
Q-SKY is the #1 radio station in Los Angeles mainly because of the music they play, and running the station the way they want to. It has led them to a ratings success. The interesting radio personalities include: Jeff Dugan, rebellious head of the radio station; Mother, who is burned out from being a DJ; Eric Swan, a self centered romantic who wants more than just being a DJ; The Prince of Darkness, the hip night DJ; and Laura Coe, the easy-going type. The movie focuses on th... (Full plot summary below)
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Q-SKY is the #1 radio station in Los Angeles mainly because of the music they play, and running the station the way they want to. It has led them to a ratings success. The interesting radio personalities include: Jeff Dugan, rebellious head of the radio station; Mother, who is burned out from being a DJ; Eric Swan, a self centered romantic who wants more than just being a DJ; The Prince of Darkness, the hip night DJ; and Laura Coe, the easy-going type. The movie focuses on the battle between Jeff and his corporate bosses, who want more advertising and less music.
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| Parallax ViewRichard T. JamesonFM, for all its ingratiating players, is an unredeemable mess that can't even make it to simplistic. |
| User ReviewRob SA lot more fun than I expected. Much preferred over it's competition at the time, WKRP In Cincinnati. Fun movie with great music ! |
| User ReviewLuc LJimmy Buffett and Linda Ronstadt what else can you say |
| User ReviewLloyd CFM is the tale of two movies. 1st half is brilliant. I worked in major market radio; this film captures that world very well. It's shot beautifully, and really depicts the world of 1960s/70s/80s radio with nuances and insight. I love that about "FM." Martin Mull and Eileen Brennen are brilliant. Linda Ronstadt, wonderful. OK, now the 2nd half of the movie. Ummmm..... it goes into this odd schitck that seems designed for 8-year-olds. It strangely falls far, to the level of a bad 70s sitcom. The 1st half of it is so good, I bought the DVD and still enjoy watching it from time to time. The good parts are SO good, it's definitely worth seeing. |
| User ReviewJason SLove it!! Again, it's from my era, the music, the clothes. Just fun to watch. |
| User ReviewPaul FThe soundtrack from this movie is awesome! The film is pretty good but predictable. |
| User Reviewdavid wayne bThe impetus for 'WKRP in Cincinatti...' |
| User ReviewGreg JJust saw this for the first time. Great. Absolutely the inspiration for WKRP, the best sitcom ever. Great music, too. |
| User ReviewFrank BI really would love to see this movie come out on Blu-ray. The movie is funny, not great, but enjoyable, but the soundtrack is phenomenal and would sound amazing in glorious, remastered TruHD 7.1 This is the movie that launched WKRP and is a perfect time capsule for the late 1970s FM radio culture, captured right at the moment before corporate America moved in and commercialized and thereby ruined the whole scene. Captures the zeitgeist in a way no movie had before or since. It is a real shame to be unable to even buy the DVD of it. |
| User ReviewJL SCleavon Little's "Prince of Darkness" alone makes this worth seeing. Nostalgia bonus for those of us old enough to remember the music when it was new ... |