FM - The Movie Trailer - 70's Music

[broncofunk]

the movie of my life

[JugheadObama]

I do this every morning before my live drop dead time at 6:56.  I don't get paid enough to spend one minute more.

[TheBolillo310]

can someone please post fm reprise by steely dan

[elfinmajictime]

Hold over from the Vietnam war - the jocks were protesting the Army advertising on their station. Guess what wouldn't fly today?

[Prowler609]

Hot Damn Ronstadt was HOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

I had this album when I was in High School and wore it out...

[sammys70]

I have this movie on dvd,and many people say it's a terrible movie buts it not so bad considering the movies that come out today.I'm not surprised Irving Azoff produced the music because the soundtrack has Linda Ronstadt,Steely Dan,the Eagles,Joe Walsh which were all signed by David Geffen's label or either managed by him and Azoff,whom worked for Geffen at that time.

[jasonpp1973]

Had this on Anchor Bay DVD in glorious widescreen and 5.1 sound, BUT IT FREAKIN' ROTTED!

I heard this happened pretty much to the whole batch that was pressed, of course it's now OOP!

[jasonpp1973]

Cleavon Little played a DJ twice!

BOTH in Vanishing Point and FM!

R.I.P. Cleavon "Sheriff Bart" Little

[darlinkula1]

Linda Ronstadt was a GODDESS in the 1970's!

[Lindawatcher]

@darlinkula1  YES SHE WAS! It is amazing how popular she was and now no-one seems to even know her! WILD!

[jennifersman]

@darlinkula1 Check out the clips of her in 1970 on Johnny Cash's TV show and Playboy After Dark OMG!

[margie6191]

My older brother turned me on to this movie in 1978 . . . . I watched it on VHS everyday that summer . . .best music ever . . . FM radio was KING back then!!!!!

[olflatop]

This movie looks incredibly hokey. Pure 70's cheese. I probably saw back when I was a kid, but I don't remember it. I've gotta see it!

[shaunthonys]

This movie flopped because Jimmy Buffett is in it. FUCK YOU JIMMY BUFFETT!!!!!!!!!!!

[riceboy1701e]

The Sheriff of Rock Ridge!

A black sheriff? XD

[TheHeathenAngel]

@riceboy1701e ...excuse me while I whip this out

[riceboy1701e]

Starring Cleavon Little, better known as ...

"'Scuse me, while I whip this out...!"

Great movie!

[Rodney92]

I remember going to see this 30 years ago. I thought it was funny at the time because of Martin Mull.

[prtzlogic]

Martin Mull blows.

[NoGuff]

I thought this movie was a big bore.

[jennifersman]

This movie and WKRP made me want to be a DJ, still do

[Hobbes1025]

@jennifersman Same here!

[RmFrRifleman]

I still have the soundtrack of this movie on cassett and it has some great 70's tunes on it ,only trouble is instead of the original recordings they were edited to save space on the tape I guess, but still I hate it when they do that.

[rocksmeller99]

@RmFrRifleman 10-4 on that (that's CB talk)! I have the FM soundtrack on LP

[Ypipable]

ooo...avoid that silly dial and go make papa a martini.

[karaloyal]

I never saw this but my family used to have the LP. I dunno. I kind of mentally missed this era of music. I never had a yacht rock period of my life. I went from liking Broadway musicals in my early teens to liking The Ramones in my mid teens. Bottom line is this music seemed OLD to me even when I was young, and I did not understand the 15 year olds around me who thought The Eagles were "cool", since The Eagles seemed like something my parents would like. Oh, wait. They did.

[HeartAttackMan74]

no static at all...

[MrJacMac1986]

Z93 Classic Rock ATL 96 Rock ATL were stations like the one on FM.Van Halen got drunk, stoned ,and partied one night in 1984 at 96 Rock live on the air.They were good free spirit stations . Not to many of them left

[MrJacMac1986]

Back when local DJ's were live.Not syndicated across country.They played almost anything(deep cuts that werent hit singles ie Court of Crimson King,Free Four,Black Cow )etc. Stupid Fcc Michael Powell and there Clear Channel suck!!!!!

