Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) (2000)

Country of Origin: USA
Date(s) of Broadcast: 2 July 2000
Number of Seasons: n/a
Total Number of Episodes: 1
Average Episode Running Times: 145 mins
Format: black and white / colour
Sound: stereo

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: AMC / Foxstar Productions / Prometheus Entertainment / Van Ness Films Inc
Executive in Charge of Production For Foxstar Productions: Kaki Kirby
Executive Producers: David Sehring, Kevin Burns
Coordinating Producer: Erika Schroeder
Producer: Edith Becker
Field Producer: Paul Rubin
Associate Producer: Jennifer Herschberg
Production Managers: Anna Pousho, Jeff Kuntz
Production Coordinator For Prometheus Entertainment: Mimi Christensen

SCRIPT
Script: Ed Singer

DIRECTION
Directors: Edith Becker, Kevin Burns

PHOTOGRAPHY
Camera Operators: Cory Geryak, Craig Andrews, Dave Rutherford, Dow Hayner, Gary Corrigan, James Alario, John Martin, Mark Cavoretto, Patrick Higgins
Chyron: Leigh Thomas, Sean Williams
Telecine Transfers: Du Art Film and Video; Matchframe Video; Sound Services Inc; VDI Multimedia; New Wave Entertainment
Duplication: Du Art Film and Video; Erickson Archival Telecine; Matchframe Video; New Wave Entertainment; Sound Services Inc.; VDI Multimedia

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editors: Jeffrey Frey, Laurie House, Dave Kalish, Scott B. Morgan, Abby Schwarzwalder
On-Line Editors: Daan Forester, John D. Van Wye, John Moore, Mark W. Jacobs, Scott Miller
Assistant Editors: Ben Rishwain, Ken Mittleider, Sam Fricke, Tom Antonellis, Troy Bogert
Post-Production Supervisor: Darla Marasco
Post-Production Manager: Andrew Giacometti
Prod-Production Coordinator: Hal Lifson
Post-Production Facilities: Matchframe Video; Sound Services Inc.

