Movie Movie (1978)Three movie genres of the 1930s, boxing films, WWI aviation dramas, and backstage Broadway musicals, are satirized using the same cast. Director:Stanley Donen |
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Movie Movie (1978)Three movie genres of the 1930s, boxing films, WWI aviation dramas, and backstage Broadway musicals, are satirized using the same cast. Director:Stanley Donen |
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| George C. Scott | ... |
Gloves Malloy /
Spats Baxter
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| Trish Van Devere | ... |
Betsy McGuire /
Isobel Stuart
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| Red Buttons | ... |
Peanuts /
Jinks Murphy
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| Eli Wallach | ... |
Vince Marlow /
Pop
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| Harry Hamlin | ... |
Joey Popchik
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| Ann Reinking | ... |
Troubles Moran
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| Jocelyn Brando | ... |
Mama Popchik /
Mrs. Updike
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Michael Kidd | ... |
Pop Popchik
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| Kathleen Beller | ... |
Angie Popchik
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| Barry Bostwick | ... |
Johnny Danko /
Dick Cummings
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| Art Carney | ... |
Doctor Blaine /
Doctor Bowers
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Clay Hodges | ... |
Sailor Lawson
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George P. Wilbur | ... |
Tony Norton
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Peter Stader | ... |
Barney Keegle
(as Peter T. Stader)
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Jimmy Lennon Sr. | ... |
The Announcer
(as James Lennon)
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Three movie genres of the 1930s are satirized in this spoof of the traditional double feature. In "Dynamite Hands" a delivery boy turns prizefighter in order to raise enough money for his kid sister's eye operation. Later, however, he turns his back on his father-figure manager and librarian girlfriend when he is distracted by a flashy gangster and sexy night club diva. Intermission has a coming-attractions trailer for "Zero Hour," a World War I aviation drama. In the second feature, "Baxter's Beauties of 1933" a Broadway impresario hears he has only a month to live and is determined to mount one more hit on the boards. When his drunken diva of a star cannot go on opening night, he finds that the ingénue he chooses to replace her is his long-estranged daughter, whom he has not seen since she was a girl. All three stories feature the same cast. Written by duke1029@aol.com
For anyone who has grown up loving Hollywood musicals, the second half of this film is an absolute joy. Stanley Donen, who has arguably directed the greatest of these, had a chance to create an homage to them which includes every silly musical plot and song and dance device he could think of. Barry Bostwick's first number will knock your socks off and the finale (including dancers on bikes!) will put a grin on your face from start to finish. Watch for Stanley Donen's cameo as a cab driver.