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Movie Movie

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Movie Movie is a 1978 satire of three 1930s movie genres. It was directed by Stanley Donen, and stars the husband-and-wife team George C. Scott and Trish Van Devere. It also features Barry Bostwick, Red Buttons, Art Carney, Eli Wallach, Harry Hamlin, Barbara Harris, Ann Reinking, and Rebecca York. Many cast members appear in multiple segments.George Burns introduces the film, telling viewers that they are about to see an old-style Double Feature. In the old days, he explains, movies were in black-and-white except sometimes "when they sang it came out in color."The first feature is Dynamite Hands, which satirizes boxing films. A delivery boy (Hamlin) turns prizefighter to raise money for his kid sister's eye operation. Distracted by a flashy gangster (Wallach) and a sexy nightclub diva (Reinking), he turns his back on his father-figure manager (Scott) and librarian girlfriend (Devere).A coming-attractions trailer for Zero Hour satirizes World War I aviation dramas during the intermission between the two main features.The second feature is Baxter's Beauties of 1933, which satirizes backstage Broadway musicals. A legendary theatrical producer (Scott) learns from his doctor (Carney) that he has only a month to live. To support the daughter he's never known, he is determined to mount one last Broadway hit. His accountant (Bostwick) turns out to be a genius songwriter. His star (Devere) is a spoiled diva who nearly destroys the entire production with her drunkenness and reckless spending of the show's money, and is unable to go on opening night. A recently hired ingénue (York) go on instead, and turns out to be his long-estranged daughter. The show is a hit, and as the curtain falls, a dying Baxter tells her "One minute you're standing in the wings. The next minute you're wearing 'em."
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Dropped link to AffectionateParody: Not a Feature - ITEM
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The Prima Donna
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The Prima Donna: Isobel, in Baxter's Beauties of 1933.
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No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
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No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: All of Joey's matches go this way, including his final match (once he learns that Vince no longer has any leverage over him).
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The Ingenue
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The Ingenue: Kitty, in Baxter's Beauties of 1933.
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Stylistic Suck
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Stylistic Suck: Part of the deliberately corny parody, including this example from the Zero Hour trailer:
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"Double, Double" Title
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"Double, Double" Title: Movie Movie, of course.
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Ms. Red Ink
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Ms. Red Ink: Isobel, in Baxter's Beauties of 1933, who nearly destroys the Show Within a Show.
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Annual Title
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Annual Title: Baxter's Beauties of 1933, of course, as a nod to films of the era like Gold Diggers of 1933 (and ...of 1935 and ...of 1937).
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Shaped Like Itself
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Shaped Like Itself: Several in the coming-attractions trailer for Zero Hour, including:
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Made of Iron
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Made of Iron: In his final match, ordered to take a dive in the 5th round by Vince, Joey lets his opponent use him as a punching bag for 4 rounds. Just before the 5th round, he learns that Vince's threat has been nullified, so he comes out swinging and quickly knocks out his opponent.
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Final Speech
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Final Speech: Scott gets two, first as Gloves Malloy (in Dynamite Hands), and then as Spats Baxter (in Baxter's Beauties of 1933).
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Making the Masterpiece
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Making the Masterpiece: The premise of Baxter's Beauties of 1933.
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Troubled Production
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Troubled Production: In universe, the Show Within a Show in Baxter's Beauties of 1933 is this, mainly because Isobel blew through its funds with her lavish lifestyle.
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Real Trailer, Fake Movie
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Real Trailer, Fake Movie: The entire premise of the Zero Hour trailer.
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Deliberately Monochrome
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Deliberately Monochrome: Everything was shot with color film, but Dynamite Hands was printed in black-and-white for its cinematic release.
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History Repeats
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History Repeats: Played for humor. Dynamite Hands opens in the office of Dr. Blaine (Carney), who informs Mama Popchik that her daughter needs expensive eye surgery. Baxter's Beauties of 1933 opens in the office of Dr. Bowers (also Carney), who informs Spats Baxter that he has only a month to live.
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Earn Your Happy Ending
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Earn Your Happy Ending: In Dynamite Hands, Joey quits boxing, races through law school, becomes a prosecutor, and puts the villain behind bars.
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Pushed in Front of the Audience
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Pushed in Front of the Audience: A Wardrobe Malfunction prevents one of the male dancers from going onstage, so Baxter is forced to go on in his place.
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