[landyachtfan79]

SOMEONE PLEASE POST THIS MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[youtub3k]

"Crystal Age"? What dumb nuts wrote the copy for his trailer? There never was such an age, in music. Silver age, maybe. But not Crystal or Diamond. The dope must have done their research via some marriage anniversary gift chart. Besides that, the jewelry industry obsoleted all that. When the made nearly everything a "diamond" anniversary. Including High School graduations. I wonder when was the "paper age" or "wood age" of music? Dumb 19th century ideas, don't apply now.

[HogBeatty]

@youtub3k

There was a 'crystal age' in early radio technology.

If interested, enter 'crystal radio' in the Google search window.

[papamac630]

I'm waiting for some moron to come along and try and remake this one...hopefully it won't happen, but you never know....

[eekoutasignal]

@papamac630 A camera pointed at an empty studio for 90 minutes?

[DimensionsofChange]

No static at allllll

[tripjet999]

First DJ would have been fired for not staying at the board until the next jock came in. You NEVER want to have "dead air" on the radio!

THIS is the movie that inspired "WKRP in Cincinnati."

[bat999]

This movie 'FM' is very hard to find.

I wish that somebody would torrent it.

[agfagaevart]

You can find the movie on Amazon. But you'll have to remortgage your home to buy a copy.

[rmx77]

this movie trailer is different from the way the movie really is. like the beginning sequence is different and the music played in the trailer never was in the movie

[rocksmeller99]

good movie but it kinda lacked toward the end. lots of laughs and fun.

[BurnRoddy]

This makes me wonder why they havent released a film called --I.Pod_

I've even seen diapers with it so it buggles my mind

[Snicki1946]

This was a great movie! The 70s rocked.

[whitewitchoz]

I like this movie because I love 70s music. The problem with it was that the scenes were not explained well enough. It was hard to understand why they were happy or sad. Brandon and Mull were good but some of the other actors seemed to be miscast. But I still like it.

[agfagaevart]

I'm not sure you're correct. Most of the characters like Doc, do explain why they're sad. It was usually because they were being replaced or their shows rescheduled.

[sdh483]

FM has been shoing on VH1 classick for the past month. I got a chance to record it on my DVR and it won't leave. Not the best movie ever (ending is a little weak) but working at a radio station was my dream job. Plus, i'ts nice to hear that great 70s rock in its original form, not compressed and overprocessed like MP3s or current radio.

[zapkvr]

Oh and I remember Dan Fogelberg "There's a place in the world for a gambler" Yeah like there was music you simply can't get anywhere else.

[KOSMICKEN09]

They show it sometimes on VH1 CLASSIC, just record it and save some cash eh...

[Mustangvk7]

I grew up in the 70's and remember seeing this in the theatre. The movie is no longer avaiable in circulation. DVD was on Amazon marketplace at $100+ which is outrageous! I bought a new VHS at $39.99 on Amazon in August 09. It is now $64+ for used VHS and two sellers have new VHS's priced at $638.00. YIKES!

I'm glad I got mine when I did. The movie wasn't quite as good as I remembered it but worth the money and time spent watching it again. Great songs and memories!

[MarsNova]

Yeah, I remember looking at those those Amazon prices like, "Whaaaaa?!?"

Not tripping about it anymore, though...I got mine through more sensible means...

[iodizedsphincter]

Burnt out hippies transitioning into

1980's yuppies: Dig their styled hair, joints and ludes, earth shoes and lumberjack shirts, and Jimmy Buffet drivel.

[airdriver]

And yet it had some damn good music. Especially the SoCal scene with stuff by The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Doobie Brothers, Poco, Linda Ronstadt, John David Souther.  This was music made to enjoy. Believe me, it was much better than Punk/New Wave.

