Johnny's Gone

I just watched the rock exploitation film Go, Johnny, Go (1959). Weak script, bad acting and mostly bad songs. The most amusing moment is Alan Freed in a Chuck Berry jam session; Freed hits the snare once a measure--no wonder they want him sitting in.

On the plus side, we get to see Berry and Freed in their prime, as well as Richie Valens and Eddie Cochran.

It's said some movies are cursed, such as Rebel Without A Cause, where the three leads all died young. Well, I think we can make a case for the Johnny curse. Within a year Freed would be ruined (and would die broke in a few more), Berry would be in jail, Valens would die in a plane crash and Eddie Cochran would die in a car crash.