Noises Off... (1992)

A travelling theater group find so much action going on behind-the-scenes, they almost ruin the performances.

Director:

Peter Bogdanovich

Writers:

Michael Frayn (play), Marty Kaplan (screenplay)

Stars:

Michael Caine, Carol Burnett, Denholm Elliott

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Carol Burnett	...	Dotty Otley / Mrs. Clackett
Michael Caine	...	Lloyd Fellowes
Denholm Elliott	...	Selsdon Mowbray / The Burglar
Julie Hagerty	...	Poppy Taylor
Marilu Henner	...	Belinda Blair / Flavia Brent
Mark Linn-Baker	...	Tim Allgood
Christopher Reeve	...	Frederick Dallas / Philip Brent
John Ritter	...	Garry Lejeune / Roger Tramplemain
Nicollette Sheridan	...	Brooke Ashton / Vicki
Katie Rich	...	Des Moines Stagehand
Zoe R. Cassavetes	...	Miami Stagehand
Kim Sebastian	...	Cleveland Stagehand
Louise Stratten	...	Broadway Stagehand (as L.B. Straten)
J. Christopher Sullivan	...	Miami Backstage Guard
Kimberly Neville	...	Miami Usher

Storyline

Lloyd Fellowes (Sir Michael Caine) is the director of a theatre company. He's desperately trying to get his production together, despite the best efforts of the cast, the crew, and Lady Luck. We follow the production from final rehersals, through opening night, and onto the tour. As with any group of actors forced to work closely together for any great length of time, romances and arguments are bound to break out. Quite often, what's happening on stage is nothing compared to what's happening backstage.

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Plot Keywords:

argument | actor | backstage | theatre | reference to william shakespeare | 

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Taglines:

The comedy where everyone gets caught in the act!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 March 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Noises Off!

Filming Locations:

Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S El Molino Ave, Pasadena, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$2,280,148

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Touchwood Pacific Partners 1

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Four of the stars of this movie have co-starred with the Muppets. Christopher Reeve and Carol Burnett were guest stars on The Muppet Show (1976), John Ritter appeared on a television special The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (1982), and Sir Michael Caine played Ebenezer Scrooge in The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992).

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Goofs

When we see the show from the stage, there are fake walls visible behind all the doors. When we see the show from backstage, those fake walls are missing from all the upstairs doors (although present for the downstairs doors).

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Quotes

[first lines]
Usher: Curtains going up! Curtains going... up! Curtains going up!
Lloyd: [voiceover] A big Broadway opening. Everybody who's anybody in New York is inside this theater tonight. Everybody but one man. This man - ME!

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Connections

Referenced in By Bogdanovich (2011)

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Soundtracks

Lullaby of Broadway
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Al Dubin

User Reviews

Maybe the funniest movie ever made.

If you can keep up with this movie, you'll laugh from beginning to end. The movie that never stops. This movies rapid fire comedy can make you dizzy and it provides very few and small slow spots to catch your breath! The story of a inept theatre troope that just gets worse and worse, the closer they get to the bigtime. It reminds us that there is no business like show business. No business at all!