Rock and Roll: The First 25 Years
Movies about and featuring rock and roll music 1955 - 1980. The early days, Elvis, the British invasion, the beach scene, Pop rock, and concert films.
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- DirectorRichard BrooksStarsGlenn FordAnne FrancisLouis CalhernA new English teacher at a violent, unruly inner-city school is determined to do his job, despite resistance from both students and faculty.The first time an R&R song was heard in a mainstream movie.
- DirectorJoseph KohnStarsCholly AtkinsLouie BellsonDelta Rhythm BoysPacked with music by the greats of the time.
- DirectorFred F. SearsStarsBill Haley and the CometsBill HaleyThe PlattersA frustrated big-band promoter bumps into rock-and-rollers Bill Haley and the Comets.Bill Haley & The Comets, The Platters, Freddie Bell & The Bellboys.
- DirectorWill PriceStarsAlan Freed and his Rock 'n Roll BandFran ManfredTuesday WeldDori is trying to get together enough money to buy a strapless gown; Daddy has cut off Dori's allowance, but gee, she's gotta go to the prom.Chuck Berry, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, Johnny Burnette, The Moonglows, The Flamingos, Jimmy Cavello and the House Rockers
- DirectorFred F. SearsStarsBill Haley and the CometsBill HaleyAlan DaleA disc jockey tries to prove to teenagers' parents that rock 'n' roll is harmless and won't turn their kids into juvenile delinquents.Bill Haley & The Comets, The Treniers, Little Richard, Dave Apell & The Applejacks
- DirectorFrank TashlinStarsTom EwellJayne MansfieldEdmond O'BrienA gangster hires a down-and-out press agent to make his airheaded girlfriend a singing star.Fats Domino, The Platters, Little Richard, Gene Vincent, The Treniers, Eddie Fontaine, Eddie Cochran
- DirectorEdward L. CahnStarsMike ConnorsLisa GayeSterling HollowayA group of concerned adults try to ban rock and roll music in their town because they think that the music promotes juvenile delinquency. It's now up to a disc jockey and a hipster to defend the music in a televised trial. The movie also features several rock and roll performances, most notably from Fats Domino.Fats Domino, Joe Turner, Choker Campbell & His Band
- DirectorRichard BartlettStarsSal MineoJohn SaxonLuana PattenJimmy Daley and Angelo Barrato are teenage members of a band who learn of a contest that they believe will bring them fame. Jimmy must fight the opposition of his father and his feelings for the lovely Joan.
- DirectorHoward W. KochStarsJudy TylerBobby TroupMargo WoodeTo prove his theory that rock and roll is on its way out, a sociologist tries to convince a "bop" singer to switch to calypso, much to the ire of her Hollywood nightclub manager.
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsSusan CabotBrian G. HuttonDavid J. StewartA movie about a rundown nightclub on a carnival pier and it's owner's love for the club's star who has eyes for someone else.The Platters, Bob Luman and his Shadows, David Houston, The Blockbusters.
- DirectorRichard ThorpeStarsElvis PresleyJudy TylerMickey ShaughnessyAfter serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett becomes a teenage rock star.
- DirectorRoy LockwoodStarsFats DominoJerry Lee LewisJimmy BowenPete Porter and Honey Wynn become overnight sensations as a romantic singing duo. But what will become of their budding love affair when their feuding, back-stabbing managers persuade them to go solo?Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Knox, Jimmy Bowen, Carl Perkins, The Four Coins, Lewis Lymon & The Teenchords, Frankie Avalon.
- DirectorHal KanterStarsElvis PresleyLizabeth ScottWendell CoreyA musician and a publicist help a delivery man achieve stardom.
- DirectorCharles S. DubinStarsAlan FreedTeddy RandazzoLois O'BrienThe saga of how Alan Freed discovered rock and roll. The new musical sounds are traced back to their roots in jazz, blues and gospel. Appearances by Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Clyde McPhatter, Frankie Lymon, Lionel Hampton.Chuck Berry, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, Clyde McPhatter, Teddy Randazzo, Little Richard, Brook Benton, The Moonglows.
