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The life and career of Ricky Nelson--from awkward kiddie TV star to teenaged singing idol to 'young has-been'--is adequately encapsulated in this made-for-cable movie, one of several celebrity biopics.Product Identifiers
EAN5060098703127
eBay Product ID (ePID)59503454
Product Key Features
Film/TV TitleThe Ricky Nelson-The Original Teen Idol
ActorLarissa Laskin, Sara Botsford, Nicky Guadagni, Jamey Sheridan, Gregory Calpakis, Anthony Lemke
DirectorSturla Gunnarsson
FormatDVD
LanguageEnglish
Release Year2007
FeaturesInteractive Menu
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
Certificate15
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Consumer AdviceContains moderate sex and drug images
Additional InformationThe life and career of Ricky Nelson--from awkward kiddie TV star to teenaged singing idol to 'young has-been'--is adequately encapsulated in this made-for-cable movie, one of several celebrity biopics. Told in flashback as Ricky Nelson (Gregory Calpakis) recounts his experiences to a worshiping fan in the last hours before the 1985 air crash that would take his life, the story begins around 1952, as the adolescent Ricky is recruited by his bandleader-producer father Ozzie Nelson (Jamey Sheridan) to play 'himself' on the movie and TV version of the popular radio series THE ADVENTURES OF OZZIE AND HARRIET. Anxious to crawl out from under the shadow of his dictatorial father Ozzie, his vocalist mom Harriet (Sara Botsford) and his marginally more talented older brother David (Anthony Lemke), the 16-year-old Ricky begs for a chance to sing on the family's series. The wildly enthusiastic audience response to Ricky's warblings prompt Ozzie to aggressive promote Ricky's musical career, but ultimately Ricky breaks loose from the family's influence to strike out on his own. Alas, after several years at the top, Ricky's career and fan following plummets, before he has reached his 30th birthday he is grasping at straws by performing at county fairs and trade shows. Making matters worse is his unhappy marriage to Kris Harmon (depicted as something of a conniving opportunist by Anne Openshaw) and his ever-increasing dependence upon drugs.
Movie/TV TitleThe Ricky Nelson - The Original Teen Idol
Sound sourceDolby Digital