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A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
Why this pick
Its chamber-piece setting, ensemble of combustible personalities, and increasingly tangled desires offer a similarly stagey, high-spirited comic rhythm.
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MOVIE1992 1h 41m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The film follows the rehearsal and performance of a dreadful farce called ''Nothing On'', a hit British show that is preparing for its American debut in Des Moines, Iowa, with a second-rate, Broadway theatre-bound theatrical troupe under the direction of Lloyd Fellowes (originally named Lloyd Dallas in the play and portrayed by Caine). Among the cast members are fading star Dotty Otley (Burnett), hot-tempered and scatter-brained Garry Lejeune (Ritter), insecure matinee heartthrob Frederick Dallas (originally named Frederick Fellowes in the play and portrayed by Reeve), myopia leading lady Brooke Ashton (Sheridan), bubbly Belinda Blair (Henner), and alcoholic character actor Selsdon Mowbray (Elliott). Frantically working behind the scenes are Tim Allgood (Linn-Baker) and Poppy Taylor (Hagerty).
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Mark Linn-Baker
Tim Allgood
Christopher Reeve
Frederick Dallas / Philip Brent
Nicollette Sheridan
Brooke Ashton / Vicki
Zoe R. Cassavetes
Miami Stagehand
Kim Sebastian
Cleveland Stagehand
Louise Stratten
Broadway Stagehand (as L.B. Straten)
J. Christopher Sullivan
Miami Backstage Guard
John Ritter
Garry Lejeune / Roger Tramplemain