Stagestruck adolescent learns about love the hard way while interning in Cleveland summer stock during the early '50's.Stagestruck adolescent learns about love the hard way while interning in Cleveland summer stock during the early '50's.Stagestruck adolescent learns about love the hard way while interning in Cleveland summer stock during the early '50's.
Tom Hulce
- Artie Shoemaker
- (as Thomas Hulce)
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Did you know
- Trivia"The Red Mill" was a famous operetta composed by Victor ("Babes In Toyland") Herbert. It was later filmed as a silent movie starring Marion Davies in 1927.
- GoofsWhen Artie and his father are driving in the truck, discussing Artie's future, passing trees are reflected on the windshield. At the end of the conversation, a street light is reflected that did not exist in 1951 (the setting of the movie).
- Quotes
Harry Crystal: There's one thing you learn in this business, and you keep on learning it: There's always a bigger agent, there's always a better part, and there's always a prettier girl.
- ConnectionsFeatured in TCM Guest Programmer: 15 Fan Programmers (2009)
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a part of the theatre, gone forever
It's understandable that one reviewer called the show scenes in the movie,"musicals", and Hollywood did make screen musicals of them. But they are excerpts from the genre of operetta. This was a pre 1940 style of "light comic" music drama, originating in Europe, at the turn of the century. Among the leading composers were Franz Lehar, and Victor Herbert. The cast had to have operatic voices, and sing, not talk the song a la Rex Harrison in "My Fair Lady". Of course in direct rebutal, to what I just said, Frank Langella, a non singing actor, sings "Someday", in a sotto voce (soft) style a la Perry Como. If someone says, "Summerstock, and operetta", and you go, "Huh?", this is not the movie for you, which is why about seven people saw it. This was summer live musical theatre, where youngsters with stars in their eyes, and pros who were never superstars, performed operetta classics in local theatres all over the country, like "The Merry Widow", "Rose Marie", and "The Desert Song". The plots are corny and ludicrous....but the songs...."Someday", "One Alone", "One Kiss", make me cry, because I remember how long ago it was when I first heard them and their beauty captures me more and more. Frank Langella is wonderful, as the romantic male lead in all the shows, who you know is not going to make it to stardom. Glynnis O'Connor, as the ingenue who breaks Tom Hulce's heart is impressive, and to show what an unstable field showbiz is, imdb has no credits for her from 98 to 02. I think Tom Hulce is a highly underrated actor. There's something so endearing about him, but the great roles don't seem to be offered to him today. I own this film and I've watched it over and over. As the pros say, "highly recommended".
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- Deine Lippen, deine Augen
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- Gross US & Canada
- $804,713
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $63,766
- Aug 17, 1980
- Gross worldwide
- $804,713
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By what name was Those Lips, Those Eyes (1980) officially released in Canada in English?
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