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FM is a american film of genre Drama directed by John A. Alonzo released in USA on 20 april 1978 with Michael Brandon

FM (1978)

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Released in USA 20 april 1978
Length 1h44
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Comedy-drama,    Musical
Rating63% 3.1506053.1506053.1506053.1506053.150605

FM is a 1978 film directed by John A. Alonzo and starring Michael Brandon, Eileen Brennan, Alex Karras, Cleavon Little, and Cassie Yates. The screenplay was written by Ezra Sacks.

This film was produced by Universal Pictures and originally released to theaters in the spring of 1978.

Synopsis

QSKY radio station manager/program director Jeff Dugan (Michael Brandon) builds a large fan base by assembling a group of charismatic DJ personalities playing popular rock and roll. He soon finds that corporate management expects Jeff to use the station's position atop the ratings to sell more advertising time. (Jeff Dugan is based loosely on Mike Herrington, the program director of Los Angeles radio station KMET while writer Sacks was working there.)

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