About this episode
The episode discusses the 1982 film STARSTRUCK and its themes of teenage aspirations and music.
"I want a band. I want amplifiers. I want, I want, I want." It's Jackie Mullins' world, and we're merely the audience waiting for her to rock it. Before Gillian Armstrong gave us LITTLE WOMEN in the 1990s, she gave us a blue-collar music film about a teenage girl with big dreams to be a star. One of the most Harmony-coded movies ever made, The Wives Colangelo are ready to bring the prom party into the candy-coated jubilee of STARSTRUCK. -------- Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom -------- MONTHLY SPOTLIGHT Election Protection: https://866ourvote.org/ -------- Social Media Plugs @ThisEndsAtProm @BJColangelo @HarmonyColangelo ---------- Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDo Theme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/
People in this episode
Hosts: BJ Colangelo, Harmony Colangelo
Topics covered
- music film
- teenage dreams
- blue-collar
- prom
- Gillian Armstrong
- 1980s cinema
Keywords
- STARSTRUCK
- Gillian Armstrong
- music film
- teenage girl
- prom
- 1982
- LITTLE WOMEN
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Haley Doodles, The Sonder Bombs
Books & works: LITTLE WOMEN, STARSTRUCK
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