Movie Movie

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Movie Movie

PG

Released Nov 22, 1978

1h 46m

Comedy

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This spoof of 1930s American films features two movies and a trailer, with the same cast members acting in all three. "Dynamite Hands" follows an up-and-coming boxer (Harry Hamlin) with a heart of gold who stumbles into a life of excess when he falls for a nightclub singer (Trish Van Devere) and meets a sleazy gangster (Eli Wallach). In "Baxter's Beauties of 1933," a Broadway producer (George C. Scott) learns that he is dying and attempts to create one last hit show.

Marina Hirsch

Berkeley Barb

It's a real pleasure to see a movie that I takes on all the cliches, from attractively fatal diseases through triumphant curtain calls, and plays with them.

Dec 28, 2020

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Diego Galán

El Pais (Spain)

Bonhomie and the pleasure to play are its main inspiration, and today, Movie Movie is an invitation to cinephiles to let go of their passions and take a second look at that earlier cinema. [Full Review in Spanish]

Sep 3, 2019

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Rated: 3/5

Sep 21, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jul 14, 2005

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Michael L

Come on!!! It's funny and creative spoof on the old time movie formulas Is it gone with the wind? No... but I would have liked to have seen that... LoL

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/17/24

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steve d

It doesn't matter how many movies you add it still isn't clever.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Hokey but fun.Interesting concept, two back to back films with the same actors, I preferred the 2nd

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/26/20

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william k

Nostalgic Hollywood spoof is lovingly assembled by an oldtime professional director; a bit uneven, but generally quite entertaining.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Gloriously funny and affectionate send up of a typical 1930s double-bill. Larry Gelbart and Sheldon Keller's screenplay is stuffed with every clichÃ© going, and several new ones: they also shoe-horn a bunch of laugh-out-loud doubles entendres for those viewers who really listen. Stanley Donen elicits marvellous deadpan performances from the whole cast, and clearly has a ball revisiting his MGM years. An overlooked gem.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Audience Member

While not a laugh-a-minute riot, 'Movie Movie's' affectionate charm is hard to resist, and its second, musically oriented half is where the film's stylish trump card lies.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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This spoof of 1930s American films features two movies and a trailer, with the same cast members acting in all three. "Dynamite Hands" follows an up-and-coming boxer (Harry Hamlin) with a heart of gold who stumbles into a life of excess when he falls for a nightclub singer (Trish Van Devere) and meets a sleazy gangster (Eli Wallach). In "Baxter's Beauties of 1933," a Broadway producer (George C. Scott) learns that he is dying and attempts to create one last hit show.

Director: Stanley Donen
Producer: Stanley Donen
Screenwriter: Larry Gelbart, Sheldon Keller
Production Co: ITC Films
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 22, 1978, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 15, 2018
Runtime: 1h 46m

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