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13 December 1985 (USA) morePlot:
Hopefuls try out before a demanding director for a part in a new musical. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(12 articles)
Beach Blanket Babylon: People Who Give A Damn (From Huffington Post. 22 June 2009, 11:13 AM, PDT)
Film: Review: Every Little Step
(From The AV Club. 16 April 2009, 1:01 PM, PDT)
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Stage to screen unsuccessful moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Michael Blevins | ... | Mark Tobori | |
| Yamil Borges | ... | Diana Morales | |
| Jan Gan Boyd | ... | Connie Wong | |
| Sharon Brown | ... | Kim | |
| Gregg Burge | ... | Richie Walters | |
| Michael Douglas | ... | Zach | |
| Cameron English | ... | Paul San Marco | |
| Tony Fields | ... | Al DeLuca | |
| Nicole Fosse | ... | Kristine Evelyn Erlich-DeLuca | |
| Vicki Frederick | ... | Sheila Bryant | |
| Michelle Johnston | ... | Beatrice Ann 'Bebe' Benson | |
| Janet Jones | ... | Judy Monroe | |
| Pam Klinger | ... | Maggie Winslow | |
| Audrey Landers | ... | Val Clarke | |
| Terrence Mann | ... | Larry |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
113 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:L | Netherlands:AL | Australia:PG | Argentina:Atp | Canada:14A | Chile:TE | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:6 | Norway:11 | Sweden:Btl | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:6 | Singapore:PGFilming Locations:
Helen Hayes Theater - 240 West 44th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA moreFun Stuff
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Universal Pictures held an option on the film rights for five years but finally put it in turnaround when they failed to come up with a workable idea on how to adapt it. moreGoofs:
Miscellaneous: In the closing while the credits are running, watch the lower right hand corner of the screen. While doing high-kicks one dancer falls and then gets up again and continues dancing. moreSoundtrack:
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Having seen, studied, read, and researched ACL and Michael Bennett, I have to say that the show does not translate well to the screen. The movie is 'good' at best, but completely loses much of what made ACL so successful on Broadway. The constant swipes to Cassie (taking a cab into the city; talking with Larry; etc) were completely unnecessary, and many of the great songs and monologues were shortened or (worse) cut altogether! Whereas I like Michael Douglas, I feel that he was a poor choice for Zach. Michael Douglas should not have been cast as Zach for the exact same reason Kevin Kline was not cast as Zach in the original production: he couldn't dance.
I often wonder if Michael Bennett would have approved of this film.