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsDick MillerRussell JohnsonAbby DaltonCloud Nine, the local teen hangout, has been taken over by a pair of escaped killers, who hold the local teens hostage. The bartender realizes it's up to him to save the kids.The Platters, The Blockbusters
- DirectorGerard BryantStarsTommy SteeleHumphrey LytteltonChas McDevittThis is the story of the early life and rise to fame of Tommy Steele. His manager wanted him to be a tough rock'n'roller and so challenge Elvis Presley but Tommy is too nice. He becomes famous anyway!!
- DirectorMurray Douglas SporupStarsJohnny CarrollDon CoatsPreacher SmithLocal Dallas teenagers resist attempts by shady underworld types to take over their beloved rock 'n' roll club. This rock 'n' roll-themed movie features top-notch rockabilly performances by Don Coates and The Bon-Aires, Preacher Smith and the Deacons, The Five Stars, The Belew Twins, Johnny Carroll and Roscoe Gordon.
- DirectorWilliam F. ClaxtonStarsVirginia FieldDouglas KennedyLes BrownThe mysterious Mrs. Eleanor Carter moves to Springfield with her two teenagers, Jimmy and Cathy. Eleanor makes friends with the town's social leader, Mrs. Wellington, who supports her idea for a town youth center, and she is aided by Tom Griffith, the high-school principal. At the town's annual picnic, to which Eleanor has bought a band (Les Brown and His Band of Reknown), the town busybody, Eunice, reveals what she learned about Eleanor's past.
- DirectorHoward W. KochStarsMamie Van DorenLori NelsonJohn RussellFollows the vagrant sisters working for crooked characters at a rock 'n' roll prison-farm.Eddie Cochran, Mamie Van Doren
- DirectorWill CowanStarsWilliam ReynoldsAndra MartinGogi GrantYoung man just out of college tries to persuade his father, who owns a record company, to start signing up rock 'n' roll acts.Fats Domino, The Dell Vikings, The Diamonds
- DirectorLou PlaceStarsDick ContinoSandra GilesBruno VeSotaA singing truck driver meets a feisty blonde who challenges him to a drag race. When he is offered a new job that also includes drug running, he must fight to save his friends and himself.
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsElvis PresleyCarolyn JonesWalter MatthauA troubled youth's singing sets New Orleans rockin'. With a sweet girl to love him and nightclubbers cheering, it seems he will shake off his past and head for the top. But will a mobster and his man-trap moll snare him in a life of crime?
- DirectorHarry FosterStarsJulius LaRosaPhyllis NewmanConrad JanisSinger's girlfriend helps him adjust to the new rock'n'roll music.Paul Anka, Danny & The Juniors, The Royal Teens, The Tyrones.
- DirectorHenry EphronStarsTommy SandsLili GentleEdmond O'BrienManager Joseph Sharkey discovers a naive Virgil Walker who has an incredible vocal talent. Sharkey takes Virgil away from his humble beginnings, changes his appearance and turns him into a nationwide singing sensation.Tommy Sands
- DirectorCharles F. HaasStarsJohn SaxonMolly BeeRod McKuenA neighborhood rock band gets a job playing at a summer camp.
- DirectorPaul LandresStarsAlan FreedJimmy ClantonSandy StewartRock-n-roll promoter Alan Freed holds a talent search to develop a new rock star, then must find the elusive, mystery contestant (Jimmy Clanton) who doesn't know he has won.Chuck Berry, Jimmy Clanton, Ritchie Valens, The Flamingos, Eddie Cochran, Jackie Wilson, Sandy Stewart, The Cadillacs, JoAnn Campbell
- DirectorDon SiegelStarsFabianStuart WhitmanCarol LynleyA farm boy and his dog go hunting with his teenage brother (Fabian) and an older friend (Stuart Whitman) in 1912.
- DirectorJohn GillingStarsWilliam BendixAnthony NewleyAnne AubreyA rock'n'roll idol is drafted into the wrong regiment.
- DirectorArthur DreifussStarsJo MorrowJack JonesBrian DonlevyWhile in New York to select her coronation wardrobe, Princess Ann is photographed dancing with Riff Manton, son of impoverished producer George Manton. A dress designer, Balenko, gives Riff a large commission when Princess Ann buys her wardrobe from him and Riff uses the money to help his father produce a hit show, a Juke Box Jamboree.Johnny Otis, The Treniers, The Nitwits, The Earl Grant Trio.
