FM (FILM)

'''FM''' is a 1978 film directed by John A. Alonzo, and starring Michael Brandon, Eileen Brennan, Alex Karras and Cleavon Little. The screenplay was written by Ezra Sacks. The film's tagline is ''No Static At All.''
This film was produced by Universal Pictures, and originally released to movie theatres in 1978.

Contents

Plot summary

Criticism

Main cast

References

External links

Plot summary

When a top rated radio station is getting pressured to put more emphasis on advertising than actual music, the disc jockeys form a united front against the "suits". With station manager Jeff Dugan's unofficial approval, the other employees hijack the station, playing the kind of music they like before the authorities can arrive. Martin Mull appears in his feature film debut as a zoned-out record spinner. In addition, the film includes live appearances by Linda Ronstadt, Jimmy Buffett, Tom Petty, and REO Speedwagon. Steely Dan performs the classic title theme, and Dan Fogelberg, Joe Walsh and Queen also contributed soundtrack music. The film utilized such future hits as We Will Rock You (in a protest rally sequence) and Life's Been Good integrated into the plot.

Criticism

One negative opinion of the movie came from Rolling Stone magazine reviewer Dave Marsh's criticism of the film and its soundtrack was scathing. He considered the music heavily biased towards musicians who had been managed by Irving Azoff, who was head of MCA Records at the time. ^[1]
Keith Phipps of the Onion AV Club took issue with the premise of the film, asking why a group of laid-back free-spirited disk jockeys would want to hijack their station and risk going to jail, just so they could continue broadcasting REO Speedwagon and Foreigner.^[2]

Main cast

★ Michael Brandon - Jeff Dugan

★ Eileen Brennan - The Mother

★ Alex Karras - Doc Holliday

★ Cleavon Little - Prince of Darkness

★ Martin Mull - Eric Swan

★ Cassie Yates - Laura Coe

★ Norman Lloyd - Carl Billings

★ Jay Fenichel - Bobby Douglas

★ James Keach - Lt. Reach

References

1. The New Rolling Stone Record Guide, , Dave, Marsh, Random House, 1982,
2. Review of FM

External links

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