That's the Way of the World
There are two sides to every hit record!
1975 | 100m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Sig Shore |
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| Writer: | Robert Lipsyte |
| Staring: |
| Record executives want a highly-regarded record producer to focus on a white pop act whom they feel has the sound America wants. To keep his creative integrity, Buckmaster carefully begins to fight the system that has made him the respected producer he has become. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 01, 1975 |
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| Director: | Sig Shore |
| Writer: | Robert Lipsyte |
| Genres: | Drama, Music |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | United Artists, Sig Shore Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: May 01, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Harvey Keitel | Coleman Buckmaster |
| Ed Nelson | Carlton James |
| Cynthia Bostick | Velour Page |
| Bert Parks | Franklyn Page |
| Jimmy Boyd | Gary Page |
| Michael Dante | Mike Lemongello |
| Maurice White | Early |
| Ron Gorton | Warren Barfield |
| Valerie Shepherd | Ellen |
| Sig Shore | Norman Shulman (as Mike Richards) |
| Murray the K | Big John Little |
| Murray Moston | Coleman Buckmaster's Father |
| Charles McGregor | Mantan |
| Herb Downer | Player |
| Francesca De Sapio | Amanda |
| Vy Higginsen | Wonder Woman |
| Nick Lapadula | Al Rapp |
| Steve Shore | The Kid |
| Frankie Crocker | Frankie Crocker |
| Philip Bailey | Band Member (uncredited) |
| Larrry Dunn | Band Member (uncredited) |
| Johnny Graham | Band Member (uncredited) |
| Ralph Johnson | Band Member (uncredited) |
| Al McKay | Band Member (uncredited) |
| Fred White | Band Member (uncredited) |
| Verdine White | Band Member (uncredited) |
| Andrew Woolfolk | Band Member (uncredited) |
| K.C. | Cab Driver |
| Dick Stewart | Mel Cooper |
| Ramón Feliciano | Busboy |
| Aubrey De Souza | Chauffeur |
| Jerry Rush | TV Interviewer |
| John Powers | The Greek |
| We Four Guys | Skaters |
| Randy Higgenson | Skaters |
| The Roller Rockers | Skaters |
| Leonard Smith | Rollerdome Bouncer |
| John Haney | Control Room Engineer |
| Doris Troy | Wedding Pianist |
| Barbara Herzsprung | James' Secretary |
| Andrew Blau | TV Studio Director |
| Earth Wind & Fire | The Group |
| Fred Versacci | Ferrara |
| Charles Stepney | Johnny Lyman |
| Linda Fields | Annabel Lee |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Sig Shore | Director |
| Bruce Wittkin | Editor, Post Production Supervisor |
| William Lyon MacKenzie | Makeup Artist |
| Alan Stensvold | Camera Operator |
| Steve Wolper | Assistant Camera |
| Rick Raphael | Assistant Camera |
| Ellis St. Rose | Assistant Camera |
| David Greene | Second Assistant Camera |
| Robert Lipsyte | Writer |
| Jerry W. Kisker | Production Manager |
| Steve Shore | Assistant Director |
| Peter Kunz | Props |
| Monroe Liebgold | Property Master |
| Bill Daly | Sound |
| Harriet Fidlow | Sound Effects Editor |
| Al Gramaglia | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Samantha Heilwell | Boom Operator |
| Robert Post | Boom Operator, Sound Mixer |
| Dan Sable | Sound Effects Editor |
| Michael F. Barrow | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Robert Comer | Gaffer |
| David Greene | Second Assistant Camera |
| Butch Hazel | Grip |
| 'Big John' Marwick | Key Grip |
| Abe Schrager | Grip |
| Sandy Tung | Assistant Editor |
| Valerie Shepherd | Continuity |
| Howard Levitt | Production Assistant |
| Alan Metzger | Director of Photography |
| Maurice White | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sig Shore | Producer |
| Phillip Fenty | Associate Producer |
| Ron Gorton | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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