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1981

New Wave Lovers

Directed by Joel Silberg
A look at the underside of the music business starring "The Pin Ups"

Freddy wants to be a star. He writes and performs his own songs, but has no record contract yet. He has an idea to form a group of back-up vocalists and recruits four beautiful girls who also happen to be his former lovers. They name themselves "THE FOUR PIN-UPS." But even this doesn't work because Freddy wants the spotlight for himself. However, by chance, the girls find themselves onstage without Freddy; they start singing and capture the audience and sign a contract with a big producer. They seem to be on the road to success with their own sound and a new wave image. Except the dream begins to lose its glow; scandal, conflicts, and disenchantment start affecting the group. They go from number one to...

Duration

1h 30m

Released

January 1, 1981

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Cast13

  • Sascha Hehn
  • Bea Fiedler
  • Peter Schlesinger
  • Moti Gilad
  • April Clough
  • Bonnie Benedict
  • Susanne Rorleton
  • Kem McLeroy
  • Jürgen Emanuel

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