8.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
American Bandstand (1957)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.0
Overview
American Bandstand was an American music-performance show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989 and was hosted from 1956 until its final season by Dick Clark, who also served as producer. The show featured teenagers dancing to Top 40 music introduced by Clark; at least one popular musical act—over the decades, running the gamut from Jerry Lee Lewis to Run DMC—would usually appear in person to lip-sync one of their latest singles. Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon holds the record for most appearances at 110. The show's popularity helped Dick Clark become an American media mogul and inspired similar long-running music programs, such as Soul Train and Top of the Pops. Clark eventually assumed ownership of the program through his Dick Clark Productions company.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
American Bandstand was an American music-performance show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989 and was hosted from 1956 until its final season by Dick Clark, who also served as producer. The show featured teenagers dancing to Top 40 music introduced by Clark; at least one popular musical act—over the decades, running the gamut from Jerry Lee Lewis to Run DMC—would usually appear in person to lip-sync one of their latest singles. Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon holds the record for most appearances at 110. The show's popularity helped Dick Clark become an American media mogul and inspired similar long-running music programs, such as Soul Train and Top of the Pops. Clark eventually assumed ownership of the program through his Dick Clark Productions company.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
American Bandstand is rated as neutral because its core focus was on popular music and youth culture as entertainment, rather than engaging with political issues or promoting specific ideological viewpoints. It served as a cultural platform, largely devoid of overt political messaging.
The show, a long-running music and dance program, featured visible diversity among its performers and audience over its extensive run. However, it did not present a narrative that critically engaged with or framed traditional identities, focusing instead on showcasing popular music and youth culture.
Secondary
American Bandstand, a music and dance show, did not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes throughout its run. Its focus on mainstream pop culture and the social context of its broadcast era meant that queer identities were not part of its narrative or presentation.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
American Bandstand was a variety and music show featuring real-life hosts, musical artists, and teenage dancers. There are no fictional characters whose gender could be swapped from a prior canon or historical record. All individuals were portrayed as their actual gender.
American Bandstand was a live music and dance show featuring real artists and a studio audience, not a narrative adaptation with fictional or historical characters subject to race-swapping. The host and performers were real individuals portraying themselves.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.5
8.4
Critic Ratings
N/A
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