- DirectorPaul WendkosStarsDick ClarkVictoria ShawMichael CallanA new high school teacher tries to help troubled students and falls in love with the principal's secretary.Duane Eddy and the Rebels, James Darren.
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsElvis PresleyJuliet ProwseRobert IversTulsa, a soldier with dreams of running his own nightclub, places a bet with his friend Dynamite that he can win the heart of an untouchable dancer...but when Dynamite is transferred, Tulsa must replace him in the bet.
- DirectorGeorge BarrisJim GeallisStarsSteve KarmenArlene CorwinLou Anne LeeMario ('Peter Clune'), a gangster, takes the fifth amendment when being questioned by the Senate Sub Committee on his connection with racketeering within the juke box industry. While in a small New Jersey town, teenagers Bob (Steve Karmen), Judy (Arlene Corwin),Ginger (Beverly Nazarow), Seymour (Seymour Cassel) and Betty ('Dalene Young (II)' go to the train station to pick up Judy's cousin-from-Tennessee, Lulubelle (Lou Anne Lee). They take her to their local hangout, a pizzeria called "Mom & Pops", a broken down place ran by a couple named Mom (Emy Boselli) and Pop (William J. Daprato.) After leaving the senate hearing, Mario, on his way to a large meeting of racketeers, drops by the pizzeria for a cold drink, and notices that Pop's jukebox is not one belonging to the syndicate. He asks the local rep of the syndicate, Morty Belowsky (Ray Singer to find out why, and Morty reports the place doesn't make enough money to make it worthwhile, but Mario isn't having any of that and orders the syndicate's box be put in "for the principle of the thing."
- DirectorHenry LevinStarsDolores HartGeorge HamiltonYvette MimieuxFour very different college girls drive to Fort Lauderdale, Florida for spring break and seek out various adventures and romance for themselves.Connie Francis.
- DirectorAllan DavidWilliam J. Hole Jr.StarsLouis PrimaJune WilkinsonSam ButeraSam Butera and the Witnesses perform several Twist numbers to save a small New Orleans nightclub and raise the bail to get Louis Prima out of jail.
- DirectorGreg GarrisonStarsJoey DeeThe StarlitersJo Ann CampbellThe 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.Joey Dee & The Starlighters, Jo Ann Campbell, Teddy Randazzo,
- DirectorCharles BartonStarsTommy NoonanPeter MarshallBarbara EdenAn amateur tunesmith (Tommy Noonan) and a con man (Pete Marshall) pool their resources in order to win first prize in a songwriting contestRay Charles, Bobby Vee
- DirectorLawrence DohenyStarsJimmy ClantonRocky GrazianoZasu PittsA teenager whose father is a millionaire radio station owner secretly records a song and plays it on one of his father's stations. It becomes a hit. Then he falls in love with a girl who works at a local radio station who doesn't know who he is.Jimmy Clanton, Jackie Wilson, Chubby Checker, Dion, Marv Johnson, Vicki Spencer, Bill Black's Combo
- DirectorOscar RudolphStarsChubby CheckerDion DiMucciVicki SpencerThe plot is virtually identical to the plot of the earlier film "Rock Around the Clock": A struggling manager visits a hayseed town, discovers a new dance craze, and hopes to turn it into a overnight nationwide sensation. Features performances by Chubby Checker and Dion.Chubby Checker, Dion, The Marcels, Vicki Spencer
- DirectorOscar RudolphStarsChubby CheckerGene ChandlerVic DanaMany twist-dancers meet to prepare for the TV variety show "The Twist." While the special is still in the production stages, jealousies lead to problems--and a whole lot of dancing.Chubby Checker, Gene Chandler, Carroll Brothers, Linda Scott, The Dovells, Vic Dana.
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsElvis PresleyStella StevensJeremy SlateWhen he finds out his boss is retiring to Arizona, a sailor has to find a way to buy the Westwind, a boat that he and his father built. He is also caught between two women: insensitive club singer Robin and sweet Laurel.
