Greatest 20 Music Movies Fan Favorites from 1978

Stoner musicians Pedro DePacas and Anthony Man Stoner unknowingly smuggle a van - made entirely of marijuana - from Mexico to Los Angeles with incompetent Police Sergeant Stedenko hot on their trail. Get info on Up in Smoke / IMDB / YouTube

A devoted wife is visited by her mother, a successful concert pianist who had little time for her when she was young. More about Autumn Sonata / IMDB / YouTube

A film account and presentation of the final concert of The Band. See more about The Last Waltz / IMDB / YouTube

Chewbacca and Han Solo try to get to the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk to celebrate Life Day, but are impeded by an Imperial blockade. Chewie's family passes the time with various forms of entertainment. More about The Star Wars Holiday Special / IMDB / YouTube

An adaptation of The Wizard of Oz that tries to capture the essence of the African-American experience. More about The Wiz / IMDB / YouTube

The story of the life and career of the early rock and roll singer, from his meteoric rise to stardom, to his marriage and untimely death. Check out The Buddy Holly Story / IMDB / YouTube

A small-town band hits it big, but it must battle a nefarious plot in the music industry. Check out Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band / IMDB / YouTube

Charts the adventures of the prefab four, possibly the most famous band of all time. Find out about The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash / IMDB / YouTube

In 1964, six teenagers from New Jersey run off to see The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) in the hope of meeting their idols. However, they don't have tickets. Along the way, they learn new things about friendship and growing up. Look into I Wanna Hold Your Hand / IMDB / YouTube

Queen Elizabeth I travels 400 years into the future to witness the appalling revelation of a dystopian London overrun by corruption and a vicious gang of punk guerrilla girls led by the new Monarch of Punk. Learn about Jubilee / IMDB / YouTube

KISS, a rock band made up of superheroes, battles an evil inventor who has plans for destruction at a California amusement park. Learn about Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park / IMDB / YouTube

A Friday in the life of the disco club The Zoo, where the staff and clients meet and dance their lives away. Learn about Thank God It's Friday / IMDB / YouTube

A dysfunctional young man is pulled between loyalties to his Italian mob-connected loan-shark father and his mentally-disturbed Jewish concert-pianist mother. More about Fingers / IMDB / YouTube

Horsemouth sets himself up in business selling records but when gangsters steal his bike things start to turn nasty. As tensions build, Horsemouth and friends plot to end the gangsters reign of terror and restore justice to the people of Kingston. See more about Rockers / IMDB / YouTube

On the day of her wedding to her sixth husband, a glamorous silver screen sex symbol is asked to intervene in a political dispute between nations, which leads to chaos. Check out Sextette / IMDB / YouTube

The story of the rise and fall of Alan Freed, the pioneering New York City radio disc jockey who was instrumental in introducing and popularizing rock 'n' roll music in the 1950s. More about American Hot Wax / IMDB / YouTube

When a liberal music station's owners decide to introduce army recruitment ads, despite the protests of its manager, the rebellious DJs are determined to fight back, no matter the cost. Look into FM / IMDB / YouTube

A featurette sponsored by Pepsi-Cola that was originally intended to be released in Summer 1978 as a promotion for the Southern Rock outfit's planned musical roots LP. The plane crash in 1977, which claimed the lives of lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines and backup vocalist Cassie Gaines, transformed the album into an epitaph entitled First - and Las. Find out about A Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd / IMDB / YouTube

The lives and romantic entanglements of a group of young adults who have achieved overnight success in Los Angeles. Details on Welcome to L.A. / IMDB / YouTube

Big Bird worries when Oscar tells him that if Santa Claus can't fit down the chimney on Christmas Eve, nobody would get presents. Learn about Christmas Eve on Sesame Street / IMDB / YouTube