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PG,1hr 47min
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1978
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Synopsis: This spoof of a "typical" double-feature bill of the 1930s is introduced by George Burns, who explains that we're about to see two classic films produced by the legendary Warren Brothers. The first, "Dynamite Fists," is a black-and-white takeoff of such boxing dramas as Golden Boy. Harry Hamlin plays a John Garfield-like pugilist who is brought along by a tough-but-lovable fight promoter George C. Scott. Nasty gangster Eli Wallach attempts to compromise Hamlin by offering him the delectable Trish ... Full Synopsis
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Movie, Movie came about in response to the spate of spoofs (particularly those by Mel Brooks) that proliferated in the 1970s. Writer Larry Gelbart felt that the ideas behind most of them were good but couldn't sustain a full-length picture -- thus Movie, Movie's short "double feature" concept. There's a marvelous symmetry in the execution, with (practically) the entire cast of the first segment being ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Gloves Malloy/Spats Baxter
Trixie Lane
Vince Marlowe/Pop
Betsy McGuire/Isobel Stuart
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