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During the opening credits, when Nicol Williamson's name is shown, there is a Buffalo Head nickel shown on the pavement. Nicol Williamson's first name is pronounced "nickel".
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In order to cash in on the box-office success of Murder by Death (1976) (which was a parody of locked-room mystery thrillers), some posters for this follow-up (which is different, a spoof of 1940s private eye, film noir, and foreign intrigue thrillers) were designed with cartoons of fifteen characters (evoking a cast of suspects) situated under a giant headline that read "Who Dunnit?"
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James Coco, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, and Paul Williams appeared on The Muppet Show (1976).
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Eileen Brennan and Scatman Crothers appeared in a scene in which his piano player character sings a few lines of the song "Jeepers Creepers". Brennan appeared in Jeepers Creepers (2001), in which the song can also be heard.
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In this film based on a Neil Simon play newlyweds Corie a free spirit and Paul Bratter an uptight lawyer share a sixth-floor apartment in Greenwich Village. Soon after their marriage Corie tries to find a companion for mother Ethel who is ...
Barefoot in the Park features romantic, funny, cute, talky and humorous style.
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Striving to be independent the blind but determined Don Baker Edward Albert moves away from his overprotective mother Eileen Heckart who won an Oscar. After settling into his new San Francisco digs Don meets kooky neighbor Jill Tanner Goldie ...
Butterflies Are Free features touching, melancholic, sentimental, emotional and intense style.
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A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cashs life from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.
Walk the Line features sentimental, touching, emotional, road movie and captivating style.
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A chronicle of James Browns rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
Get on Up features emotional, talky, heartbreaking, captivating and realistic style.
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In this biographical drama Selena Quintanilla is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father Abraham realizes that his young daughter is talented and begins performing with her at small venues. She finds success and falls for ...
Selena features touching, sad, factual, emotional and sincere style.
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A film about the singer Tina Turner and how she rose to stardom with her abusive husband Ike Turner and how she gained the courage to break free.
Whats Love Got to Do with It features inspirational, sincere, intense, emotional and serious style.
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The life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager Colonel Tom Parker.
Elvis features historical drama, touching, semi autobiographical, thought provoking and captivating style.
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Biographical story of the rise from nowhere of singer Ritchie Valens whose life was cut short by a plane crash.
La Bamba features inspirational, touching, hispanic, intense and suspense style.
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In the mid-80s three women each with an attorney arrive at the office of New York entertainment manager Morris Levy. One is an L.A. singer formerly of the Platters one is a petty thief from Philly one teaches school in a small Georgia town. ...
Why Do Fools Fall in Love features emotional, melancholic, inspirational, touching and realistic style.
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Three young women Deena Jones Effie White and Lorrell Robinson dream of becoming pop stars and they get their wish when theyre chosen to be backup singers for the legendary James Thunder Early.
Dreamgirls features stylized, emotional, lyrical, melancholic and sentimental style.
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Crazy is the story of a legendary guitar player who emerged from Nashville in the 1950s. Blessed with incomparable natural talent Hank Garland quickly established his reputation as the finest sessions player in Nashville.
Crazy features serious, realistic, sincere, contemplative and independent film
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The story of sex violence race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago and the exciting but turbulent lives of some of Americas musical legends including Muddy Waters Leonard Chess Little Walter Howlin Wolf Etta James and Chuck Berry.
Cadillac Records features realistic, inspirational, intense, stylized and talky style.
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Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday. Her late childhood stint as a prostitute early tours marriages and drug addiction are featured.
Lady Sings the Blues features realistic, retro, intellectual, serious and touching style.
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The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer Jim Morrison.
The Doors features psychedelic, factual, realistic, serious and cult classic style.
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A swirling impressionistic portrait of an artist who regretted nothing writer-director Olivier Dahans La Vie en Rose stars Marion Cotillard in a blazing performance as the legendary French icon Edith Piaf. From the mean streets of the ...
La Vie en Rose features touching, disturbing, atmospheric, gloomy and melancholic style.
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A film about the life and career of the early rock and roll star.
The Buddy Holly Story features captivating, serious, realistic, feel good and touching style.
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