This movie was a great tribute to that late 1950s-early 1960s era of teen idols when it seemed great young pop singers were filling the gap left when Elvis was drafted into army, Jerry Lee Lewis' scandal practically wiped out his career and Buddy Holly tragically died. However the characters in this movie were fictional and it should never be assumed that the 2 pop singers were totally true stories about the discoveries and grooming of the real Frankie Avalon and Fabian for stardom. In Fact Fabian was upset at the time about some of the aspectws of the Ceasare character. Yet the songs that these 2 idols performed indeed sounded like they could've been late 1950s pop hits even though they were composed specifically for this movie.
Review of The Idolmaker
