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The Apple

Play trailer Poster for The Apple PG Released Nov 21, 1980 1h 31m Sci-Fi Music Play Trailer Watchlist
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Young singers Alphie (George Gilmour) and Bibi (Catherine Mary Stewart) have big musical dreams when they leave Canada to compete in the Worldvision Song Festival. Though the festival's organizer, Mr. Boogalow (Vladek Sheybal), rigs the contest for others to win, he shows an interest in Alphie and Bibi, offering to sign them. But then Bibi is taken in by the evil, wild world of rock 'n' roll, and Alphie is determined to save her -- even though Boogalow says he owns both her and her soul.
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Jason Bailey Flavorwire 'The Apple' is the kind of nutty project that bad-movie love is all about: it's clearly the product of a singular, insane vision, unperturbed by any notion of good taste, good sense, or good storytelling. Aug 6, 2017 Full Review Eric Henderson Slant Magazine Noxious. Rated: 1/4 Aug 24, 2004 Full Review Jason Shawhan Nashville Scene Cannon Films producer/mogul Menahem Golan made this beautiful and tacky allegory in a way that predicts the whole "dance like there's no one watching" aspirational mentality, and I grow more grateful for it with each day that passes. Nov 22, 2021 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy The Apple is of course awful as a movie but fabulous as a camp classic -- like Ed Wood's output, it's the sort of film that triggers amusement rather than anger at its ineptitude. Rated: 1/4 Nov 8, 2021 Full Review Austin Trunick Under the Radar Part Biblical allegory, part 1984, and entirely one of the best camp musicals ever committed to film, The Apple features incredible, Busby Berkeley-esque dance numbers and some of the best sci-fi fashion of the 1970s. Oct 18, 2017 Full Review Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy A completely unadulterated bundle of the worst of cinema all spun up into one ball of madness. It cannot be described, and it can barely be experienced. Rated: 2/10 May 17, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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Marcus U The Apple is a movie I would never watch again. It's a film about two girls moving from Canada to compete in a music festival. It's a musical where all the songs are forgettable and disregarded, in my opinion. At times, I was cringing, struggling to get through some parts. The characters have no personality to them, and the overall plot did not make sense. The film at times tries to portray a serious tone, but it clashes with the drawn-out, unnecessary musical numbers and the exaggerated costumes and sets. The acting also did not impress me, due to factors such as poor writing, flat-out bad acting and bad direction. The over-the-top musical masked the themes the director was trying to get across, and it just didn't work. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/20/25 Full Review Adrianna S This has to be the most horrible bizarre musical I have ever seen. I literally am asking myself what did I just even watch. This tries to be rock musical is a train wreck. The bad acting, confusing plot and glittery costumes almost makes you feel speechless of how cringing it is. The performance were over the top and with cheesy lyrics that makes you feel like you lost brain cells. Watching this felt like a punishment and over painfully bad film to try and sit through and take serious. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/20/25 Full Review Diamond M Okay, The Apple is one of the weirdest movies I’ve ever seen, and somehow, I couldn’t look away. Its a musical from 1980 that tries to be a futuristic version of Adam and Eve story mixed with disco, glitter, and full on chaos. The songs are catchy in a so bad its good kind of way, and the costumes are absolutely absurd. Every scene feels like a fever dream, and the plot makes almost no sense what so ever but that what makes it so much fun to watch especially with a friend group. Its not a good movie in the normal sense but its hilarious and excessive and just so strange that it become a bit entertaining. If you like cult classics or movies that are so bad they’re good, the Apple is for you! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/20/25 Full Review Kiara R When I first watched The Apple I thought it was ok, but I think overall for those that love cult cinema they will actually love this. For me I love dystopian movies and this one was an added item to dystopian films I have watched. I like the themes it has in the film overall. It has temptation, spiritual purity and control that are actively present. Some of the things that reminded me of it being somewhat campy is the music it had, while some people I know that have also watched the movie have said that they think of it as symbolizing it as the devil. Besides that overall, I would watch this movie if I had nothing else to watch or as background noise. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/20/25 Full Review Anahit C The Apple had to be one of the weirdest films that I have watched for cult films. The dialogue was stiff and had no real connection with the emotions being portrayed. It seemed like the lines were filled with heavy handed metaphors which wasn't consistent throughout the film. The acting seemed very awkward which is maybe the comedic aspect of this film, its meant to be awkward and over the top. I am usually a big fan of musicals but this film was not giving what it was supposed to give with the idea of the film. The music was too much and did not match the films vibe. The costumes made me think all this was done on purpose.If you are into cult films this movie would be great to watch because of how different it is with other cult movies, but if cult films are not what you would choose this movie would not make you want to watch another cult movie again. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/20/25 Full Review Alex N This movie is a futuristic musical, a more disco version of the Adam and Eve story, but it ended up being a terrible watch. It was hard to sit through and listen to the music because it was just simply not good. Everything in the movie is over the top, the acting is not good, some people may even call the acting cringe. The movie feels very unserious and at times I could not tell if it was satire. It's so bad that some people might say its good ironically. Overall, I give this move a one star out of 5 because it was hard for me to really pay attention to what was going on in the film because of the over the top energy, and unserious vibes it was giving. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/19/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Young singers Alphie (George Gilmour) and Bibi (Catherine Mary Stewart) have big musical dreams when they leave Canada to compete in the Worldvision Song Festival. Though the festival's organizer, Mr. Boogalow (Vladek Sheybal), rigs the contest for others to win, he shows an interest in Alphie and Bibi, offering to sign them. But then Bibi is taken in by the evil, wild world of rock 'n' roll, and Alphie is determined to save her -- even though Boogalow says he owns both her and her soul.
Director
Menahem Golan
Producer
Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan
Screenwriter
Menahem Golan
Production Co
NF Geria II Filmgesellschaft m.b.H.
Rating
PG
Genre
Sci-Fi, Music
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 21, 1980, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2016
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Surround
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