Chorus Line
(1985)
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Chorus Line
(1985)
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Michael Blevins | ... |
Mark Tobori
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| Yamil Borges | ... |
Diana Morales
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| Jan Gan Boyd | ... |
Connie Wong
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| Sharon Brown | ... |
Kim
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| Gregg Burge | ... |
Richie Walters
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| Michael Douglas | ... |
Zach
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Cameron English | ... |
Paul San Marco
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Tony Fields | ... |
Al DeLuca
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Nicole Fosse | ... |
Kristine Evelyn Erlich-DeLuca
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Vicki Frederick | ... |
Sheila Bryant
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Michelle Johnston | ... |
Beatrice Ann 'Bebe' Benson
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| Janet Jones | ... |
Judy Monroe
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Pam Klinger | ... |
Maggie Winslow
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| Audrey Landers | ... |
Val Clarke
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| Terrence Mann | ... |
Larry
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A director is casting dancers for a large production. Large numbers of hopefulls audition, hoping to be selected. Throughout the day, more and more people are eliminated, and the competition gets harder. Eventually, approximately a dozen dancers must compete for a few spots, each hoping to impress the director with their dancing skill. But, is this really what the director is looking for? Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
I admit to having been a fan of the original stage production. I never saw the movie version until very lately on cable, and watched it with anticipation, to see my memories brought alive again, because I adored the original show. Imagine my dismay.
This has to be the worst translation of a Broadway show to film ever made. They changed the story, they changed the songs, they lost the soul. I was expecting a trip down memory lane, singing to the extraordinarily touching Music and the Mirror, At the Ballet, and Hello Twelve, Hello Thirteen. Not! Not only did they adulterate the music to an almost unrecognizable point, but they messed up the storyline, adding songs and exterior plotlines (hello Cassie and Michael Douglas) not present in the original, and injecting "drama" where it wasn't necessary. The original had enough pathos on its own. If you were a fan of the original Broadway show, don't bother. I'm sorry I wasted my time, and diluted my memories, watching this tripe.