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New Wave Lovers

New Wave Lovers

A look at the underside of the music business starring "The Pin Ups"

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Freddy wants to be a star. He writes and performs his own songs, but has no record contract yet. He has an idea to form a group of back-up vocalists and recruits four beautiful girls who also happen to be his former lovers. They name themselves "THE FOUR PIN-UPS." But even this doesn't work because Freddy wants the spotlight for himself. However, by chance, the girls find themselves onstage without Freddy; they start singing and capture the audience and sign a contract with a big producer. They seem to be on the road to success with their own sound and a new wave image. Except the dream begins to lose its glow; scandal, conflicts, and disenchantment start affecting the group. They go from number one to...

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

3/10

Release Date

01 January 1981

Country

Germany

Cast

Sascha Hehn

Sascha Hehn

Fredy

Bea Fiedler

Bea Fiedler

Sängerin

Peter Schlesinger

Peter Schlesinger

Harry

Moti Gilad

Moti Gilad

Rolf

April Clough

April Clough

Annabelle

Bonnie Benedict

Bonnie Benedict

Susanne Rorleton

Susanne Rorleton

Kem McLeroy

Kem McLeroy

Jürgen Emanuel

Jürgen Emanuel

Alexander Böttcher

Alexander Böttcher

Tobias Meister

Tobias Meister

Günther

Manfred Grunert

Manfred Grunert

Zeev Berlinsky

Zeev Berlinsky

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