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September 1984 (USA) morePlot:
An artist fails a test and is required to direct traffic in New York City's Holland Tunnel. He winds up falling in love with a beautiful woman, who takes him to the moon on a Lunar Cruiser. | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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A friendlier version of "Brazil" moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Zach Galligan | ... | Adam Beckett | |
| Apollonia van Ravenstein | ... | Mara Hofmeier | |
| Lauren Tom | ... | Eloy | |
| Sam Jaffe | ... | Father Knickerbocker | |
| Paul Rogers | ... | Hugo | |
| Bill Murray | ... | Ted Breughel | |
| Imogene Coca | ... | Daisy Schackman | |
| Dan Aykroyd | ... | Buck Heller | |
| Mort Sahl | ... | Uncle Mort | |
| Anita Ellis | ... | Aunt Anita | |
| Eddie Fisher | ... | Himself | |
| Jan Triska | ... | Swedish Architect | |
| Rosemary De Angelis | ... | Helen Flagella | |
| Clarice Taylor | ... | Lu | |
| John Garson | ... | Maurice Blaget / Conductor |
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The movie was invited to play at the Cannes Film Festival two years in a row, but MGM wouldn't let it go. moreSoundtrack:
It's Only a Paper Moon moreFAQ
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This movie shares some similarities with Terry Gilliam's "Brazil". The mixing of 1930's and 1980's, the totalitarian state that pretends to be caring, a mix of freaky supporting characters and subtext behind every shot and concept. But Nothing Lasts Forever is lighter and more optimistic in tone and a modern (ish) fairy tale of searching for one's talent and purpose. The concepts of the Manhattan Port Authority taking control of New York, underground Angels, going shopping on the Moon in a bus and Bauhaus German techno artists in a mock 30's setting all show great creativity and originality; often missing in a lot of American comedies. And it also works the soundtrack (a mix of original and classical music) into the story extremely well.