The Apple (film)
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Directed by | Menahem Golan |
Produced by | Yoram Globus Menahem Golan |
Written by | Menahem Golan Coby Recht Iris Recht |
Starring | Catherine Mary Stewart George Gilmour |
Music by | Coby Recht |
Cinematography | David Gurfinkel |
Editing by | Alain Jakubowicz |
Distributed by | Cannon Film Distributors |
Release date(s) | November 21 1980 |
Running time | 90 mins |
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Language | English |
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The Apple is a 1980 musical Science fiction film starring Catherine Mary Stewart and directed by Menahem Golan. It is a rock music story set in 1994 dealing with themes of conformity vs rebellion with a science fiction setting.
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[edit] Plot
Alphie (George Gilmour) and Bibi (Catherine Mary Stewart) two youths from Canada travel to America to take part in the 1994 Worldvision Song Festival. Despite being the most talented performers they are beaten by BIM (Boogalow International Music) and its leader, Mr. Boogalow (Vladek Sheybal) who use underhand tactics to secure a victory. Despite this failure the duo are approached by Mr Boogalow to sign to his music label but soon discover the darker side of the music industry.
[edit] Cast
- Catherine Mary Stewart as Bibi
- George Gilmour as Alphie
- Grace Kennedy as Pandi
- Alan Love as Dandi
- Joss Ackland as Hippie Leader/Mr. Topps
- Vladek Sheybal as Mr. Boogalow
- Ray Shell as Shake
- Miriam Margolyes as Alphie's Landlady
- Leslie Meadows as Ashley
- Derek Deadman as Bulldog
- Günther Notthoff as Fatdog
- Michael Logan as James
- Clem Davies as Clark
- George S. Clinton as Joe Pittman, reporter
- Coby Recht as Jean-Louis
- Francesca Poston as Vampire, Mr. Bugalow's s Receptionist, Keyboard Player and Ashley's 'lap-mate'
- Iris Recht as Domini
- Finola Hughes as Dancer
- Richard Pettyfer
- Yma Sumac as Singer (uncredited)
[edit] References
- Wingrove, David. Science Fiction Film Source Book (Longman Group Limited, 1985)
- The Apple at the Internet Movie Database