But don't take my word for it, ask your parents, LOL.

[iodizedsphincter]

This movie captures the feel of late seventies Jerry Brown era California mellow musical lethargic sludge.

[powergirl901]

I worked at a theater showing the film and others from 1977-78, and can tell you the audience didn't like FM, and some people laughed openly during the Alex Keras performance here. Later he successfully went to TV, but this was a more serious thing for him.

The film is just a mish-mash of things put to music that isn't very good...Jimmy Buffet??

The BJ under the desk is the best thing about FM!

[agfagaevart]

I love this movie...And...I totally AGREE with you! How can they be against commercialism in the movie, when they (the DJs) play some of the most commercial music of the '70s? Boston? The Eagles? Even Linda Rondstadt for god sake!!! In truth, this film was a great advertisement for all the artists involved. And their boss would've sacked the them too. Where was the R&B??

[WestVirginiaRebel]

If they wanted to be anticommercial rebels they would have played punk rock, wouldn't they?

Still a great soundtrack though...

[whitewitchoz]

@WestVirginiaRebel  I understand the logic of your question, but at the time punk was only big in England. Most American DJs did not think punk was big enough to be played. It seemed to be all attitude and no talent like guitarist that could only play 2 chords. They saw it as a novelty or passing fad.

[southnow]

@agfagaevart The Program Director wasn't against commercials. He was against implementing them in a way that diluted the quality of the product. He even toasted the sales weasel with wine to "quality and the profits it brings". He knew what would happen if the product were destroyed while creating the profit. They would call it Clear Channel.

You're right about the R&B. Odd that it was omitted.

[youtub3k]

Though I loved this movie. I came to realize how flawed the plot was, years later. Most radio stations are owned by corporations that kiss up to the Defense Industry (some ARE that industry) and US military machine, to get advertising dollars. This movie shows one station bulked at the recruitment ads. But stops short of an anti-war stance. And its owner comes to their rescue. NEVER WOULD HAPPEN. DJs aren't that brave, ethical, or stupid. And station owners would never take such a stand either.

[youtub3k]

When this 1st came out, I was stuck at some desolate Air Base, in the middle of the sage brush belt. And FM stations were super scarce. I could barely afford a decent stereo, and not much music (only LPs then). This movie had some much GREAT music, it was incredible. It was nice swimming in fine 70s Rock for 104 minutes. As a kid I use to visit a small town radio station. So this film really struck a cord with me.

[glimmer2158]

Was there any drug taking during the filming of this movie?

[Cyrusl99]

No, I'm sure they went home every night and ate milk and cookies :-P Martin Mull was hilarious LOL

[li3chick]

The one thing that worries me is if they were to rerelease this on DVD they'd probably do what they did to WKRP in Cincinatti.Take out all the original music and replace it with production music. :-P

[GillMan64]

This movie IS out on DVD.. original music intact.

[youtub3k]

This movie WAS out on DVD, back in 2000. And only briefly. All the music rights licensing probably killed it, after a few months. They even pulled the unsold discs from stores, and from rental shops. Unlike other old movies that were left to fade away slowly, on VHS and disc. The music industry really restricted the retail lifespan of this movie. As if the songs it contained would cost them dearly if the discs stayed in stock. Oh please! Get real RIAA. All they do is make us hate to buy songs.

[Victor1970s]

I agree with clamdraggin,the tv series WKRP IN CINCINNATI is very close in terms of storylines to that of the film ,FM. Even the wild DJ is a very close resemblance to Dr Johnny Fever. Hell, even the program director looks like the actor who was in the tv show.

[mojay11]

I thought I was the only one that notice that guy in the beard looks like Gary Sandy aka Andy Travis. Even though WKRP was based on in a real life station somewhere in GA I think they took some of the elements from this movie and put it in the sticom.

