Don t Knock the Twist - Twist Around the Clock

Product Description Twist Around The Clock and Don?t Knock The Twist, both starring Chubby Checker and filmed in the early 1960s, when the Twist was the world?s biggest dance craze, causing whole clubs to be built to accommodate the dance and its many frenzied fans. Both films feature a whole lot of twistin? combined with decent plots and Twist Around The Clock serves as a showcase for Dion and two of his hit songs, "Runaround Sue" and "The Wanderer." Amazon.com Along with the Twist dance craze in the early 1960s came Twist-themed movies, and this DVD release has two of the more memorable artifacts of the fad. Twist Around the Clock, out of 1961, finds an unemployed promoter recognizing the Twist's potential to make him a lot of money--if only he can figure out how to harness its popularity. Lightweight but enjoyable, Twist Around the Clock is a real treat when it gets down to business, which means performances by Twist king Chubby Checker, the Marcels, and especially Dion, whose great "Runaround Sue" and "The Wanderer" are featured. A sequel to Twist Around the Clock, Don't Knock the Twist is a formulaic yet completely fun story of preparations for a television show about the Twist. Romantic complications and other conflicts arise for various characters, but the presence of Checker, the Dovells, the Carroll Brothers, and Linda Scott are the real reason to immerse oneself in pure nostalgia. --Tom Keogh