Confessions of a Pop Performer

Confessions of a Pop Performer

The dirty window cleaner finds out pop is just a racket

1975 · 91 min · ★ 4.5 · Comedy

Either you've got it or you haven't - some like randy young Timothy Lea (Robin Askwith), manage to get it all the time! Signing up with a pop group, our boisterous hero progresses rapidly from local gigs to scoring a titillating hit with The Climax Sisters, with plenty of ribald adventures along the way!

Directed by Norman Cohen · Written by Christopher Wood

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