- DirectorMichael WinnerStarsBilly FuryMichael Anderson Jr.Dennis PriceStars Billy Fury (Britain's answer to Elvis Presley) and features cameos from some other stars from the sixties, with Bobby Vee, Helen Shapiro and Shane Fenton (better known as Alvin Stardust). On a plane is Billy and his band on their way to take part in a song contest, also on board is Ann Bryant, who's been abroad by her wealthy father, to stop her infatuation with popstar Larry Granger. The plane is forced to return to the airport and Billy and his band persuade Ann to join them and together they search London's nightclubs for Larry.Bill Fury, Bobby Vee
- DirectorRichard LesterStarsHelen ShapiroCraig DouglasJohn LeytonTwo teens organize a jazz festival despite objections from the mayor.Chubby Checker, Gary U.S. Bonds, Gene Vincent, Brook Brothers, Gene McDaniels, Del Shannon
- DirectorClive DonnerStarsKenneth MoreRay BrooksAnneke WillsThe story of three teenaged tearaways Johnnie, Bill and Bert who find themselves at odds with society. Following a brush with the law they have a chance meeting with a local choirmaster who offers them a way of making good.
- DirectorRay Dennis StecklerStarsArch Hall Jr.Nancy CzarArch Hall Sr.A young Arch Hall, Jr. is given a shot at the big time by the unscrupulous owner of a small record company played by Arch Hall, Sr. (aka William Watters).
- DirectorWilliam AsherStarsRobert CummingsDorothy MaloneFrankie AvalonA bearded anthropologist studies the habits of swingin' American teens while they enjoy the summer surfing, loving, and partying at the beach.Frankie and Annette, Donna Loren, Dick Dale and the Del-Tones
- DirectorGeorge SidneyStarsDick Van DykeAnn-MargretJanet LeighA rock singer travels to a small Ohio town to make his "farewell" television performance and kiss his biggest fan before he is drafted.
- DirectorDouglas HickoxStarsFrankie VaughanLance PercivalWilliam RushtonA fantastic musical romp through the West End of London in the company of Lance Percival and his fat friend, Willie Rushton. In HD.The Springfields, The Bachelors, The Hollies
- DirectorGordon FlemyngStarsMark WynterCherry RolandAlan CaddyWith an election approaching, the two major political parties in England work desperately to capture the enthusiasm of teenagers, who have been granted the right to vote. When the prime minister cuts the quota of musical programs permitted on television, teenagers Mark and Cherry lead others youngsters in forming their own political party, which successfully utilizes popular recording artists in helping to win the election.Bobby Vee, The Crickets, Freddie Cannon, Johnny Tillotson, Ketty Lester, The Tornados
- DirectorLance ComfortStarsDavid HemmingsJennifer MossJohn PikeFour teenage GPO dispatch riders in London form a band named 'The Smart Alecs', who go to various lengths to get themselves noticed. This movie contains many musical interludes by singers of the era, including several by Kenny Ball.Gene Vincent, The Outlaws, Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen, Heinz Burt, Kim Roberts, Andy Cavell and The Saints, Kim Roberts.
- DirectorMichael CarrerasStarsMichael GoodmanJoe BrownSusan MaughanAn aspiring musician from London's East End pursues his dreams while navigating a rocky romance.
- DirectorMaury DexterStarsRod LaurenMolly BeeGene McDanielsA group of teenagers discover that their club is scheduled for demolition to make way for a skyscraper. The niece of the club's adversary falls in with the group determined to save the club.
- DirectorWilliam AsherStarsFrankie AvalonAnnette FunicelloMartha HyerA millionaire sets out to prove his theory that his pet chimpanzee is as intelligent as the teenagers who hang out on the local beach, where he is intending to build a retirement home.
- DirectorSidney MillerStarsMary Ann MobleyJoan O'BrienNancy SinatraA college co-ed tries to balance her time writing songs and dealing with her publisher who tries to pursue her.The Dave Clark Five, The Animals, The Standells, The Jimmy Smith Trio, Freddie Bell & The Bellboys.
- DirectorRichard LesterStarsJohn LennonPaul McCartneyGeorge HarrisonOver two "typical" days in the life of The Beatles, the boys struggle to keep themselves and Sir Paul McCartney's mischievous grandfather in check while preparing for a live TV performance.