MUSIC
Music: Tom Jenkins, Chris Many
Songs: Antoine Domino, Dave Bartholomew (Ain't That a Shame); Arlo Guthrie (The Alice's Restaurant Massacree); Arthur Crudup (That's All Right); Bernie Lowe, Karl Mann (Teddy Bear); Beverly Ross, Edna Lewis (Judy's Turn To Cry); Bob Dylan (The Times They Are A-Changin'); Bobby Troup (Rock Around the Rock Pile; The Girl Can't Help It); Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland (Surfer Boy); Buck Ram (The Great Pretender); Cab Calloway, Jack Palmer, Frank Froeba (The Jumpin' Jive); Carl Perkins (Blue Suede Shoes); Charles Calhoun (Shake, Rattle And Roll); Chuck Berry (Johnny B. Goode; You Can't Catch Me); Dave Apple, Kal Mann (Bristol Stomp; Twist Along With Me); Dave Bartholomew (Blue Monday); Dave Bartholomew, Antoine Domino (I'm Walkin); Delores Fuller, Fred Wise, Benjamin Weisman (Rock-a-Hula Baby); Dorothy La Bostrie, Joe Lubin, Richard Penniman (Tutti Frutti); Duane Eddy, Lee Hazelwood (Shazam); Dunham Haskell, Jimmie Haskell (Glory Waves); Gary Usher, Roger Christian (Beach Party; Muscle Bustle; Surfin' And A-Swingin'); Gene Vincent, Tex Davis (Be-Bop-a-Lula); Gerrard Marsden (Ferry Cross the Mersey); Gerry Goffin, Carol King (Porpoise Song); Hank Ballard (The Twist); James Brown (I Got You); James Brown, Johnny Terry (Please Please Please); James Meyers, Max Friedman (Rock Around the Clock); Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller (Jailhouse Rock; King Creole); Jerry Steiner, Guy Hemnic (Happy Street); Jesse A. Stone (Lipstick, Powder And Paint); John Gluck, Wally Gold, Seymour Gottlieb, Herbert Wiener (It's My Party); John Lennon, Paul McCartney (A Hard Day's Night; And I Love Her; Help!; With a Little Help From My Friends); Johnny Mercer (Bernardine); Joy Byers (C'mon Everybody); Kal Mann (Slow Twistin'; Twist And Shout); Lee Adams, Charles Strouse (A Lot of Livin' To Do; Bye Bye Birdie; Honestly Sincere); Lee Hazelwood (These Boots Are Made For Walkin'); Lesley Gore (Leave Me Alone); Louis Jordan, Sam Theard (Let the Good Times Roll); Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Duren, Elvis Presley (Heartbreak Hotel); Mark Lindsay, Paul Revere (Steppin' Out); Mars Bonfire (Born To Be Wild); Max Rich (Geronimo); Michael Lloyd (Mister Rock And Roll); Mike E. Love, Brian Wilson (Surfin'); Milton Leeds, Jose C. Pena, Sidney Keith Russell, Fred Wise (Misirlou); Morris Levy (I'm Not a Juvenile Delinquent); Ned Fairchild (Twenty Flight Rock); Otis Blackwell, Jack Hammer (Great Balls of Fire); Pete Townsend (My Generation); R. Bennett, K. Tepper (G.I. Blues); Ritchie Valens (Ooh My Head); Robert Alexander Blackwell, John S. Marascalco (Ready Teddy); Robert Blackwell, Richard Penniman, Enotris Johnson (Long Tall Sally); Robert Marcucci, Peter de Angelis (I'm Growin' Up); Ron Wilson, Mike E. Love (Little Hands); Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster (April Love); Spade Cooley (Crazy Cause I Love You); Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart (Theme From The Monkees); Tommy Sands, Rod McKuen, Avery Allison (Teenage Crush); Vera Matson, Elvis Presley (Let Me; Love Me Tender); Wally Gold, Don Costa, Aaron Schroeder (Because They're Young); Willie Mae Thornton (Ball And Chain)
Songs Performed By: Ann-Margret (Bye Bye Birdie); Ann-Margret, Bobby Rydell (A Lot of Livin' To Do); Arlo Guthrie (The Alice's Restaurant Massacree); Bill Haley And the Comets (Rock Around the Clock); Bob Dylan (The Times They Are A-Changin'); Cab Calloway (The Jumpin' Jive); Chubby Checker (The Twist); Chubby Checker (Twist Along With Me); Chuck Berry (Johnny B. Goode; You Can't Catch Me); Dee Dee Sharp, Chubby Checker (Slow Twistin'); Dick Dale (Misirlou); Dick Dale, Donna Loren (Muscle Bustle); Dick Dale and His Del-Tones (Surfin' And A-Swingin'); Duane Eddy (Shazam); Eddie Cochran (Twenty Flight Rock); Elvis Presley (Blue Suede Shoes; C'mon Everybody; G.I. Blues; Heartbreak Hotel; Jailhouse Rock; King Creole; Let Me; Love Me Tender; Rock-a-Hula Baby; Teddy Bear; That's All Right); Fabian (I'm Growin' Up); Fats Domino (Ain't That a Shame; Blue Monday); Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello (Beach Party); Frankie Lymon And the Teenagers (I'm Not a Juvenile Delinquent); Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps (Be-Bop-a-Lula); Gerry and the Pacemakers (Ferry Cross the Mersey); Jackie DeShannon (Glory Waves); James Brown and the Famous Flames (I Got You; Please Please Please); James Darren (Because They're Young); Janis Joplin with Big Brother and the Holding Company (Ball And Chain); Jerry Lee Lewis (Great Balls of Fire); Jessie Pearson (Honestly Sincere); Joe Cocker (With a Little Help From My Friends); Joe Turner (Lipstick, Powder And Paint; Shake, Rattle And Roll); Lesley Gore (It's My Party; Judy's Turn To Cry; Leave Me Alone); Lionel Hampton (Mister Rock And Roll); Little Richard (Long Tall Sally; Ready Teddy; The Girl Can't Help It); Little Stevie Wonder (Happy Street); Louis Jordan And His Tympani Five (Let the Good Times Roll); Nancy Sinatra (Geronimo; These Boots Are Made For Walkin'); Pat Boone (April Love; Bernardine; Tutti Frutti); Paul Revere And the Raiders (Steppin' Out); Ricky Nelson (I'm Walkin); Ritchie Valens (Ooh My Head); Steppenwolf (Born To Be Wild); The Beach Boys (Little Hands; Surfin'); The Beatles (A Hard Day's Night; And I Love Her; Help!; Twist And Shout); The Dovells (Bristol Stomp); The Monkees (Porpoise Song; Theme From The Monkees); The Platters (The Great Pretender); The Ray Anthony Orchestra (Rock Around the Rock Pile); The Supremes (Surfer Boy); The Who (My Generation); Tommy Sands (Crazy Cause I Love You; Teenage Crush)
Music Coordinator: Lloyd Hardy

SOUND
Sound: Bob Houck, Chris White, Clint Whitmore, Damon Lance, Daryl Sanders, Dave Berliner, Drew Warren, Gerard Byrne, Guillermo Rivas, Jim Mulryan, Les Prude, Robert Cruz, Scott Doorley
Re-Recording Engineers Michael White, Tom Amelotte
Assistant Re-Recording Engineer: Alex Woodson

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Joannel Clemente, Patri Lucy-Romolo, T.C. Thecla Luisi, Kathrina Miccio, Emma Mondon, Suzy Weis

