Film

Twist

1992 · 1h 14m · Documentary

IMDb

7.6

Rotten Tomatoes

43%

Combining rare and often hilarious archival footage with engaging interviews, this groovy documentary chronicles the evolution of the titular postwar rock ’n' roll dance craze that took America by storm. Featuring singers and musicians who helped define the phenomenon like Hank Ballard, Chubby Checker, and Joey Dee, as well as clips from TV shows like “American Bandstand,” TWIST tells the overlooked story of how shaking your hips went from being a sign of social degeneracy to the dance form that rocked the world.

Hank Ballard

Betty Romantini Begg

Chubby Checker

Joey Dee

Joe Fusco

Gladys Horton

Janet Huffsmith

Joan Buck Kiene

Mama Lu Parks

Floss Harvey Mancini

Jimmy Peatross

Carole Scaldeferri Spada

Dee Dee Sharp

Marshall McLuhan

Himself

Cholly Atkins

Himself

• Ron MannDirector · Producer
• Don HaigExecutive Producer
• Robert FrescoDirector of Photography
• Robert KennedyEditor

Release date

September 18, 1992

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 14m

Genres

Documentary