[Justinpg284]

I wish somebody can upload the movie here we would love to see it on youtube.

[jeffchandler1962]

I love this movie, I have seen it about 10 times. I remember when it came out in the summer of '78, what a time!

[starjacko]

Love this movie! The story is timeless! Remove the turntables, reels, and cart machines and put in an operating system and a bunch of people who can track four stations at once, and it's still about profitability! This movie is nothing more than pure fun, especially for radio folk, who have to remember that this is an awesome business, whether it's 1978 or 2009!

[txfatman09]

Have been wanting to get this on DVD but Clear Channel must have buried this film so nobody gets any ideas! (lol) It is a Good film, a lot of fun.

[coolestvox]

ha ha ha haaaaaaaa

[wolfofthewhitemt]

I loved this flick in the 70's and I bet its even better now!

[zapkvr]

I saw the mvie in the seventies on a double bill with Jaws. Damn this is a good film. And best movie soundtrack of all time. Didn't they base the sitcom WKRP on this mvie?

[clamdraggin]

to zapkvr :

I dont know if "FM" inspired WKRP

but I do know that WKRP was partly based

on the exploits of (Quixie in Dixie)

WQXI in Atlanta , and Gerald Blum

who was either Program Director or

Manager at WQXI. One episode of

WKRP in particular, where turkeys are dropped from a helicopter at a mall was inspired by WQXI really dropping live

turkeys at a mall as a Thanksgiving

promotion (no one knew the turkeys couldnt fly)

[demonsbutterfly]

I had the Album New. But i never caught the Movie, must track it down soon. I am sure Amazon will have it.

[magenta1956]

Amazon do have it - but check out the prices!!!

[demonsbutterfly]

Thanks i will do that.

[suebean777]

It is a great movie. I have it on VHS. I think this movie was the inspiration for WKRP.Not sure,

[zapkvr]

Sorry I just noticed you asked the same question. I think you are right too. I beleive they did base WKRP on this movie.

[endorphinz]

Can't help but think WKRP was inspired at least in part by this movie, yeah lol...

Dugan - Travis (although Travis was program manager)

Cleavon Little's character = Venus Flytrap

The guy who says "Profits" - Herb Tarlek lol

Eric Swan = Dr. Fever

[TonyTonyChopper93]

is this a good movie?

[bullittron]

I haven't seen this movie since the 80's why isn't it on video love to see it again?

[hamtrak]

Back when linda wuz Smokin'

[jennifersman]

@hamtrak Oh Yaz, my friend, she sure was! Check out the clips of her on Playboy After Dark or Johnny Cash's TV show in 1970, she's even hotter there! That teen actress Selena Gomez now looks exactly like she did back in 1970. Man I feel so old!

[cioupty]

i cant find any available dvd of this film unfortunately..also i am trying to find out the name of one particular track which is playing away in the radio studio approx 10 mts into film, I looked up the list of songs played in the film but it aint listed there!Aaargh! Can anybody help me out, its so long since I saw the film that i cant give an exact time of the track being played but i recall it was a minor disco hit in the 70's,

[LadyFagen]

omg i love this movie i just saw it last night on vh1

[tvnutboy]

Somebody Must, Should and Most Definately HAS TO Put the whole movie on here (Y'know, for those who DON'T get VH1 Classic)!

[VodeoJMC63]

is this some movie version of wkrp? i fully expected cleavon little to say "excuse me while I whip this out!" a truly forgettable movie, but at least steely dan got a great song out of it!

[TypicalJoe1900]

It's not forgettable. This movie was great.

[Frozensmokeprod]

This has to be one of the best old trailers ever.

[bloggo1]

now you know where the premise for WKRP came from! i miss the 70's!

[aalton]

VH1 Classic is playing the hell out of this. Like everything else they and MTV play. Good flick.

