Starmaker (1974)
37m
Running Time
September 4, 1974Release Date
Plot.
In Granada TV’s 1974’s Starmaker, head Kink Ray Davies proved once again that he’s not like everybody else, producing a rock opera for television that tells the story of an insufferable, vain, egotistical rock star (played by Davies, naturally) who switches places with an “ordinary person” named Norman, working in Norman’s crappy job and living Norman’s crappy life to find inspiration for his next album. (Well, it’s a little more complicated than that…) Davies’ play reveled in breaking the fourth wall: cameras and microphones are visible throughout and the play’s author/star himself even ends up a member of the audience. Starmaker was a dry run for the themes of the Kinks’ 1975 album, The Kinks Present a Soap Opera.
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Cast & Crew.

Ray Davies
Star

June Ritchie
Wife

Dave Davies
Himself

Anne Chapman
Dancer

Richard Gough
Dancer

Chris Hennen
Dancer

Ray Davies
Writer

Peter Plummer
Director

Dennis Woolf
Producer
Details.
Release DateSeptember 4, 1974
StatusReleased
Running Time37m
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