Rock Lobster [Print 1]
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Rock Lobster is a new wave/disco melodrama set in 1978 that was produced, written and directed by Dan Dinello. The narrative plays out the violent conflict between a lethargic, gun-toting service station attendant and his disco-obsessed, grocery check-out girlfriend who falls hard for a rich oil heir who lives in a Saturday Night Fever fantasy world.; The movie stars Jim Desmond, the longtime Chicago rock and blues musician. Michael Goi shot the movie in Chicago with an all-Chicago crew. Locations include Tuts club, Jewel food store (Southport Ave), Belmont Avenue near Clark, and Foster Beach.
Credits
Dan Dinello (co-producer); Michael Goi (cinematographer); Suzana Peric (contributor); Phillipe Charlier (camera); Michael Goi (lighting director); Susan Reib (sound); David Beard (sound); Jim Desmond (actor); Osman Selim (actor); Lynda McCann (actor); Tu Tu & the Pirates (performing group); Joyce Dinello (actor); Alan Baranowski (actor); Dan Dinello (actor)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Dan Dinello Collection
Subjects: Disco music; Love; Musicians
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago > Edgewater; North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago > Lakeview
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 1,200 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/35469
Subjects: Disco music; Love; Musicians
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago > Edgewater; North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago > Lakeview
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 1,200 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/35469
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:01