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Hey, Let's Twist!

  • 19611961
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 19m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
128
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Hey, Let's Twist! (1961)
  • Musical
The rise, fall, and resurgence of the Peppermint Lounge nightclub is chronicled. The sons of the Peppermint Lounge nightclub owner nearly topple the club's initial success by redesigning the... Read allThe rise, fall, and resurgence of the Peppermint Lounge nightclub is chronicled. The sons of the Peppermint Lounge nightclub owner nearly topple the club's initial success by redesigning the place, then realize their mistake.The rise, fall, and resurgence of the Peppermint Lounge nightclub is chronicled. The sons of the Peppermint Lounge nightclub owner nearly topple the club's initial success by redesigning the place, then realize their mistake.
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
128
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  • Director
    • Greg Garrison
  • Writer
    • Hal Hackady
  • Stars
    • Joey Dee
    • The Starliters
    • Jo Ann Campbell
Top credits
  • Director
    • Greg Garrison
  • Writer
    • Hal Hackady
  • Stars
    • Joey Dee
    • The Starliters
    • Jo Ann Campbell
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    • 7User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Hope Hampton in Hey, Let's Twist! (1961)
    Hey, Let's Twist! (1961)
    Jo Ann Campbell, Joey Dee, Teddy Randazzo, and The Starliters in Hey, Let's Twist! (1961)
    Hey, Let's Twist! (1961)

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    Joey Dee
    • Joey Deeas Joey Dee
    The Starliters
    • The Starlitersas The Starliters
    Jo Ann Campbell
    • Piperas Piper
    • (as Jo-Ann Campbell)
    Teddy Randazzo
    Teddy Randazzo
    • Rickey Deeas Rickey Dee
    The Peppermint Loungers
    • The Peppermint Loungersas The Peppermint Loungers
    • (as The Peppermint Loungers)
    Kay Armen
    • Angieas Angie
    Zohra Lampert
    Zohra Lampert
    • Sharonas Sharon
    Dino Di Luca
    • Papaas Papa
    Hope Hampton
    Hope Hampton
    • Hope Hamptonas Hope Hampton
    Richard Dickens
    • Roreas Rore
    Dave Brigati
    • Dave Brigatias Dave Brigati
    • (as The Starliters)
    Allan Arbus
    Allan Arbus
    • The Doctoras The Doctor
    • (uncredited)
    Placida Armijo
    • Dancer at the Peppermint Clubas Dancer at the Peppermint Club
    • (uncredited)
    Marc Alan Austen
    Marc Alan Austen
    • Danceras Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    Adriano Celentano
    Adriano Celentano
    • Cantanteas Cantante
    • (uncredited)
    Sally Kirkland
    Sally Kirkland
    • Danceras Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    Dawn Nickerson
    Dawn Nickerson
    • Girlfriend of One of the Starlightersas Girlfriend of One of the Starlighters
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Pesci
    Joe Pesci
    • Dancer at the Peppermint Clubas Dancer at the Peppermint Club
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Greg Garrison
    • Writer
      • Hal Hackady
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Film debut of Joe Pesci (uncredited, as a dancer).
    • Connections
      Featured in Twist (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Shake Me Baby
      Performed by Jo Ann Campbell

    User reviews7

    Review
    Top review
    4/10
    "Gotta new dance and it goes like this"
    Hey, Let's Twist is a time capsule to the youth culture of the Kennedy years. I remember seeing this at the tender age of 14 in theater back in Brooklyn. Those were interesting years.

    This film purportedly shows how the famous Peppermint Lounge came to be. In the film restaurant owner Dino DeLuca has two sons Joey and Ricky who are into this new dance craze called The Twist and are even playing and writing about it. When dad has an anxiety attack and has to slow down, the boys take charge and turn his Italian Restaurant which was on the rocks anyway into a new youth club where they play and the kids twist the night away. More importantly it makes money so dad takes a new outlook on his two son's futures.

    The dream almost dies when socialite Zohra Lampert starts patronizing the place and starts turning it into a Studio 54 operation where only the elite go. I guess we weren't ready for that in those years because The Peppermint Lounge nearly goes belly up. In the end the kids are all right.

    Of course this is hardly the story of the real Peppermint Lounge which was mobbed up to the gills. But the period music is fine, Joey Dee and Teddy Randazzo are hardly great acting talents, still Hey Let's Twist is some interesting nostalgia.
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    • Apr 30, 2014

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    • Release date
      • December 31, 1961 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Twist... das die Röcke fliegen
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Harry Romm Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 19 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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