The music business has changed and its a less cynical business than it was in the 60s ,70s & 80s. These days musician's and stars are much more savvy than their predecessors. Wether this is because the business has become more transparent, or the managers and the artists they represent are more clued up or indeed less naive? Looking back to the golden age when this film portrays it is apparent that working class English "kids" that excelled in their talent were always, at that time, exploited especially when they made it big in America. In saying that this is still the best Rock and Roll movie ever made. Simply because it has an authenticity that very few fictional accounts ever had. It follows the band The Stray Cats from their roots to their superstardom having made it big in the US. Still the biggest market to conquer as of now. The star of the band gets shunned by the rest of the band following their success but the lead singer goes on to a reluctant fame as a solo artist but he is manipulate by his his US manager, but his original UK manager (Adam Faith) becomes more or less his sole confident. Yes its stereotypical but only because the industry was like this when the film was made. From humble beginnings through to stardom and its eventual fall. Ultra realistic representation of the scene at the time and because of this its still the best film of its genre.
Review of Stardust
Stardust
(1974)
The greatest Rock N Roll movie of all time. Warts and all.
14 November 2023
Warning: Spoilers