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A Balasaur Score of 37 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 6%, Metacritic 25/100. Audiences rate it 28 points higher than critics do. Most of the 450 2010s music movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
During the Great Depression, identical twins are separated at birth. One, Drexel Hemsley becomes a wildly successful '50s rock star, while the other, Ryan Wade, struggles to balance his passion for music and pleasing his parents, who want him to become a preacher. Finally, Ryan rebels against his parents' wishes and launches his own music career -- performing the hits of Drexel Hemsley. Ryan later learns the truth about Drexel when their fates tragically collide.
Ratings
Audiences rate it 28 points higher than critics do.
53 audience votes
Key crew
- Howard KlausnerWriter
- Dustin MarcellinoDirector
Cast
- Blake RayneRyan Wade / Drexel Hemsley
- Ashley JuddLouise Wade
- Ray LiottaReece Wade
- Amanda CrewHelen Hemsley
- Seth GreenDino
- Danny WoodburnDamon
- Brian GeraghtyWilliam Hemsley
- Joe PantolianoAvi Hirshberg
- Erin CottrellJenny O'Brien
- Waylon PayneTony Nash
- Noah UrreaRyan Wade (9 Years)
- Andrea CollinsBar Patron / Concert Goer
