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Overview

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6.5/10   375 votes
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Director:
Stanley Donen
Writers:
Larry Gelbart (written by) and
Sheldon Keller (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
13 December 1979 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical more
Tagline:
Starring George C. Scott...TWICE! more
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Great! Great! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

George C. Scott ... Gloves Malloy / Spats Baxter
Trish Van Devere ... Betsy McGuire / Isobel Stuart

Red Buttons ... Peanuts / Jinks Murphy

Eli Wallach ... Vince Marlow / Pop

Harry Hamlin ... Joey Popchik
Ann Reinking ... Troubles Moran
Jocelyn Brando ... Mama Popchik / Mrs. Updike
Michael Kidd ... Pop Popchik
Kathleen Beller ... Angie Popchik
Barry Bostwick ... Johnny Danko / Dick Cummings

Art Carney ... Doctor Blaine / Doctor Bowers
Clay Hodges ... Sailor Lawson
George P. Wilbur ... Tony Norton
Peter Stader ... Barney Keegle (as Peter T. Stader)
Jimmy Lennon Sr. ... The Announcer (as James Lennon)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
105 min | Argentina:106 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
ITC Films Inc. more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Ann Reinking's movie debut. more
Quotes:
Dr. Bowers: One minute you're standing in the wings, and the next minute you're wearin' 'em. more
Movie Connections:
References 42nd Street (1933) more

FAQ

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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Great! Great!, 28 July 1999
10/10
Author: Louis Rugani (x779@webtv.net) from United States

This is a film-fan's film, filled with industry insight and in-jokes. (The two back-to-back stories, separated by a preview trailer, display the way the fictional (real?) studio's contract players would crank out product at a dizzying rate.) I wouldn't apply the words "parody" and "satire" in their strictest sense here, though....I'd rather say the sounds and images serve more to emphasize our real-or-imagined memories of the moviegoing experience in the mid-to-late Thirties. And the producers had the good sense to hire the great Ralph Burns and Buster Davis to write the terrific period songs and soundtracks (which deserve current re-release!). See it if only to catch the multi-talented Barry Bostwick, who gets a chance to shine in a singing-dancing role. And Charles Lane is always a treat to see. Everything's a treat in "Movie Movie"!

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