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Nickelodeon (1976)

PG 121 min  -  Comedy  -   21 December 1976 (USA)
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This homage to the childhood days of the motion pictures starts in 1910, when the young attorney Leo Harrigan by chance meets a motion picture producer... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ryan O'Neal ...
Burt Reynolds ...
Tatum O'Neal ...
Brian Keith ...
H.H. Cobb
Stella Stevens ...
Marty Reeves
John Ritter ...
Franklin Frank
Jane Hitchcock Jane Hitchcock ...
Kathleen Cooke
Jack Perkins Jack Perkins ...
Michael Gilhooley
Brion James ...
Bailiff
Sidney Armus Sidney Armus ...
Judge
Joe Warfield ...
Defense Attorney
Tamar Cooper Tamar Cooper ...
Edna Mae Gilhooley
Alan Gibbs Alan Gibbs ...
Patents Hooligan
Mathew Anden Mathew Anden ...
Hecky
Lorenzo Music Lorenzo Music ...
Mullins
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Storyline

This homage to the childhood days of the motion pictures starts in 1910, when the young attorney Leo Harrigan by chance meets a motion picture producer. Immediately he's invited to become a writer for him - the start of a sensational career. Soon he's promoted to a director and shoots one silent movie after the other in the tiny desert village Cacamonga with a small crew of actors. But the competition is hard: the patent agency sends out Buck Greenway to sabotage them. When they visit L.A., his crew is surprised by a new species: fans! Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>  

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Love. Action. Comedy. Suspense. Excitement. See more »

Genres:

Comedy

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Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Peter Bogdanovich's Nickelodeon See more »

Filming Locations:

California, USA See more »

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Budget:

$9,000,000 (estimated)
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The projectors showing "Birth of a Nation" toward the end of the film are Powers model 6B. The projectors are correct for the period but the arc lamps being used are not. They are Strong Electric low intensity reflector lamps and would not be manufactured for another decade. The correct lamp would have been an older rectangular shaped condenser arc. See more »

Quotes

Franklin Frank: Any jerk can direct.
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Referenced in By Bogdanovich (2011) See more »