[sugahface]

ya its called limewire,,,

[curlaz63]

I love the way the voiceover says "Featuring the music of America's biggest rock stars" but the music in the background is Queen!

[curlaz63]

I loved this film but I can't find it on DVD. Any ideas?

[TypicalJoe1900]

Uhhh, I'm pretty sure a DVD IS available.

[DaleInSales2]

Awesome soundtrack

[TypicalJoe1900]

Word up. Eat that, Saturday Night Fever.

[MarsNova]

Now, THAT'S the Seventies.

[PumpkinBumpkin333]

I love this movie..caught it on VH1 Classic.

[Signedpeach]

Another of my all time favourites :)

[mikwoo48]

before rap before hip hop and all that gang bangin shit. lord do i miss those times.

[Pobrais]

Watched this in the 80's (can't find the VHS tape I recorded it on though), found that my dad had the soundtrack on vinyl. (still listen to it, even put Linda on minidisc) and even fulfilled my dream for a couple of years: worked as a dj on local fm station. Thanks for posting this.

[calisparrow]

I was only in junior high when I saw this movie. I will never forget how riveting the music was. I still try to find the soundtrack listing just to feel those goosebumps on my arms. AWESOME!

[mikwoo48]

i was stationed in bamberg germany from 77 to 80. i remember going to german theater with my girlfriend and seeing FM with english subtitles. great movie for the time, the music was perfect,and linda ronstadt was sooo hot.

[HeyMrKong33]

Hey, big thanks for posting this trailer. FM came out when I was in high school and I saw it 3 times. This movie had the best dolby surround I have ever heard. When Steely Dan kicked in at the beginning you just leaned back and went, "Whoaaa!!!" The theater played it loud too and that made it even better. I still have the album too. There are a few albums I have held on to over the years and FM is one of them. I treat them like gold now. Q-Sky rules !!!!

[LaDracul]

Martin Mull is effin' legend. XD

[corgi4u]

until the riaa gets its head out of its behind I refuse to purchase any cds at all. I will download on p2p till the cows come home or till stuff like this and WKRP get released correctly. Maybe if we all tell the Riaa to get a clue or we wont buy maybe they will listen.

[nothingfails]

so sad that this movie eerily predicted the Clear Channel hell in the 21st century

[TypicalJoe1900]

The what?

[jennifersman]

@nothingfails But at least Sirius also came along too

[Mack6667]

I just saw this movie, and it was great...

there so many past movies im catching up on...

new fan here.

[boxpusher42]

dont forget tom petty in the station trying to get their first album some airplay...thanks

[blakbonez]

ok, i want to see this movie.

[Alfadeth]

me too !!

[Breeslave]

This movie rocks!! I have a VHS of this and it rocks I wore a tape of the music out in 1990.

[ottoskidoo]

the movie bombed but the soundtrack went gold!

[jwgreek8606]

maybe you could find the original movie on Ebay

[aslan401]

Saw "FM" when I was in middle school, it was a GREAT movie the music was second to none. To this day, Martin Mull and him sucking his thumb kills me.

[7775carlg]

the best i see jimmy buffett not buffet its buffett ok

[geeksrule17]

what is that song about 00:50?

[tone143]

"More Than A Feeling",by Boston.

[Mylar25]

I think its "Cold as Ice" by Foreigner.

Pretty sure it is.

[youtub3k]

The actual song used during the first few minutes of the movie was "Life in the Fast Lane". The royalities for the song used in this trailer was probably cheaper. And that's why this movie is near impossible to find on DVD now. Music royalities for all those great 70s songs, killed all sales and rentals. Thank you RIAA. Thank you for absolutely f-ing nothing!

[jennifersman]

@youtub3k One other reason is that the Eagles manager was a producer on this, then removed his name from the credits but still retains an ownership of the film and soundtrack rights

[Mack6667]

Fab. wow...

[KRICHOUTY]

WONDERFUL MUSIC IN THIS MOVIE