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When you start the movie, it's mildly amusing. You'll wonder why critics described it as, "Screamingly funny."
Trust me. The setup is worth the payoff. The actors and the behind the scenes cast members including the director played by Michael Caine must be experienced because all of that comes into play when things start to go hysterically wrong.
BLURB
Hired to direct an Americanized version of a British play, Lloyd Fellowes (Michael Caine) is beset with an eccentric group of egotistical, touchy-feely stage actors.
Rehearsals run smoothly, but when they take the play on the road, personalities lead to chaos. With every new town on their itinerary, things get completely out of control.
The cast of this off-Broadway play that wants to end up on Broadway consists of an actress past her prime (Carol Burnett), a handsome male lead with confidence issues (Christopher Reeve), a beautiful woman determined to hang in there (Marilu Henner), a jealous lover (John Ritter) and an over the hill actor with a drinking problem (Denholm Elliott). Julie Hagerty, Mark Linn-Baker, Nicolette Sheridan, and Louise Stratton are supporting actors who add to the fun.
Released March 20, 1992, and directed by Peter Bogdanovich with Screenplay by Marty Kaplan, this was a Touchstone film based on the play, Noises Off, by the English playwright Michael Frayn.
TAKEAWAY TRUTH
I don't know if this older movie has streamed anywhere before. I do know Noises Off is definitely worth watching.
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