIM (reprise)

One of the finest "Bad Movies" in existence.

Words cannot express the joy I get whenever I sit down to see THE APPLE. I first experienced it in the best way possible, at an all-night movie marathon with a group of film fanatics. Everything about this film is so grossly over-the-top and gaudy that you just have to marvel that it was ever produced, much less released. I don't want to give anything away, but it is best described as Faust covered in glitter. The music is bad, the acting is worse and the direction is out the window. It's glorious! The lyrics to the songs, though earnest, are so clichéd that they illicit unintentional giggles with every line. The leading man is supposedly from Moosejaw, Canada but mysteriously sports a German accent. The height of future transportation is apparently a station wagon with extra lights attached. You can tell that Golan/Globus (yes, them) thought they were making a sincere statement about the power of love to conquer evil, as there was seemingly a decent budget on the film. Most of the musical numbers are large, crowded affairs and dancers don't come cheap. In summary, any film that features God coming down from the sky in a Heavenly Cadillac is okay by me!