Tick Tock Clock

Tick Tock Clock

Produced by Gail Reaben
With rare film, 1950s Texas teenagers, dance & party their way from the birth of rock and roll, thro

Overview

Genre
Cultural History, History, Music, Personal Doc, and Docutainment
Synopsis

With rare film footage, the innocence and joy of 1950's teenage life in Texas during the birth of rock and roll, explodes on the screen. James Dean and Elvis Presley were the stars of the day, inciting teenagers to break away from conservative restraints and embrace a catalytic new music, "rock and roll". The teens document themselves as they fly like birds with their new found freedom. From the bedrooms of slumber parties, with girls in their baby doll pajamas, to the roof tops where they danced on many a summer day, rock-boppin' to the jitterbug beat, you'll see life as it was on Sunburst Street in Bellaire, Texas (Houston) through the eyes of teenage girls, their friends and families. Then one day, in the blink of an eye, it is 2014 and the old house the Director, Gail Reaben, grew up in, known as Party Central in high school, is being torn down to make way for a mega mansion. Distraught over the loss of the house and the memories in them, she brings two of her friends from tho

Treatment
Show treatment
Stage
finished
Running time
14 and 57 minutes

Credits

Production Details

Prod. Co.
Bellaire Media
Country
United States
Years of Production
1950's and 2015
Locations
Bellaire, Texas (Houston)

Distribution Details

Release year
2015
Language
English

Photos

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