Dont Knock the Twist
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Country United States | 5/10 Genre Musical Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 13 April 1962 Cast Similar movies The Amazing Spider-Man , The Boy Next Door , Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa , Footloose , 21 Jump Street , The Fault in Our Stars |
Don't Knock the Twist is a 1962 film starring Lang Jeffries, directed by Oscar Rudolph and produced by Sam Katzman for release by Columbia Pictures. It is a sequel to the 1961 film Twist Around the Clock, featuring musical artists including Chubby Checker.
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Plot summary
Many twist dancers' meet in preparation for the TV variety show called "The Twist." While the special is still in the production stages, jealousies lead to problems - and a whole lot of dancing.
Cast
Songs performed in the movie
- "Don't Knock The Twist" - Chubby Checker
- "Duke Of Earl" - Gene Chandler
- "Slow Twistin'" - Chubby Checker & Dee Dee Sharp
- "Yessiree" - Linda Scott
- "Little Altar Boy" - Vic Dana
- "The Fly" - Chubby Checker
- "Do The New Continental" - The Dovells
- "Hey Bo Diddley" - The Carroll Brothers
- "Mashed Potato Time" - Dee Dee Sharp
- "Bristol Stomp" - The Dovells
Soundtrack track listing
- "Twistin'" (Mann-Appell) 2:08
- "Bristol Stomp" (Mann-Appell) 2:18
- "La Paloma Twist" (Kal Mann) 2:32
- "Mashed Potato Time" (Sheldon-Land) 2:27
- "Bo Diddley" (Bo Diddley) 3:05 (misspelled "Diddely" on cover and label)
- "I Love To Twist" (Mann-Lowe) 2:40
- "Don't Knock The Twist" (Mann-Appell) 2:17
- "Salome Twist" (Karger-Kent) 1:38
- "The Fly" (Madara-White) 2:27
- "Smashed Potatoes" (Sheldon-Leon) 2:27
- "Slow Twistin'" (Jon Sheldon) 2:31
References
Don't Knock the Twist Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA
Dont Knock the Twist IMDb Dont Knock the Twist themoviedb.org
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