- DirectorDon WeisStarsConnie FrancisJim HuttonSusan OliverAfter being in Hollywood for a month with lots of compliments but no offers, girl-next-door Libby Caruso decides to give up on her singing career and focus on fulfilling her destiny of being a wife, hopefully to a doctor. She believes that to nab a husband she must get a job where many eligible bachelors would notice her, but singing is her only real skill. She lands a Girl Friday job at a brokerage firm and believes that she is destined to marry Paul Davis, who works at the product-development company where her best friend and roommate Jan McNair works. Paul believes that he is God's gift to the world, if only anyone would notice. Jan knows that Libby isn't his type, and he didn't even notice her. Cuz Rickover might be Libby's type, but she didn't notice him. Cuz is a part-timer: part-time supermarket stockman and part-time bass player, among other part-time activities. Ultimately, Paul believes he can help Libby and in turn help himself in developing a product for market that Libby created to make her 9-to-5 life easier. But as he helps her with that and she hopes he'll ask her to marry him, she gets the opportunity to showcase her singing to a wide audience. So as Libby's 9-to-5 life, her pursuit of a husband, the product development, and the singing seem to be moving up and down simultaneously, she must decide where her focus lies. The answers to what she should do with her life might just fall into place with a little push from the people in her life.
- DirectorWilliam AsherStarsFrankie AvalonAnnette FunicelloLuciana PaluzziLocal beach-goers find that their beach has been taken over by a businessman training a stable of body builders.
- DirectorMaury DexterStarsBobby VintonPatricia MorrowJackie DeShannonA young girl travels to California with a couple of friends in order to visit her brother. After they arrive it doesn't take long for them to get into the swing of things and also to attract the attention of the local police sergeant.Bobby Vinton, Jackie DeShannon, The Astronauts, The Routers.
- DirectorSidney J. FurieStarsCliff RichardWalter SlezakSusan HampshireA group of (literally) drifting popsters find themselves involved in a grim sand-and-sandals desert movie. They reckon a few song-and-dance numbers would liven things up.
- DirectorSteve BinderStarsThe Beach BoysThe BarbariansChuck BerrySurf pop duo Jan and Dean host this showcase of performances by popular rock and roll and R&B musicians of the era.The Beach Boys, Chuck Berry, James Brown, The Barbarians, Marvin Gaye, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Lesley Gore, Jan & Dean, Billy J. Kramer, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Supremes, The Rolling Stones.
- DirectorGeorge SidneyStarsElvis PresleyAnn-MargretCesare DanovaA race-car driver preparing for the Grand Prix wiles his time in Las Vegas working as a waiter to pay for his new engine and soon strikes up a romance with a beautiful young woman.
- DirectorLance ComfortStarsDavid HemmingsSteve MarriottJohn PikeA family inherits a seaside hotel and has trouble filling it up until their son's rock group begins packing 'em in. This film was one of several British films from the mid-sixties which offered the added inducement of a guest appearance by Jerry Lee Lewis.Joyce Blair, Nashville Teens, Jerry Lee Lewis, Slash Wildly and the Cutthroats, Kenny and the Wranglers, The Plebs.
- DirectorLennie WeinribStarsEdd ByrnesChris NoelRobert LoganEdd Byrnes tries to get an ethnic-music-studies grant to buy instruments for his rock and roll group, the Wigglers. College-finance-committee members Chris Noel, Gail Gilmore, Mikki Jameson and Brenda Benet uncover the scam and tear up the check, but the Wigglers play a Long Beach, California custom-car show in drag and win first prize. The Supremes do "Come to the Beach Ball with Me" and "Surfer Boy;" the Four Seasons sing their 1964 hit "Dawn;" the Hondells sing Brian Wilson's "My Buddy Seat;" the Righteous Brothers do "Baby What You Want Me to Do;" and the Walker Brothers cut loose with "Doin' the Jerk." Gary Kurtz of "Star Wars" fame was the assistant director.The Supremes, The Four Seasons, The Righteous Brothers, The Hondells, The Walker Brothers
- DirectorWilliam AsherStarsFrankie AvalonAnnette FunicelloDeborah WalleyFrankie, DeeDee, and the gang meet singing sensation Sugar Kane in a publicity stunt; they all get introduced to skydiving and get caught up in love.Frankie Avalon, Annette Funnicello, Donna Loren, The Hondells.
