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New Wave Lovers

A look at the underside of the music business starring "The Pin Ups"
Jan 1, 1981 · 1h 30m
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Music

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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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Sascha Hehn
Fredy
Bea Fiedler
Sängerin
Peter Schlesinger
Harry
Moti Gilad
Rolf
April Clough
Annabelle
Bonnie Benedict
Susanne Rorleton
Kem McLeroy
Directed by Joel Silberg

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