Filmbrain's Screen Capture Quiz: Round 11, Week 7

[Still in Germany, decompressing from the fest for a few days. Several Berlinale reviews to follow.] Just about everything that was wrong with 80s cinema can be found in Richard Attenborough's supremely awful take on A Chorus Line, a musical that at one time held the record for longest run on Broadway. Granted, its single setting (a bare stage) presents quite a challenge for the filmmaker, but Attenborough made some dreadful, unnecessary choices that only made things worse. The first problem is the less-than-inspired casting -- including Michael Douglas, Audrey Landers, and a handful of unknowns who just weren't meant for the big screen (Tony Fields, Jan Gan Boyd, etc.) Worse than that was the decision to excise one of the better songs (Hello Twelve, Hello Thirteen, Hello Love) and replace it with the unlistenable Surprise, Surprise, and the overwrought and cringe-worthy Let Me Dance For You. Congrats to all that got it. I really got a kick out of the various suggestions for songs from the Glengarry Glen Ross musical. (He's the machine/Shelley Levene...) This week: a true classic, and I ain't kiddin'. Name the film. Submit your answers to this address. Good luck!

Comments

[dubarry]

this one has some serious probs: lackluster lead and a, um, certain disingenuousness.

i LOVED michael douglas in a chorus line.