The Apple (1980)
Average Rating: 4.6/10
Reviews Counted: 6
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 5
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Release Date: Nov 21, 1980 Wide
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Unleashed just as the disco phenomenon had peaked and was slipping out of public favor, this one-of-a-kind pop musical is set in 1994, when a Mephistophelean entrepreneur named Mr. Boogalow (Vladek Sheybal) controls the international recording industry through the Worldvision Song Contest. Boogalow's wildly theatrical protégés, a decedent dance-pop group called Bim, seem a sure bet to walk off with the grand prize and worldwide fame, but at the last minute Alphie (George Gilmour) and Bibi
Nov 21, 1980 Wide
Aug 24, 2004
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Cast
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George Gilmour
Alphie -
Joss Ackland
Mr. Topps -
Vladek Sheybal
Boogalow -
Grace Kennedy
Pandi -
Alan Love
Dandi -
Ray Shell
Shake -
Derek Deadman
Bulldog -
Miriam Margolyes
Landlady -
Leslie Meadows
Ashley -
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Coby Recht
Jean Louis -
Iris Recht
Domini -
Michael Logan
James
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A rotten disco-musical from the 1980s that somehow has a minor cult following.
If you believe in God, be prepared to question His existence, for no compassionate deity would ever allow such a monstrosity to be made (would He?).
If you believe in God, be prepared to question His existence, for no compassionate deity would ever allow such a monstrosity to be made (would He?).
Rated PG, for "penis gratification" during the sex number titled "I'm Coming For You."
Noxious.
It may, in fact, be the ultimate cinematic two-headed cow -- except unlike a two-headed cow, The Apple truly is the strangest sight your eyes have ever beheld.
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- The Apple (1980) (DE)
- The Apple (1980) (UK)