- DirectorJeremy SummersStarsGerry and the PacemakersMona WashbourneGeorge A. CooperGerry and Fred Marsden, Les McGuire, and Les "Chad" Chadwick portray themselves in a romp through the early-1960s Liverpool Beat Scene. Art students by day and musicians by night, the boys' big break comes by winning a local talent contest. But first, they must retrieve their instruments, which have been mistakenly carried to the airport.
- DirectorBoris SagalStarsElvis PresleyShelley FabaresHarold J. StoneA Chicago mobster hires a rock'n'roll singer and his band to keep an eye on his daughter during Spring Break in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
- DirectorWilliam WitneyStarsNoreen CorcoranMartin WestLinda MarshallThe girls of Alpha Beta need to raise $10,000 in two weeks to save the sorority house. Among their schemes to raise the funds are a beauty contest, a newspaper puzzle, and a baking contest. But when three guys hit the beach with love on their minds, bragging that they know the Beatles, the girls plan a concert with the Fab Four as the main attraction.The Beach Boys, Lesley Gore, The Crickets
- DirectorFrederic GoodeStarsMatt MonroJimmy SavileSusan MaughanNo plot here, just a collection of lip-synched videos from some of the bands that were part of the "British Invasion" in 1964: The Animals, Herman's Hermits, Peter and Gordon, and the Spencer Davis Group (with Steve Winwood). The film also features bookend live performances by The Beatles.Matt Monroe, The Animals, Susan Maughan, The Rockin' Berries, Herman's Hermits, The Four Pennies, The Nashville Teens, The Honeycombs, The Fourmost, Billy J. Kramer, Peter & Gordon, Billie Davis, The Spencer Davis Group, The Beatles.
- DirectorJohn BoormanStarsDave ClarkThe Dave Clark FiveBarbara FerrisDinah is a model whose face appears in an ad campaign for meat. While shooting a TV commercial, she and Steve, one of the stunt men, run off together. The advertising executives use their disappearance to generate more publicity for meat.
- DirectorRichard LesterStarsJohn LennonPaul McCartneyGeorge HarrisonSir Ringo Starr finds himself the human sacrifice target of a cult, and his fellow members of The Beatles must try to protect him from it.
- DirectorWilliam AsherStarsAnnette FunicelloDwayne HickmanBrian DonlevyFrankie, on naval-reserve duty in Tahiti, doesn't trust Dee Dee to stay faithful, so he hires Bwana, a witch doctor, to help. Bwana conjures up a floating bikini, "stuffs" it with Cassandra, and sends her to distract advertising executive Ricky from Dee Dee.
- DirectorOzzie NelsonStarsRicky NelsonJack KellyKristin HarmonTwo 18-year-old students elope on the eve of high school graduation and move in with his parents.Ricky Nelson
- DirectorAlan RafkinStarsFrankie AvalonDwayne HickmanDeborah WalleyIn this musical, college classmates Todd Armstrong (Frankie Avalon) and Craig Gamble (Dwayne Hickman) head out on a group ski vacation, and agree that if they're going to get girlfriends, they need to understand how women think.Frankie Avalon, Lesley Gore, James Brown, The Hondells.
- DirectorRobert SparrStarsJames StacyWilliam Wellman Jr.Quinn O'HaraTwo guys and a girl run a week-long concert festival in the sunny summertime of Arrowhead, California and deal with bullies and breakups.The Righteous Brothers, The Rip Chords, Donnie Brooks, Gary Lewis & The Playboys
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsElvis PresleyJulie AdamsJocelyn LaneA singing rodeo rider gets hired at an expensive all-female dude ranch/beauty spa and falls for a pretty fitness trainer who's under constant threat from a gang who wants her late grandfather's cache of gold that's hidden in a ghost town.
