The David Cassidy Story

I really enjoyed watching this movie. It took me back and brought back very happy memories for me. I'm glad to see David got himself back on track.

Andy did an excellent job and I actually felt like I was watching David on screen. It was great to see him at the end of the movie singing.

I look forward to following both careers of David and Andy.

Why is it that it seems no one in Hollywood can make a TV movie that is historically accurate? Forget the performances and technical aspects. I enjoyed this film but why don't today's TV filmmakers do any historical research? When David is giving his famous Rolling Stone interview, which took place while the Partridge Family was still on the air, the song 'Hot Blooded' by Foreigner is on the radio. The last episode of the Partridge Family aired in August of 1974 but 'Hot Blooded' didn't come out till 1978!

After David learns of his father's death, which occurred in 1976, the next scene shows David in a bar having a drink. The sub-title reads 'One Year Later' as David watches Oliver North testifying at the Iran Contra hearings on TV. This didn't take place until 1987! That's eleven years later guys! It seems there are TV Movie makers that either need to study their history or learn to add better. A good picture but don't write your history reports based on it.

I happen to catch this today on VH1 Classic - channel surfing pays off sometimes! I really liked getting the insight into David Cassidy. And boy did they do some great casting in getting Andy to play David - he was great, looked so similar it was eerie, sounded great and - as others have stated - you can tell he spent time with or studied David and had his mannerisms down.

I gotta say this movie broke my heart - his relationship with his Dad, his reaction to that poor girl's death in London! I think some performers would have been more like "hey, wasn't my fault..." but it really rocked him. When he dealt with the scenes with Jack in Vegas and then when Jack died... he gave a great performance.

I LOVED that they had David come out at the end and he and Andy performed together!

I just finished watching "The David Cassidy Story". Andrew Kavovit gave an outstanding performance as Cassidy.At times I thought it was really him. He had him down to a T. The movie itself was good. It's a shame what happened to him after his Partridge Family stint. When you see what fame can do to a person, it makes you be thankful that being a nobody(like myself) can have it's advantages. I was a "Partridge Family" fan years ago & still listen to there music to this day on CD. I also have two David Cassidy solo CD's. If you read this David, I commend you on a very fine life story of yourself. Sorry about your Dad. Your appearance at the end with Andrew was a nice added touch to this well done story..... Was a little disappointed that "Reuben Kincaid" was not mentioned in it.

TV bio-pics never tend to work very well, but that doesn't mean there is not a reason to watch. People like to watch this genre of movie for two reasons: a) to see how much the actors look like the real people, and b) to see how the historic events that we have heard so much of, are played out. David Cassidy and the Partridge Family Years delivers.

Andrew Kavovit plays David Cassidy, the 1970's super star who played Keith on the now classic TV series, and launched a huge (but short lived) pop career. All the important supporting players are there, including step mom Shirley, and co-star Susan Dey. The story centers mainly on David's relationship with his cantankerous father Jack.

According the film Jack sends young David on an audition for a new TV series about a singing family. Since step mom Shirley is already the lead, David is a shoe in for the part. The show takes off and David is able to launch a singing career. Ironically, David is not able sing the music he loves, and in the end is persecuted by the public for singing the pop music he hates. David's father, who mentions at one point that he turned down a part on that 'new Mary Tyler Moore Show' playing Ted Knight, is jealous of his sons huge success.

And that is pretty much the story.

Now, as a movie, this film is OK. The cast does look a bit like the characters they are playing. I thought they made Susan Dey look like a complete moron, but I can live with that. The costumes and the hair styles are fun as well.

All in all it is pretty obvious that we are watching a low budget TV movie, but I can live with that as well. The major scandals are covered nicely and we are treated to some of those classic tunes (as sappy as they are) throughout the film.

David Cassidy and the Partridge Family Years knows its limitations and doesn't try to over step them. Not a bad movie if there is nothing else on.