Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story | |
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Written by | Mike Robe |
Screenplay by | Bill Kerby |
Starring | Bonnie Somerville Brad Hawkins Kathy Baker |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 2 |
Production | |
Producer | Spencer Proffer |
Running time | 240 minutes |
Production companies | Morling Manor Music & Media Phoenix Pictures CBS Productions |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | November 7 November 10, 1999 | –
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story is a TV miniseries that aired on CBS on November 7 and 10, 1999.
Plot
In the 1950s, Lyne Danner, whose father was in the military, goes to high school in
.Production
Scenes representing New York City were filmed on South Tryon Street in Charlotte, North Carolina. Ovens Auditorium in Charlotte represented Atlanta. Scenes representing the shooting and death of Marsha were filmed on Main Street in Mooresville, North Carolina, and Charlotte's Dunhill Hotel was used for Philadelphia.[1]
Producer
Cast
- Bonnie Somerville – Lyne Danner
- Brad Hawkins – Tyler Hart
- Kathy Baker – Janice Danner
- Frank Whaley – Allen Kogan
- Gerald McRaney – Howard Danner
- Samaria Graham – Marsha Stokes
- Travis Fine – Mookie Gilliland
- Kai Lennox – Dotson
- Erik King – Paul Terranova
- Maggie Gyllenhaal – Noreen Bixler (Part 1)
- Leo Burmester – Corby Judd (Part 1)
- Billy Porter – Little Richard
- Brett Rice – Joe Hart (Part 1)
- Troy Donahue – Rob Kamen
- Edd Byrnes – Bobby Icovella
- Mark Christopher Lawrence – Fats Domino
- Terence Trent D'Arby – Jackie Wilson
- James Coburn – Moses Gunn
- Dana Delany – Elaine Gunn
Rahsaan Patterson, singer Jesse Powell, and R&B artists K-Ci & JoJo also appear as an unnamed singing quartet. Blink-182's Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus play surf-rockers Jan and Dean, as well as Dicky Barrett from The Mighty Mighty Bosstones portraying Buddy Holly.