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Shake, Rattle and Rock! is a american film of genre Drama directed by Allan Arkush released in USA on 26 august 1994 with Renée Zellweger
Shake, Rattle and Rock! (1994)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 26 august 1994
Length 1h23
Directed by Allan Arkush
OriginUSA
Themes Musical films
Rating52%
Shake Rattle and Rock! is a 1994 television movie starring Renée Zellweger, Howie Mandel and members of the Grammy-nominated R&B band For Real. The film was produced by Lou Arkoff (son of B movie producer Samuel Z. Arkoff) as part of the Rebel Highway series of television movies made in a short-lived revival of American International Pictures that aired on the Showtime television network.
Actors
Renée Zellweger
(Susan)
Howie Mandel
(Danny Klay)
Max Perlich
(Tony)
Patricia Childress
(Cookie)
Gerrit Graham
(Lipsky)
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