VISUAL EFFECTS
Motion Control Photographers: Rafi Ekmekien, Martin Kauper
Paintbox Artist: Cherie Fryman
Main Title Graphics: Wade Lageose, Doug Whitney, Wade Lageose

MISCELLANEOUS
Director of Physical Production For Foxstar Productions: Livia Hanich
Production Accountant: Terry James
Assistant Accountant: Christy Willits
Production Assistants: Juan Ruiz, Linda Thomas, Megan Hayes
Production Secretary: Thomas Relerford
Creative Consultants: Domenic Priore, Harvey Kubernik
Director of Clearances: Jerianne Keaney
Clearance Coordinator: Claudia Ellis
Additional Clearances: David Pearson
Music Clearances: Angela Longo
Media Manager: Scot Beidelman
Media Technician: Erik Sequiera
Media Assistant: Carlos Aguirre
Lead Researcher: Patrick McGoey
Researchers: Benjamin Conklin, Bonnie Rowan, John Murphy, Laurence Ducceschi, Lisa Van Eyssen
Librarian: Scott R. Martin
Marketing Supervisor For Prometheus Entertainment: Scott Hartford
Unit Publicist: Rachel Ginnerty
Production Counsel For Foxstar Productions: Andrew Marcus

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Special Thanks: Mark Cantor; Marvin Paige; Nancy Sinatra; Colony Records; House of Blues; Rockaway Records
Acknowledgements: Alan Adler; Bruce Grakal; David Carr; Elias Savada; Eric Love; Gail Reaben; J'Aimee Cronin; Jennifer Corning Thomas; Joe Edwards; Karen Hernandez; Tom Konard; William J. Anderer
Additional Footage: Alan Eichler; Cameron M. Tucker; David Lebrun; Robert Blees; Archive Films; BBC Worldwide ; Celluloid Improvisations; Fish Films Footage World; Fox Movietone News; Historic Films; Jordexx; Leo Caloia Film Archive; National Archives and Records Administration; Original Filmvideo Services; Rick Spalla's Hollywood Newsreel; SabuCat Productions; UCLA Film and Television Archive; WPA Film Library
Photographs: Bruce Morrow; Chris Johns; Donna Loren; Fred Westbrook; Henry Diltz; Jack Natoli; Jered Cargman; Jerry Leiber; John Filo; Marty Eck; Mike Stoller; Sam Phillips; A-1 Record Finders; Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; Archive Films; As the Record Turns; BPI Communications, Inc; Library of American Broadcasting, University of Maryland; Marvin Paige's Motion Picture and Television Research Archive; Michael Ochs Archive; Paul Lichter's Elvis Photo Archive; Photo Fest; Third Degree Productions; TV Guide; Twentieth Century Fox Photo Archive

CAST
Ringo Starr (narrator / himself in archive footage)
Ray Anthony (himself)
William Asher (himself)
Frankie Avalon (himself)
Chuck Berry (himself)
Steve Binder (himself)
Pat Boone (himself)
Richard Brooks (himself in archive footage)
Chubby Checker (himself)
Marshall Crenshaw (himself)
Dick Dale (himself)
Jackie DeShannon (herself)
Micky Dolenz (himself)
Brian Epstein (himself in archive footage)
Fabian (himself)
Peter Fonda (himself)
Lesley Gore (herself)
Arlo Guthrie (himself)
George Harrison (himself in archive footage)
Isaac Hayes (himself)
Caroline Kennedy (herself in archive footage)
Jacqueline Kennedy (herself in archive footage)
John F. Kennedy (himself in archive footage)
John Kennedy Jr (himself in archive footage)
Robert F. Kennedy (himself in archive footage)
Joe King (Movietone News narrator)
Martin Luther King (himself in archive footage)
Jerry Leiber (himself)
John Lennon (himself in archive footage)
Richard Lester (himself in archive footage)
Little Richard (himself)
Donna Loren (herself)
Bob Marcucci (himself)
Paul McCartney (himself in archive footage)
'Cousin Brucie' Morrow (himself)
Jack Nicholson (himself in archive footage)
D.A. Pennebaker (himself)
Sam Phillips (himself)
Elvis Presley (himself in archive footage)
Bobby Rydell (himself)
Tommy Sands (himself)
Walter Shenson (himself)
Nancy Sinatra (herself in archive footage)
Joe Smith (himself)
Jimmy Snow (himself)
Mike Stoller (himself)
Brian Wilson (himself)

AVAILABILITY

USA
Television Distributors: AMC

LINKS

SEQUEL
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s (2002)

INCLUDES FOOTAGE FROM
Batman (1966 - 1968)
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Head (1968)
Help! (1965)
The Monkees (1966 - 1968)
Our Man Flint (1966)
The Trip (1967)
You Can't Do That! The Making of A Hard Day's Night (1995)

KEYWORDS

documentary, film history, music history, rock music, surfing

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009