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Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway

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  • 1985
  • 1h 15m
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Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway (1985)
"A Black Lady Sketch Show" creator and star Robin Thede tells IMDb all about a favorite dance number from Season 4 of the HBO Max Original series, the movies that she'll never stop rewatching, and a Whoopi Goldberg comedy special that changed her life.
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    • Thomas Schlamme
  • Writer
    • Whoopi Goldberg
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.5/10
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      • Thomas Schlamme
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      • Whoopi Goldberg
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      • Whoopi Goldberg
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      • 1 nomination

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    • Trivia
      Based on Whoopi Goldberg's one-woman stage show "The Spook Show".
    • Quotes

      Fontaine: I"m into books 'cuz I got a Ph.D. in Literature from Columbia.

      [chuckling from audience]

      Fontaine: You don't think I was BORN a junkie? Naw, see, I got this Ph.D. I can't do shit with so I stay high so I don't get mad!

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      Featured in Black in the 80s: Color in Film (2005)

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    10/10
    Such a classic it's still as powerful 35 years later
    Still touches those uncomfortable places with love 35 years later. Whoopi Goldberg is otherworldly kind perfect.
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      • July 20, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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      • English
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      • Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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      1 hour 15 minutes
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      • Color
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      • Mono

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