- DirectorAlvin GanzerStarsConnie FrancisHarve PresnellPeter NooneYoung heir Danny Churchill tries to help Ginger, an attractive postal worker in rural Nevada, save her father's ranch from closing due to being heavily in debt with some Reno gangster-types for her father's compulsive gambling. With his college friends' help, Danny turns Ginger's father's ranch into a motel for impending divorcees to get out of debt, while Danny courts Ginger, but tries to keep his past reputation a secret when his former girlfriend Tess, a spiteful gold-digger, relentlessly pursues him and his wealth.Connie Francis, Herman's Hermits, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs.
- DirectorMaury DexterStarsFrankie RandallSherry JacksonGayle CaldwellAdam Miller and Lee Sullivan both lay claim to a beach house for student boarders. Problems arise when both boys and girls show up to live there.Jackie & Gayle, Sonny & Cher, The Astronauts
- DirectorRichard BenedictStarsJames StacyWilliam Wellman Jr.Beverly AdamsTeenagers work, play and dance to rock 'n' roll at a Lake Tahoe ski lodge.The Nooney Rickett 4, The Reflections
- DirectorBert I. GordonStarsTommy KirkJohnny CrawfordBeau BridgesDelinquent teen-agers ingest a substance and grow thirty feet tall, then proceed to take over a small town.Freddy Cannon, The Beau Brummels, Johnny Crawford
- DirectorLarry PeerceStarsJoan BaezGene ClarkMike ClarkeLive performances by some of the top rock-and-roll acts of the mid 60s. Includes Ray Charles, The Byrds, Joan Baez, Ike and Tina Turner, Donovan, The Lovin' Spoonful, and several more.The Byrds, The Lovin' Spoonful, Ike & Tina Turner, Ray Charles, Donovan, Petula Clark, The Ronettes, Bo Diddley
- DirectorVincent ScarzaDouglas HickoxStarsKatherine QuintD.C. LaRueFrank FioreCasey Paxton, a hopeful rock 'n' roll star, is trying to break into the business by going from studio to studio with his girlfriend, attempting to convince the radio and TV executives there to play his song.Peter & Gordon, Freddie & The Dreamers, The Bachelors, Freddy Cannon, Millie Small, The Chiffons
- DirectorDon WeisStarsTommy KirkDeborah WalleyAron KincaidA corpse has 24 hours to mastermind a good deed without leaving his crypt, to go "up there" and have his youth restored.The Bobby Fuller Four, Nancy Sinatra, Piccola Pupa
- DirectorArthur LubinStarsPeter NooneKarl GreenKeith HopwoodBritish beat group Herman's Hermits, on tour in the USA, is offered an opportunity to have a spaceship named after the group. Several people seem to care whether it happens or not.
- DirectorLennie WeinribStarsJonathan DalyKaren JensenRobert PineTeenage/secret agent/musical comedy about Big Daddy, who's been "driven mad by rock'n'roll," so he plans to sabotage a music fair with a bomb. Secret agent Homer comes to the rescue aided by his girlfriend Sandra along with Marvin. The sinister villains belong to the crime syndicate F.L.U.S.H. Featuring the musical groups The Turtles, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, The Astronauts, The Knickerbockers, and Freddie and the Dreamers.Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Freddie & The Dreamers, The Turtles, Dobie Gray, The Astronauts, The Knickerbockers
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsElvis PresleyShelley FabaresDiane McBainBand singer/race driver Mike McCoy must choose between marrying a beautiful rich girl and driving her father's car in a prestigious race.
- DirectorLennie WeinribStarsGary ClarkeChris NoelJay and the AmericansFraternity brothers at Alpine College recruit Ronnie Duke to seduce Susan Benchley because Susan has brainwashed the other female students on campus to avoid dating the boys.Jay & The Americans, Beau Brummels, Dick & Dee Dee, The Astronauts, Jackie & Gayle
- DirectorHerschell Gordon LewisStarsDan ConwayRay SagerTom TyrellA sleazy record promotor tries to make it big with a local Chicago garage band and plans to make them famous while keeping the profits for himself.
- DirectorDavid ButlerStarsBobby VeeJackie DeShannonEddie HodgesStandard boy-girl malt shoppe doings, with a free speech on campus sub-plot dropped in.
