Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Cleveronix A different way of telling a story

Humbersi The first must-see film of the year.

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Christopher Malpas If Xanadu and Flash Gordon had a baby, it would be The Apple.I'm a fan of campy, trashy movies, especially musicals. I actually think Grease 2 is a better movie than the original Grease for instance.The Apple is REALLY trashy, in fact I would go as far as to say it has almost no redeeming features. The acting from most of the cast is way below par. Even amateur dramatics societies have better actors than this. George Gilmour in particular as the male lead "Alphie" is appalling. It comes as no surprise that this seems to be his only movie credit... That said, it doesn't help that nobody in this film is given anything in the script that would show their acting "talents". The sets are basically made up of bits of late 1970s Berlin brutalist architecture. Why is it films set in "the future" are always full of grey concrete?! The costumes are of the silver foil standard of future fashions, along with a lot of outfits that appear again to be straight out of the 1970s. Well they do say fashions come and go..The film itself, well its a simple tale of an innocent boy and girl getting sucked into and spat out of the music industry.. Along with some very misguided and in your face biblical references. The ending is truly spectacular. Spectacularly awful that is.The only vaguely redeeming feature of this film is possibly the soundtrack. OK, none of it sounds like the kind of music that was around in the real 1994, but there are some flourishes.I'm giving the film 5 out of 10. It is truly terrible, but a fun watch at the same time.

lcri-1 I've read terrible things about this movie. I rented it on the understanding it was the worst musical ever made, possibly the worst movie of the 80s. I'm a connoisseur of sorts of B-Movies. Uwe Boll? I'm there! Crappy old monster movie? Sure! But it took me a LONG time to finally get around to seeing this...And you know what? It blew me away. Is it a bad movie? Hell yes. Are some of the songs ear-bleedingly terrible? Check. But still, it has an absurd charm, a ridiculous, unbelievable air. It left me breathless at the end, and I felt I'd just spent 90 minutes of my life very well.This is the story of two simple Canadian musicians trying to make it in America. The biggest music corporation in America is Bim, run by a nefarious Mr. Boogalow. He is the most powerful agent/manager in the industry, filling the world with soulless pop and rock. He sets his eyes on the Canadian couple, Alfie and Bibi, and tries to get them to sign a contract. While Bibi is happy to, Alfie has a vision of Mr. Boogalow as the devil himself, the contract the apple from the Garden of Eden, and refuses. But with Bibi being pulled into the corrupt world of sex, drugs, and rock n' roll, and Alfie struggling to make it on his own as a love song writer in a world without love, how can they go on? Did I mention it's set in the far flung future of 1994 as envisioned in 1980? A lot of the songs are catchy - "Speed" was stuck in my head for a week after watching it, "Cry For Me" is a fine example of the long distance love duet, "Where Has Love Gone", while a bit whiny, sounds nice, and "I've Found Me" and "Child of Love" are just pretty. Plus the title song... I'm not going to forget that for a LONG time.Of course, the opening number, "Bim's On the Way", is absolutely terrible. But I think that was a part of the message - look at the pop culture our world is worshiping. This isn't art! Also focusing too much on the message and sounding horrible because of it is "Life is Nothing but Show Business in 1994", sung by a mish-mash of performers waiting to meet Mr. Boogalow.The rest of the songs are rather unremarkable... except for a catchy but horridly written song made entirely of innuendo, "Coming". But the less said about that, the better.The acting is largely mediocre or below average, but it works with the cheesiness of the movie. Also, the movie has a VERY fast pace, cramming 14 songs into its 90 minutes.Many of the dances, primarily "Bim's On the Way" (First and Reprise), "Life is Nothing but Show Business in 1994", "The Apple", and "Speed" are gloriously over-produced, with elaborate mass choreography, sprawling sets, and lots of rayon and spandex and inventive lighting.Plus, it has the BEST LINE EVER. You'll know it when you hear it.Overall, you NEED to see this film. Trust me, it's going to blow your mind, one way or the other.

Lechuguilla If hippiedom had taken root in the 1980s, this musical shows how things might have worked out in the 1990s. Of course you have to use your imagination here. The story describes a nightmarish society wherein everyone must eat, breathe, and sleep for something called "Bim", as promulgated by a capitalistic music mogul named Mr. Boogalow. This Mr. Boogalow rather conspicuously resembles the devil; he tempts the lead male and female singers with an apple, because their love song is a threat to his disco empire. I'm not quite sure what "Bim" refers to, except maybe the perpetuation of disco dollars, along with big bucks for bizarre costumes and garish makeup, of which the film has tons.The entire production is so overdone, so excessive, so lacking in subtlety it's laughable. But there is a worthwhile message here. And that's the idea that people are easily manipulated to become slaves to greed and superficial images; that part of the future the film got right.As for performances, George Gilmour, the lead male, can sing but can't act; Catherine Mary Stewart, the lead female, can act but can't sing; they make a dandy duo. Songs tend to be uninspired and repetitious; the first musical number is awful. But I did like "Cry For Me", toward the end.Others have described "The Apple" as the worst musical of all time. I wouldn't know, since there are many musicals I have not seen. But what is certain is that this film is quaint, to say the least. It's a historical film curio, a cinematic time warp back to another era when disco was king, and Reagan was just an American actor trying to be a President with capitalistic ideas.

Xander Seavy (RiffRaffMcKinley) There can be no doubt at all that "The Apple" is one of the worst musicals ever conceived: trashy costumes, flashing lights, and (perhaps the biggest sin of all) disco moments. But taken together, these actually make up one of the most spectacular failed spectacles of movie history.From the Cannon Group (which, surprise surprise, would later come to produce the notoriously campy "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace"), "The Apple" is like Faust on "American Idol." It is the story of two starry-eyed singers from Moose Jaw, one of who is seduced by the devil of the recording industry to bring the grooves of "BIM music" to the dystopian population of a futuristic 1994. At 86 minutes, the film feels like extra-thin deli lunch meat-- it tastes all right, but you want more.With its interesting scope (all that widescreen? Really?), tacky nature (Grace Kennedy's disco-heavy sex ballad still feels absolutely horrifying), and nearly intolerable level of shine, "The Apple" manages against all odds to hook people in. I guess it has something to do with the aforementioned spectacle. The characters are fun (especially the demonic Mr. Boogalow), the title song amazes, and the general vibe of the movie feels perfectly campy.The result is, quite plainly, the last of the great psych-out movie musicals-- which included "Jesus Christ Superstar," "Godspell," the OK "Tommy," and the almost-OK "Hair." In the words of BIM star Dandi, "Take a bite!"