Music comedy

Get Crazy (1983): Cast, Box Office & Plot

Name: Get Crazy
Genre: Music, Comedy
Released: 1983-08-05
Duration: 1 h 32 min
Cast: Ed Begley Jr., Allen Garfield, Daniel Stern, Gail Edwards, Mary Woronov

Get Crazy is a 1983 music comedy starring Ed Begley Jr. as Colin Beverly, Allen Garfield and Daniel Stern. It runs 1 hour 32 minutes and earned $1.6 million worldwide.

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Released: August 5, 1983
Runtime: 1h 32m (92 min)
Genres: Music , Comedy
Original language: English
Studio: D & P Productions
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Get Crazy About?

The premise of Get Crazy without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

The concert was billed as the greatest rock event ever, until the venue literally exploded. Mega‑promoter Colin Beverly schemes to sabotage the New Year’s 1983 show organized by modest operator Max Wolfe. Wolfe’s aides, Neil Allen and Willie Loman, fall in love while battling Beverly’s plots to save the drugs, violence and rock‑and‑roll chaos.

Get Crazy Themes & Keywords

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payphone
pay phone
female full frontal nudity
parody comedy
chimpanzee
new years eve
raggedy andy doll
sex scene
concert
drugs
cult film
1980s

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one night timespan
groupie
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talking penis
rock star
new year's eve
hippie
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rock music
female nudity
conspiracy
spoof
independent film

Cast & crew

Get Crazy Cast & Characters

Ed Begley Jr. leads the cast as Colin Beverly, with Allen Garfield as Max Wolfe and Daniel Stern as Neil Allen.

Ed Begley Jr. as Colin Beverly
Allen Garfield as Max Wolfe
Daniel Stern as Neil Allen
Gail Edwards as Willy Loman

Also Starring in Get Crazy

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Mary Woronov Violetta
Dan Frischman Joey
Stacey Nelkin Susie Allen
Miles Chapin Sammy Fox
Bill Henderson King Blues
Robin Stewart Nada Band
Lori Eastside Nada
Coati Mundi Reggie Band
Gary Gershaw Jews Band
Malcolm McDowell Reggie Wanker
Lee Ving Piggy
Bobby Sherman Mark
Fabian Marv
Lou Reed Auden
Howard Kaylan Captain Cloud
Clint Howard Usher

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Dick Miller Susie's Dad
Paul Bartel Dr. Carver
Linnea Quigley Groupie (uncredited)
Michelle Bauer Groupie (uncredited)
Franklyn Ajaye Cool
Robert Picardo O'Connell
John Densmore Toad
Allan Arkush Concert Audience Member (uncredited)
Jackie Joseph Susie's Mom
Denise Galik Nurse Gwen
Sam Laws Minister
Jeffrey Weissman Concert Audience Member (uncredited)
James W. Gavin Helicopter Pilot
Barbara Peckinpaugh Groupie (uncredited)
Barry Diamond Stagehand
Ivan E. Roth Electric Larry (uncredited)
Anna Bjorn Chantamina
Charlie Stavola Taxi Driver
Andrew J. Lederer Jews Band
Susan Saiger Buffy
Daniel Davies Jews Band
Tim Jones Arthur
Derf Scratch Reggie Band
Philo Cramer Jews Band
Charity James Debby
Susan Justin Nada Band
Chuck Hanson Savage Beast
Che Zuro Nada Band
Jonathan Melvoin Reggie Band
Michele Hess Biker Chick (uncredited)
Teri Schwartz Nun in Audience (uncredited)
Kristen Addix Nada Band
Laurie Belle Nada Band
Kim Burgemeyer Nada Band
Michele Carpenter Nada Band
Marleigh Clark Nada Band
Shari Famous Nada Band
Tahni Handal Nada Band
Sunbie Harrell Nada Band
Suzi Sidewinder Nada Band
Marci Marks Nada Band
M. Otis Beard Punk Rocker (uncredited)
Bruce McNall Producer (uncredited)
Patricia West-Del Ruth Girl (uncredited)

Plot

Get Crazy Plot Summary

What happens in Get Crazy from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

On December 31, 1982, the Saturn Theater is gearing up for a big New Year’s Eve concert under the flamboyant owner and master showman Max Wolfe Allen Garfield, who has run the venue since 1968. Assisting him are stage manager Neil Allen Daniel Stern and visiting former stage manager Willy Loman Gail Edwards. Also tangled in the night’s wild activity are beleaguered stagehand Joey Dan Frischman, fiery lighting director Violetta Mary Woronov, and Neil’s younger sister Susie Allen Stacey Nelkin.