

Movie Movie
1978-11-01 · 108 min · ★ 6.1
Three movie genres of the 1930s, boxing films, WWI aviation dramas, and backstage Broadway musicals, are satirized using the same cast.
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Production details
- Directors
- Stanley Donen
- Production companies
- ITC Entertainment, Stanley Donen Films, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America, United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 6,000,000
Top Cast
George C. ScottGloves Malloy / Spats Baxter
Trish Van DevereBetsy McGuire / Isobel Stuart
Red ButtonsPeanuts / Jinks Murphy
Eli WallachVince Marlow / Pop
Harry HamlinJoey Popchik ("Dynamite Hands")
Ann ReinkingTroubles Moran ("Dynamite Hands")
Jocelyn BrandoMama Popchik / Mrs. Updike
Michael Kidd"Pop" Popchik ("Dynamite Hands")
Kathleen BellerAngie Popchik ("Dynamite Hands")
Barry BostwickJohnny Danko / Dick Cummings
Art CarneyDr. Blaine / Dr. Bowers
Barbara HarrisTrixie Lane ("Baxter's Beauties of 1933")
George P. WilburTony Norton ("Dynamite Hands")
Charles LaneJudge / Mr. Pennington
Dick WinslowReporter / Tinkle Johnson
Brendan DillonJury Foreman ("Dynamite Hands")Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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