The David Cassidy Story (TV 2000)

Director:

Jack Bender

Writer:

Duane Poole

Stars:

Andrew Kavovit, Malcolm McDowell, Dey Young

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andrew Kavovit	...	David Cassidy
Malcolm McDowell	...	Jack Cassidy
Dey Young	...	Shirley Jones
Roma Maffia	...	Ruth Aarons
Chandra West	...	Sue Shifrin
Matthew John Armstrong	...	Nick Hiller
Katie Wright	...	Susan Dey
Paul Ben-Victor	...	Wes Farrell
Sibel Ergener	...	Kay Lenz
Brynn Thayer	...	Evelyn Ward
Steven Anderson	...	Partridge Family Producer
Sam Shamshak	...	Director
Meredyth Hunt	...	Melanie Green
Diane Farr	...	Lisa Erickson
Brady Kimball	...	Danny Bonaduce

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

pop star | partridge family | singer | actor | father son relationship | 

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Taglines:

Glamour. Girls. Money. Fame. And the price he paid for it all.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for drug content and brief sexuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 January 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

David Cassidy and the Partridge Family Years

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dennis Hammer Productions, NBC Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When David is giving his famous Rolling Stone interview, which took place while the Partridge Family was still on the air, the song 'Hot Blooded' by Foreigner is on the radio. The last episode of the Partridge Family aired in August of 1974 but 'Hot Blooded' didn't come out till 1978.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Assistant: We are in the tunnel. Thirty seconds to stage. Stand by.

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Connections

References Mary Tyler Moore (1970)

User Reviews

Loved it!

I happen to catch this today on VH1 Classic - channel surfing pays off sometimes! I really liked getting the insight into David Cassidy. And boy did they do some great casting in getting Andy to play David - he was great, looked so similar it was eerie, sounded great and - as others have stated - you can tell he spent time with or studied David and had his mannerisms down.

I gotta say this movie broke my heart - his relationship with his Dad, his reaction to that poor girl's death in London! I think some performers would have been more like "hey, wasn't my fault..." but it really rocked him. When he dealt with the scenes with Jack in Vegas and then when Jack died... he gave a great performance.

I LOVED that they had David come out at the end and he and Andy performed together!