United States / May 03, 1985 / PG / New York City, New York
A new comedy about a movie that doesn't get made and the people who don't make it.
1h 20min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Studio head Joe Mulholland promises his dying producer and mentor, Saul Gritz, to adapt a popular sex manual into a film, despite his better judgment. Unable to figure out how to turn the nonfiction book into a narrative movie, Mulholland enlists the services of Herb Dorman, a screenwriter of popular romantic films with a bad marriage, and volatile director Sid Spokane to help him create a movie.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Michael Lerner | Arnie |
| Joe Mantell | Larry |
| William Prince | Louis Martin |
| Nita Talbot | Dorothy |
| Sandy Ward | Doctor |
| Judah Katz | Freddie |
| Peter Marc Jacobson | Robin |
| Sam Anderson | Ray Berg |
| Frances Bay | Betty Gritz |
| Luana Anders | Violette |
| Gene Dynarski | Board Member |
| David Tress | Board Member |
| Eugene Elman | Other Executive |
| Philip Sterling | Other Executive |
| Dick Yarmy | Other Executive |
| Stanley Lawrence | Man at Dedication |
| Leslie Bee | Secretary |
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| Clair E. Leucart | Truck Driver |
| Victoria Bolker | Nurse |
| Steve Martin | Fabio Longio |
| Penny Marshall | Reva |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Movers & Shakers |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | United Artists, Asher-Grodin Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | 3 maggio 1985 |
| Production | William Asher, Charles Grodin, Dennis Hennessy, Jean Higgins, Richard Carrothers |
| Writer | Charles Grodin |
| Editing | Tom Benko |
| Cinematography | Robbie Greenberg |
| Assistant directors | William Asher |
| Camera operators | Robbie Greenberg |
| Additional photography | Robbie Greenberg |
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| Production design | Janice Flating, Donald Lee Harris |
| Art direction | Donald Lee Harris, Janice Flating |
| Set decoration | Janice Flating, Donald Lee Harris |
| Music | Ken Welch, Mitzie Welch |
| Sound | Ken Welch, Mitzie Welch |
| Costume design | Alfred Angelo |
| Makeup | Alfred Angelo |
| Hairstyling | Alfred Angelo |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
Italy / Mar 31, 1988
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