- DirectorGene NelsonStarsRoddy McDowallDebbie WatsonGil PetersonA young, millionaire rock promoter decides to create a new boy/girl duo team for his teen TV dance show by teaming up an ambitious go-go dancer and a has-been pop star and presenting them to the public as a new romantic pair.
- DirectorD.A. PennebakerStarsBob DylanAlbert GrossmanBob NeuwirthDocumentary covering Bob Dylan's 1965 tour of England, which includes appearances by Joan Baez and Donovan.
- DirectorMichael D. MooreStarsRoy OrbisonSammy JacksonMaggie PierceNear the ending days of the Civil War, a group of Confederacy spies traveling under guises of musicians are tasked to steal a shipment of gold. Anything goes wrong, one spy (Roy Orbison) has a bullet-shooting guitar handy - just in case.
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsSonny BonoCherSonny & CherSonny and Cher spoof many Hollywood classic movie scenes.
- DirectorStephanie RothmanStarsDeborah WalleyTommy KirkBobby PickettMale chauvinist Mike attempts to get an intelligent burgeoning feminist Delilah into his harem. When she resists, Mike then poses as his brother Herbert, but in the process falls in love with Delilah.The Animals, The Castaways, The Toys, The Gentrys
- DirectorBob RafelsonStarsPeter TorkDavy JonesMicky DolenzThe Monkees frolic their way through a series of musical set pieces and vignettes containing surreal humor and anti-establishment social commentary.
- DirectorD.A. PennebakerStarsOtis ReddingJimi HendrixRavi ShankarA film about the greatest pre-Woodstock rock music festival.
- DirectorSaul SwimmerStarsPeter NooneKarl GreenKeith HopwoodFriends Herman, Karl, Keith, Derek, and Barry are working-class Manchester lads who aren't getting far in their working lives. That fact is epitomized by Herman's failure to get the promotion to junior account executive at the advertising company at which he works. Regardless, his Grandmother Gloria, with whom he lives, has faith in him. What Herman really wants to do is race Mrs. Brown, a greyhound inherited from his now-deceased grandfather. Mrs. Brown is a natural racer and has the potential to win. His four mates have bought equal ownership of Mrs. Brown. Their problem is that what little money they collectively have goes into the care and feeding of Mrs. Brown, which doesn't leave them enough money for race entry fees, and the ultimate race takes place in London. So they try to raise money by their band Herman's Hermits playing at any and every gig they can get. In their quest to get themselves to London and Mrs. Brown into the race, they get into one misadventure after another. Along the way Herman, whose neighborhood friend Tulip is in love with him, falls in love with model Judy Brown, the daughter of wealthy greengrocers and greyhound-race aficionados Mr. and Mrs. G.G. Brown (short for George George). Judy's mother ends up being not the only Mrs. Brown whom Herman believes has a lovely daughter.
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsElvis PresleyNancy SinatraBill BixbyPoor bookkeeping saddles stock-car driver Steve Grayson with a huge bill for back taxes which hampers his ability to continue racing competitively.
- DirectorGeorge DunningStarsPaul McCartneyGeorge HarrisonRingo StarrThe Beatles agree to accompany Captain Fred in his yellow submarine and go to Pepperland to free it from the music-hating Blue Meanies.
- DirectorBarry FeinsteinStarsLuana AndersPaul ButterfieldDel CloseA montage of the weird, a freak-out film that appeared when the expression was in fashion and in flower, along with the flower people. The film was one of the first exponents of the mobile camera-rock track-optical effect school of filmmaking, and it is much a document as it is a documentary. A repellent and fascinating depiction of the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, along with Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco and the East Village in New York. Tiny Tim amounts to something resembling a recurring motif and narrator.
- DirectorArt FisherStarsMicky DolenzPeter TorkMichael NesmithFour individuals are brainwashed into forming a musical group, featuring guest appearances from some of the superstars of 1950s rock'n'roll.
- DirectorDenis SandersStarsElvis PresleyJames BurtonGlen D. HardinAfter years of making movies, the King made a triumphant return to the stage in 1970. Now, see the backstage footage from rehearsals to relaxing at the hotel and the performances in one of the most intimate looks at Elvis captured on film.